hypoxic

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hypoxic (comparative more hypoxic, superlative most hypoxic)

  1. (pathology) Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hypoxia.
  2. Describing a breathing gas mixture that contains less than 21% oxygen.
    Dead zones are hypoxic areas in the world's oceans and large lakes.

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