anoxic
adjective
an·ox·ic
(ˌ)a-ˈnäk-sik 
1
: of, relating to, or affected with anoxia
2
: greatly deficient in oxygen : oxygenless
anoxic water
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The causes remain debated but may include volcanic activity, global cooling and the proliferation of plants, which could have led to nutrient runoff and anoxic conditions in the oceans.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
That resulted in a global oceanic anoxic event, where the ocean is completely depleted of oxygen.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 31 July 2024
It was alleged that a young boy drowned and suffered an anoxic/hypoxic brain injury in a residential swimming pool.
—Corey Brian Friedman, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2024
Doctors told police the child had suffered an anoxic brain injury.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2024
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
That resulted in a global oceanic anoxic event, where the ocean is completely depleted of oxygen.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 31 July 2024
It was alleged that a young boy drowned and suffered an anoxic/hypoxic brain injury in a residential swimming pool.
—Corey Brian Friedman, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2024
Doctors told police the child had suffered an anoxic brain injury.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Anoxic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anoxic. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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