Oxygenate
/ˈɒk.sɪ.dʒə.neɪt/noun
To combine with oxygen or treat something with oxygen.
Did you know?The root behind oxygen was coined by Lavoisier from Greek elements meaning “acid” and “producer,” because he believed oxygen was the essential maker of acids.
Etymological Timeline
1787
French
oxygène
“Lavoisier's newly coined term for the gas he believed generated acids”
Late 18th Century
English
oxygen
“A chemical element originally understood as the acid-former”
Early 19th Century
English
oxygenate
“To impregnate or combine with oxygen”
Modern English
English
oxygenate
“To combine with oxygen or treat with oxygen”