oxygen

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim The chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994. It is a colorless and odorless gas. Sometimes called elemental oxygen to distinguish it from molecular oxygen.

   “By molar fraction, calcium oxide contains equal parts calcium and oxygen.”

2. isim Molecular oxygen (O₂), a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature.

   “About 21% of the air you breathe is oxygen.”

3. isim A mixture of oxygen and other gases, administered to a patient to help them breathe.
4. isim An atom of this element.

   “Look first at any structure to see if there is a carbon with two oxygens attached. Hemiacetals, hemiketals, acetals, and ketals are all alike in that regard.”

5. isim A condition or environment in which something can thrive.

   “Silence is the oxygen of shame.”