suboxic

suboxic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *upó
Proto-Italic *supo
Latin sub
Latin sub-der.
English sub-
English oxic
English suboxic

    From sub- + oxic.

    Adjective

    suboxic (not comparable)

    1. Describing a zone of water, between the oxic and anoxic zones, in which the concentration of oxygen (and sulfur) is very low
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