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Hydrogen vs Oxygen - What's the difference?

hydrogen | oxygen |

Oxygen is a meronym of hydrogen.



As nouns the difference between hydrogen and oxygen

is that hydrogen is the lightest chemical element (symbol H) with an atomic number of 1 and atomic weight of 1.00794 while oxygen is a chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994.

hydrogen

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia hydrogen)
  • The lightest chemical element (symbol H) with an atomic number of 1 and atomic weight of 1.00794.
  • Molecular hydrogen (H2), a colourless, odourless and flammable gas at room temperature.
  • An atom of the element.
  • A sample of the element.

    • Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    (terms derived from hydrogen) * antihydrogen * antimoniated hydrogen * antimoniureted hydrogen, antimoniuretted hydrogen * arseniureted hydrogen, arseniuretted hydrogen * carbureted hydrogen, carburetted hydrogen * dihydrogen * heavy hydrogen * hydrogen acetate * hydrogen acid * hydrogen air * hydrogen arsenate * hydrogen arsenide * hydrogenate * hydrogen bomb * hydrogen bond * hydrogen-bonded * hydrogen-bonding * hydrogen bromide * hydrogen car * hydrogen carbonate * hydrogen chlorate * hydrogen chloride * hydrogen chlorite * hydrogen cyanide * hydrogen cycle * hydrogen dioxide * hydrogen disulfide, hydrogen disulphide * hydrogen economy * hydrogen electrode * hydrogeneted, hydrogenetted * hydrogen gas * hydrogen gas electrode * hydrogen harmonicon * hydrogenic * hydrogeniferous * hydrogen iodate * hydrogen iodide * hydrogen ion * hydrogenise, hydrogenize * hydrogenium * hydrogen lamp * hydrogen-like * hydrogen line * hydrogen monoxide * hydrogen nitrate * hydrogenolysis * hydrogenous * hydrogen oxide * hydrogen peroxide * hydrogen phosphate * hydrogen potassium carbonate * hydrogen protoxide * hydrogen selenide * hydrogen sodium arsenate * hydrogen spectral series * hydrogen spectrum * hydrogen station * hydrogen sulfate, hydrogen sulphate * hydrogen sulfide, hydrogen sulphide * hydrogen sulfite, hydrogen sulphite * hydrogen telluride * hydrogen warhead * hydroquinone * hydrosulfide, hydrosulphide * hydrosulphureted, hydrosulphuretted * hydroxy- * hydroxyl * lead hydrogen arsenate * liquid hydrogen * orthohydrogen * parahydrogen * oxyhydrogen * phosphorated hydrogen * phosphureted hydrogen, phosphuretted hydrogen * photohydrogen * potassium hydrogen carbonate * seleniureted hydrogen, seleniuretted hydrogen * sodium hydrogen carbonate * sodium hydrogen sulfite, sodium hydrogen sulphite * sulfide of hydrogen, sulphide of hydrogen * sulfureted hydrogen, sulphuretted hydrogen * tellureted hydrogen, telluretted hydrogen * telluride of hydrogen

    Related terms

    (terms related to hydrogen) * hydrate * hydric * hydride * hydr-, hydro- * hydriodic * hydrion * * * hydronium

    Synonyms

    * when used as a packaging agent

    Hyponyms

    * deuterium * protium * tritium ----

    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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    Related terms

    * BSCCO * Entonox * hydroxy- * hydroxyl * oxide * oxo-, oxo * oxy-, oxy * oxygenase * oxygenate * oxygenation * oxylith * oxytocic * YBCO

    Synonyms

    * sourstuff * when used as a packaging gas

    See also

    * ozone ----