oxygène
See also: oxygéné
French
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”) + γένος (génos, “birth”), referring to oxygen's role in the formation of acids.
Noun
editoxygène m (uncountable)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- → English: oxygen
- → German: Sauerstoff (calque)
- → Polish: kwasoród (calque)
- → Russian: кислоро́д (kisloród) (calque)
- → Turkish: oksijen
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editoxygène
- inflection of oxygéner:
Further reading
edit- “oxygène”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.