anoxic
IPA: ʌnˈɑksɪk
adjective
- (pathology) Suffering from a reduced supply of oxygen.
- Lacking oxygen.
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Examples of "anoxic" in Sentences
- The anoxic sediments preserved the wood.
- Reflex anoxic seizures are not epileptic.
- Sewage is treated by an anoxic oxic system.
- Schiavo suffered severe anoxic brain injury.
- Similarly, a snail inhabited only anoxic sediments.
- A plenum of anoxic water develops underneath the sand.
- In anoxic conditions they usually die within 12 hours.
- Here is another way of looking at oceanic anoxic events.
- Consequently, varves commonly form under anoxic conditions.
- The concentrations exceed that by eightfold at the bottom of the anoxic layer.
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