oxygenate
/ˈɒksɪdʒəneɪt/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈɑksədʒənˌet] /ˈɑːksɪdʒəneɪt/ (ame, ipa) · [ˈɑksədʒənˌet] /ˈäk-si-jə-ˌnāt äk-ˈsi-jə-/ (ame, mw)
oxygenate — verb
- oxygenatepresent simple I / you / we / they
- oxygenateshe / she / it
- oxygenatedpast simple
- oxygenating-ing form
1. to put oxygen into blood, water, air, or another substance so it contains more o
to put oxygen into blood, water, air, or another substance so it contains more of it
Nurses used the mask to oxygenate Luis's blood after surgery.
oxygenate + blood in medical care
The pump helps oxygenate the fish tank during hot summer days.
oxygenate + water in a tank
Opening the vents will oxygenate the classroom before the children arrive.
Farm workers oxygenated the pond when dozens of carp rose gasping.
The machine oxygenates the water before it flows back to shore.
文法句型
oxygenate + object
用法筆記
Often used for blood, water, tanks, and closed spaces. The object is usually something that needs more oxygen than it has.
oxygenate — noun
1. a material, often ethanol, that is mixed into gasoline so the fuel burns more fu
a material, often ethanol, that is mixed into gasoline so the fuel burns more fully
The refinery added an oxygenate to the gasoline before the trucks left.
add an oxygenate to gasoline
Ethanol is a common oxygenate in fuel sold during summer months.
oxygenate in fuel blends
The report compared two oxygenates for use in the city's bus fuel.
Plant managers switched oxygenates after smoke levels rose near the depot.
Engineers tested a new oxygenate before changing the fuel mix.
- fuel additive
broader term because not every fuel additive contains oxygen
- ethanol
a specific oxygenate rather than the whole class
文法句型
an oxygenate in gasoline
add oxygenates to fuel
用法筆記
Usually used in technical talk about fuel. Common with words such as gasoline, fuel, ethanol, and blend.