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Oxic vs Suboxic - What's the difference?

oxic | suboxic |

As adjectives the difference between oxic and suboxic

is that oxic is sharp; pointy while suboxic is describing a zone of water, between the oxic and anoxic zones, in which the concentration of oxygen (and sulfur) is very low.

oxic

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Sharp; pointy.

    • Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Containing oxygen.
    • Antonyms
    * anoxic
    See also
    * aerobic

    Anagrams

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    suboxic

    English

    Adjective

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