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oxygenate
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oxygenate [′äk·sə·jə‚nāt]
(chemistry)
To treat, infuse, or combine with oxygen.
(materials)
An oxygen-containing compound, such as an alcohol or an ether, used as an additive to gasoline to improve octane rating or antiknock characteristics.


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The kind of treatment you're about to learn is the only one that uses a natural oxygenating substance, which activates the movement of oxygen atoms in the bloodstream to the cells to a radically greater degree than is usually reached by other means.
He said that the water oxygenating process was a temporary solution to rejuvenate the lakes until the Jeddah Central District Company, which won a massive contract to develop the infrastructure of the city center, takes over the responsibility of treating the lakes on a permanent basis.
The recent political debates on the use of two common gasoline additives, methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and ethanol, suggest that refiners may have to rely more on alternative chemicals for oxygenating gas and reducing smog.
 
 
 
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