oxygenium

== Latin == === Alternative forms === oxygenum === Etymology === New Latin, borrowed from French oxygène, itself from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”) +‎ Latin -genus (“born from”), referring to oxygen's role in the formation of acids. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɔk.syˈɡɛ.ni.ũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ok.siˈd͡ʒɛː.ni.um] === Noun === oxygenium n (genitive oxygeniī); second declension (New Latin, chemistry) oxygen ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter). ==== Synonyms ==== oxygenum