oxígeno
Spanish
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| O | |
| Previous: nitrógeno (N) | |
| Next: flúor (F) | |
Etymology
Borrowed from French oxygène, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”) + γένος (génos, “birth”), referring to oxygen's role in the formation of acids.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oɡˈsixeno/ [oɣ̞ˈsi.xe.no]
- (Castilian)
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ixeno
- Syllabification: o‧xí‧ge‧no
Derived terms
Further reading
- “oxígeno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
oxígeno on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
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