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Anoxic

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an·ox·i·a  (n-ks-)
n.
1. Absence of oxygen.
2. A pathological deficiency of oxygen, especially hypoxia.

[an- + ox(o)- + -ia1.]

an·oxic (-ksk) adj.
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Adj.1.anoxic - relating to or marked by a severe deficiency of oxygen in tissues or organs

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Size and performance of anoxic limestone drains to neutralize acidic mine drainage.
However, if enough hydrogen sulfide accumulates in an oxygen-free, or anoxic, zone, the gas can abruptly rise and belch into the atmosphere, Kump says.
Sixth, the reappearance of banded iron formations in the late Neoproterozoic has been genetically linked to global glaciation; the assumption is that anoxic seawaters form below a global cover of thick sea ice thereby enabling ferrous iron to remain in solution (Hoffman et al.
 
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