deoxygenated
adjective
de·ox·y·gen·at·ed
| \ (ˌ)dē-ˈäk-si-jə-ˌnā-təd
, ˌdē-äk-ˈsi-jə-\
, ˌdē-äk-ˈsi-jə-\
Definition of deoxygenated
: having the hemoglobin in the reduced state
Examples of deoxygenated in a Sentence
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Scientists predict the annual dead zone—a giant blob of polluted, deoxygenated water linked to algae blooms—will grow to the size of Massachusetts and suffocate even more marine life later in the Gulf this summer. — Rocky Kistner, WIRED, "Gulf Fisheries Are Under Siege—Now Comes Tropical Storm Barry," 12 July 2019 By comparing the amount of red light versus infrared light absorbed by the blood, the device determines how much oxygenated versus deoxygenated blood, respectively, is circulating. — Sydney Pereira, Newsweek, "New Video Technology Reads a Pulse by Capturing Hidden Way It Changes Our Faces," 2 Feb. 2018 In the patent application, Fleming describes a series of tubes that would circulate blood and nutrients through the head and take deoxygenated blood away, essentially performing the duties of a living thing's circulatory system. — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, "Good News, Everybody! Someone Once Patented Plans For Keeping A Severed Head Alive," 19 May 2017 In the patent application, Fleming describes a series of tubes that would circulate blood and nutrients through the head and take deoxygenated blood away, essentially performing the duties of a living thing's circulatory system. — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, "Good News, Everybody! Someone Once Patented Plans For Keeping A Severed Head Alive," 19 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'deoxygenated.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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