adjective
- not containing or supplied with oxygen
Usage: medical; scientific
Examples
- Unoxygenated blood returns to the heart through the veins.
- The fish died in the unoxygenated water of the polluted lake.
- Deep ocean waters are often unoxygenated due to lack of circulation.
- The patient’s unoxygenated blood appeared dark blue.
- Scientists studied the unoxygenated zones in the marine environment.
- The laboratory maintained tanks of unoxygenated water for the experiment.