English Explanatory Dictionary

oxygenation event

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In the Earth's past, the biological and chemical process where organisms, primarily cyanobacteria, started releasing large amounts of oxygen through photosynthesis.
name
  1. Synonym of Great Oxygenation Event.

Word forms

oxygenation event oxygenation events the Oxygenation Event

Synonyms

Great Oxygenation Event
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