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What does oxygen mean?

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Noun
  1. A chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994.
  2. Molecular oxygen (O2), a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature.
  3. (medicine) A mixture of oxygen and other gases, administered to a patient to help him or her to breathe.
  4. (countable) An atom of this element.
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The major role of red cells is to transfer oxygen from the lungs to the tissues.
It obeys the law of conservation of mass since the amount of phosphorous and oxygen remains the same throughout the reaction.
Nadp is much preferred to oxygen as an electron acceptor in intact chloroplasts.
Most organic substances react with oxygen exothermically, but are quite stable, because the activation energy to do so is so large.
Though his vital signs returned to normal, the abiding fear was that oxygen deprivation had caused permanent kidney or brain damage.
Be sure to include submergent plants such as common waterweed and hornwort for their high oxygen output.

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