molecular oxygen

collocation in English

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molecular
adjective
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/məˈlek.jə.lər/us
/məˈlek.jə.lɚ/
relating to molecules (= the simplest units of a ...
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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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(Definition ofmolecularandoxygenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, we have observed that some exposure to atmosphericmolecularoxygenmay have limited, if any, effect on viability of certain methanogens.
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The binding of the substrate andmolecularoxygeninto the enzyme leads to loss of one water molecule.
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For the animals it providedmolecularoxygenfor the more rapid metabolism demanded by brains and muscles.
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The tumour is then exposed to red light (visible spectrum) in the presence ofmolecularoxygen.
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Kinetic studies on the binding of superoxide anion andmolecularoxygento enzyme.
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The electrons subsequently pass through the respiratory chain by a series of redox reactions tomolecularoxygen.
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The electrons are passed down the chain and reducemolecularoxygento water, whereas protons are left behind on one specific side of the membrane.
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Higher plants, algae and cyanobacteria perform oxygenic photosynthesis, which involves reduction of carbon dioxide to carbohydrate and oxidation of water to producemolecularoxygen.
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The calculations are performed for a gas with atomic andmolecularoxygenin an argon bath, but a full range of gas-phase chemical and surface catalytic effects is considered.
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These globins dramatically improve the concentration ofmolecularoxygenthat can be dissolved in the biological fluids of vertebrates and some invertebrates.
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Conversely, electron-rich styrenes were found to react via a radical-cation mechanism, utilizing methyl viologen ormolecularoxygenas a transient electron sink.
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The oxidation of water tomolecularoxygenrequires extraction of four electrons and four protons from two molecules of water.
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Asmolecularoxygenis always present in air, ozone is always formed as well.
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Green plants provide most of the world'smolecularoxygenand are the basis of most of the earth's ecologies, especially on land.
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Oxygenic photosynthetic organisms use chlorophyll for light-energy capture and oxidize water, splitting it intomolecularoxygen.
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There are carbon monoxide, water vapour andmolecularoxygenas well.
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Callisto is surrounded by an extremely thin atmosphere composed of carbon dioxide and probablymolecularoxygen.
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The rest of the oxygens are believed to originate frommolecularoxygen.
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The best candidate ismolecularoxygentrapped in ice.
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The products of this subsequent reduction ofmolecularoxygenare what are referred to as reactive oxygen species.
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