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What is the difference between oxygen and hyphen?

oxygen | hyphen |

As nouns the difference between oxygen and hyphen

is that oxygen is a chemical element (symbol o) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 159994 while hyphen is symbol "-", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.

As a verb hyphen is

(dated) to separate or punctuate with a hyphen; to hyphenate.

As a proper noun hyphen is

(colloquial) (used to refer to a person with a hyphenated name).

As a conjunction hyphen is

(used to emphasize the coordinating function usually indicated by the punctuation "-").

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 ----

    hyphen

    English

    (wikipedia hyphen)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Symbol "", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.
  • (figuratively) Something that links two more consequential things.
  • Usage notes

    Because the original symbol "-" (technically the hyphen-minus) covered usages aside from hyphenation there have been additional subsequent symbols created for hyphenation needs. They include the " (non-breaking hyphen) and the non-visible soft hyphen.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (dated) To separate or punctuate with a hyphen; to hyphenate.
  • Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (colloquial) (Used to refer to a person with a hyphenated name)
  • Conjunction

    (English Conjunctions)
  • (Used to emphasize the coordinating function usually indicated by the punctuation "-").
  • *
  • *
  • *
  • *
  • *
  • Synonyms

    * (used as coordinator) slash, cum

    See also

    * minus, minus sign * (Hebrew maqaf) * (wikipedia "hyphen") (punctuation) English coordinating conjunctions ----