oxigen

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oxigen

/ˌoksiˈd͡ʒen/

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Borrowed from French oxygène, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”) + γένος (génos, “birth”), referring to oxygen's role in the formation of acids.

noun oxigen · oxigenul · oxigenului · oxigenule

neuter, uncountable oxygen (chemical element)

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oxygen chemical element

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@misc{oxigen_2026,
  title = {oxigen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/oxigen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}