anoxic

English

Etymology

From an- +‎ oxygen +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌæ.ˈnɑːk.sɪk/

Adjective

anoxic (not comparable)

(pathology) Suffering from a reduced supply of oxygen.
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

Related terms

Translations

suffering from a reduced supply of oxygen

Catalan: anòxic
Danish: anoksisk
Norwegian:
Bokmål: anoksisk

Nynorsk: anoksisk
Portuguese: anóxico (pt)
Spanish: anóxico (es)

lacking oxygen

Danish: anoksisk, iltfattig, oxygenfattig
French: anoxique (fr)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: anoksisk, oksygenfattig

Nynorsk: anoksisk, oksygenfattig
Portuguese: anóxico (pt)
Spanish: anóxico (es)

Anagrams

-oxacin, Xicano, axicon, axonic

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