oxygen: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 17 letter points · starts with O · ends with N
Meaning of oxygen
noun
- countable, uncountable
The chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994. It is a colorless and odorless gas. Sometimes called elemental oxygen to distinguish it from molecular oxygen.
Example: By molar fraction, calcium oxide contains equal parts calcium and oxygen.
- countable, uncountable
Molecular oxygen (O₂), a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature.
Example: About 21% of the air you breathe is oxygen.
- countable, uncountable
A mixture of oxygen and other gases, administered to a patient to help them breathe.
- countable
An atom of this element.
Listed forms: oxygens.
Source: Wiktionary — oxygen.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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noun
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
- O
- atomic number 8
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is oxygen in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of oxygen
O(1) + X(8) + Y(4) + G(2) + E(1) + N(1) = 17 points.
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Anagrams of oxygen
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from oxygen
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