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oxygenium

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Chemical element
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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New Latin, borrowed from French oxygène, itself from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, sharp) +‎ Latin -genus (born from), referring to oxygen's role in the formation of acids.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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oxygenium n (genitive oxygeniī); second declension

  1. (New Latin, chemistry) oxygen

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative oxygenium oxygenia
genitive oxygeniī oxygeniōrum
dative oxygeniō oxygeniīs
accusative oxygenium oxygenia
ablative oxygeniō oxygeniīs
vocative oxygenium oxygenia

Synonyms

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