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

Examples of anoxic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Below this, the water was completely anoxic, preserving everything that had fallen in — including plastic waste and dead conches, which had sunk to the bottom without decomposing due to the extreme conditions. —Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025

As a result of the environmental heat exposure, the baby suffered hemorrhagic shock, anoxic brain injury and dehydration. —Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025

The presence of chemosynthetic bacteria in an underground, anoxic environment supports the idea that early life may have originated in similar settings. —Scott Travers, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025

The child had showed signs of acute renal failure, acute liver injury, respiratory failure and an anoxic brain injury, the affidavit said. —Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for anoxic

• hypoxic
• nontoxic
• antitoxic
• cytotoxic
• genotoxic
• nephrotoxic
• neurotoxic
• phytotoxic
• hepatotoxic
• toxic