oxygenated, ppl. a.
(see prec.)
[f. prec. + -ed1.]
Mixed or combined with oxygen.
† oxygenated muriatic acid: = oxymuriatic acid (i.e. chlorine).
| 1790 R. Kerr (title) Essay on the New Method of Bleaching, by means of Oxygenated Muriatic Acid, from the French of Berthollet. 1812 Davy Chem. Philos. Introd. 46 A theoretical nomenclature is liable to continued alteration; oxygenated muriatic acid is as improper a name as dephlogisticated marine acid. 1871 Roscoe Elem. Chem. 48 Hydrogen Dioxide has received the name of oxygenated water, as it easily decomposes into oxygen and water. |