anoxic

English

Etymology

From an- +‎ oxygen +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌæˈnɑːk.sɪk/

Adjective

anoxic (not comparable)

1. (pathology) Suffering from a reduced supply of oxygen.
2. Lacking oxygen.
   • 2022, Nick Lane, Transformer, page 22:

     The inner logic of metabolism... part stems from the vicissitudes of life itself, which forced evolution down improbable paths, while transforming our geologically restless globe from a sterile, anoxic planet into the living, high-octane world of today.

Antonyms

• oxic

Derived terms

• anoxically
• anoxic event
• postanoxic

Related terms

• anoxia
• hypoxic
• normoxic
• hyperoxic

Translations

suffering from a reduced supply of oxygen

Catalan: anòxic Danish: anoksisk Greek: ανοξικός (el) (anoxikós) Norwegian: Bokmål: anoksisk Nynorsk: anoksisk Portuguese: anóxico (pt) Spanish: anóxico (es)

lacking oxygen

Danish: anoksisk, iltfattig, oxygenfattig French: anoxique (fr) Greek: ανοξικός (el) (anoxikós) Norwegian: Bokmål: anoksisk, oksygenfattig Nynorsk: anoksisk, oksygenfattig Portuguese: anóxico (pt) Spanish: anóxico (es)

Anagrams

• -oxacin, Xicano, axicon, axonic