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What is the difference between op and oxygen?

op | oxygen |

As nouns the difference between op and oxygen

is that op is op art; a style of abstract art while oxygen is a chemical element (symbol o) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 159994.

As a verb op

is {{context|transitive|internet|lang=en}} to promote (an irc user) to an operator.

op

English

Initialism

(Initialism) (head)
  • (OP) (original post'', ''original poster )
  • Verb

    (opp)
  • (Internet) To promote (an IRC user) to an operator.
  • Antonyms

    * deop

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Op art; a style of abstract art.
  • (informal, sometimes, pluralized) Operation.
  • My mother's going in for her knee op today.
  • (internet) An operator on IRC.
  • Derived terms

    * black op * grow op

    See also

    * (projectlink)

    Anagrams

    * English two-letter words ----

    oxygen

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia oxygen)
  • A chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994.
  • Molecular oxygen (O2), a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=September-October, author= Katie L. Burke
  • , magazine=(American Scientist), title= In the News , passage=Oxygen' levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis: the ability to convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste ' oxygen using solar energy. The evolutionary precursor of photosynthesis is still under debate, and a new study sheds light.}}
  • (medicine) A mixture of oxygen and other gases, administered to a patient to help him or her to breathe.
  • (countable) An atom of this element.
  • Derived terms

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    Synonyms

    * sourstuff * when used as a packaging gas

    See also

    * ozone ----