oxygenatedadj.

1788 J. St. John tr. L. B. Guyton de Morveau et al. Method Chym. Nomencl. 180 When an acid or a metallic calx imbibes an excess of oxygen, the epithet oxygenated is added to signify such property; thus we say oxygenated muriatic acid.

1803 H. Davy in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 93 234 The remaining liquor gives a dark colour with the oxygenated salts of iron.

1866 H. E. Roscoe Lessons Elem. Chem. iv. 43 It. [sc. hydric peroxide] has received the name of oxygenated water, as it easily decomposes into oxygen and water.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 1323 The pulmonary veins..bring the oxygenated blood into the left auricle.

1971 Nature 4 June 335/2 Oxygenated atmospheres..can drastically reduce the efficiency of fire retardant systems.

1998 L. A. Graf & M. J. Friedman War Dragons xi. 156 I heard Chekov take a hoarse lungful of oxygenated air.

1938 Chem. Rev. 22 236 Generally speaking, the alcohols, ethers, and ketones are lower in fuel efficiency, owing to the lowered heat content of the oxygenated fuel.

1979 Oil & Gas Jrnl. (Nexis) 9 Apr. 149 The oxygenated fuel has a leaning effect on the mixture strength.

1991 New Scientist 28 Sept. 27/1 Cars and trucks running on fuels containing ethanol or ethers can reduce carbon monoxide pollution by up to 20 per cent. The finding comes from data collected from six US cities which, during last winter, sold only these so-called ‘oxygenated’ fuels.