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noun, masculine

oxígeno

/oɡˈsixeno/

noun, masculine/oɡˈsixeno/plural: oxígenos

oxygen

Related: balón de oxígeno, oxigenar

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