English Explanatory Dictionary

anoxic event

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A period of time (e.g. in Earth's history) when large expanses of ocean are depleted of dissolved oxygen.

Word forms

anoxic event anoxic events

Etymology

From anoxic + event.

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on A Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary