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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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Flight Spa includes services like hydrating facials, regenerating eye treatments and lifts, treatments with oxygenating skin softeners and neck and shoulder massages. 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. Oxygenating the blood is a respiratory process, not a digestive one. |
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