oxygenate
v.
combine or infuse with oxygen (often about fuel in order to make it burn more efficiently)
Oxygenate
Oxygenated substances have been infused with
oxygen. The term usually refers to oxygenated
fuels. Oxygenates are usually employed as
gasoline additives to reduce
carbon monoxide that is created during the burning of the fuel. Some oxygenates such as
MTBE have been found to have contaminated groundwater, mostly through leaks in underground gasoline storage tanks.
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oxygenate
Verb
1. impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; "oxygenate blood"
(synonym) oxygenize, oxygenise, aerate
(hypernym) process, treat
(derivation) oxygen, O, atomic number 8
Oxygenate
(v. t.)
To unite, or cause to combine, with oxygen; to treat with oxygen; to oxidize; as, oxygenated water (hydrogen dioxide).
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Oxygenate
A substance which, when added to gasoline, increases the amount of oxygen in that gasoline blend. Includes fuel ethanol, methanol, and methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE).
(DOE6)