oxygenize

transitive verb

ox·y·gen·ize

variants also British oxygenise

ˈäk-si-jə-ˌnīz

äk-ˈsij-ə-

oxygenized also British oxygenised; oxygenizing also British oxygenising

: oxygenate

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oxygen mask

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