decreased oxygen

collocation in English

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decrease
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈdiː.kriːs/us
/ˈdiː.kriːs/
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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The physiologic effects of cold application include immediate vasoconstriction with reflexive vasodilation, decreased local metabolism and enzymatic activity, anddecreasedoxygendemand.
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The reason for thisdecreasedoxygenaffinity is due to the hemoglobin configuration found in the ostrich blood.
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They found the breakdown slowed with increased saturation of the manure and concluded this was a result ofdecreasedoxygenlevels.
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Decreasedoxygensolubility from surface-layer warming accounts for most of the enhanced oxygen depletion in the upper 500 m of the ocean.
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When muscles produce lactate during times ofdecreasedoxygen, they also produce alanine.
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With adecreasedoxygenconcentration, the combustion process slows.
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The mixture has an indefinite shelf life if stored properly: candles have been stored for 20 years withoutdecreasedoxygenoutput.
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The initial hypoxia (decreasedoxygenflow) or ischemia (decreased blood flow) can occur for a number of reasons.
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The presence of this mutation can lead todecreasedoxygenconsumption as a result of reduced function of the respiratory chain and a decrease in oxidative phosphorylation.
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The feeding behaviour of the carp undermined the reedbeds and increased water turbidity, leading to the death of submerged plants,decreasedoxygenlevels and the decline of small aquatic wildlife.
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