insufficient oxygen

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insufficient
adjective
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/ˌɪn.səˈfɪʃ.ənt/us
/ˌɪn.səˈfɪʃ.ənt/
not ...
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oxygen
noun[U]
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/ˈɒk.sɪ.dʒən/us
/ˈɑːk.sɪ.dʒən/
a chemical element that is a gas with no smell or colour. Oxygen forms a large part of the air on earth, and is needed by animals and plants ...
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These burns were 100% dry-waste burns and the smoke indicated the presence of unburned carbon products resulting frominsufficientoxygenin the burn.
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Insufficientoxygensupply may decrease ethylene production and influence cellular extension and radicle protrusion.
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I understand that this means that becauseinsufficientoxygenwas reaching it, the brain suffered irreversible damage.
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Ifinsufficientoxygenis available, the acid is broken down anaerobically, creating lactate in animals and ethanol in plants and microorganisms.
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The cub's death was determined to be the result ofinsufficientoxygento the liver.
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Blue lips and nails are caused byinsufficientoxygenin the blood.
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As it is an oxygen depleted zone,insufficientoxygenexists to burn all of the wax vapor.
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For example, the vascular system expands to regions withinsufficientoxygensupply.
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Containers recently emptied of ethane may containinsufficientoxygento support life.
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He has been very open about his angina pectoris, a condition stemming frominsufficientoxygensupply to the heart.
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Disulfur monoxide is also formed in a small amount when sulfur is burnt ininsufficientoxygen.
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Insufficientoxygenwill lead to cerebral hypoxia and permanent brain damage.
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Incomplete combustion usually results frominsufficientoxygento achieve the perfect stoichiometric ratio.
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Hypoxia, the result ofinsufficientoxygenin the blood, is a potentially deadly condition and one of the leading causes of cardiac arrest.
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Insufficientoxygen(environmental hypoxia) may occur in bodies of water such as ponds and rivers, tending to suppress the presence of aerobic organisms such as fish.
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Hemoglobin deficiency is, in general, strictly distinguished from hypoxemia, defined as decreased partial pressure of oxygen in blood, although both are causes of hypoxia (insufficientoxygensupply to tissues).
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Inflammation and swelling of the gallbladder can reduce normal blood flow to areas of the gallbladder, which can lead to cell death due toinsufficientoxygen.
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