verb
- removes oxygen from a substance or environment
Usage: technical; chemistry
Examples
- The chemical process deoxygenates the water before it enters the boiler.
- Bacteria in the sediment deoxygenates the lake water.
- The treatment plant deoxygenates the industrial wastewater.
- High temperature deoxygenates the metal during processing.
- The enzyme deoxygenates hemoglobin in the tissues.
- Nitrogen gas deoxygenates the storage container to prevent oxidation.