"nitrox" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnaɪtɹɒks/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈnaɪtɹɑks/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nitrox.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: Blend of nitro(gen) + ox(ygen). Analyzable as nitro- + ox Etymology templates: {{blend|en|nitrogen|oxygen|alt1=nitro(gen)|alt2=ox(ygen)}} Blend of nitro(gen) + ox(ygen), {{prefix|en|nitro|ox}} nitro- + ox Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} nitrox (uncountable)
  1. (metallurgy) An industrial process for case hardening (imparting greater surface hardness to) metal objects, involving nitrocarburizing (the diffusion of carbon and nitrogen into the metal) followed by oxidation. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Metallurgy, Gases
    Sense id: en-nitrox-en-noun-WlQ0475d Disambiguation of Gases: 61 39 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with nitro- Disambiguation of English blends: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with nitro-: 55 45 Topics: engineering, metallurgy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (underwater diving) A mixture of nitrogen and oxygen, the nitrogen content being lower than that of normal air, which is used in place of air as a breathing gas. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Nitrogen, Oxygen, Underwater diving Coordinate_terms (mixture of nitrogen and oxygen): heliair, heliox, trimix Translations (mixture of nitrogen and oxygen used as a breathing gas): نيتروكس (Arabic), 高氧氣體 (Chinese Mandarin), 高氧气体 (gāoyǎngqìtǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), nitroksi (Finnish), nitrox [masculine] (French), Nitrox (German), נייטרוקס (Hebrew), nitrox [masculine] (Italian), نایتروکس (Persian), нитрокс (nitroks) (Russian), найтрокс (najtroks) (Russian), nitroks [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), nitrox [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-nitrox-en-noun-X7Crvz5G Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with nitro- Disambiguation of English blends: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 42 58 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with nitro-: 55 45 Topics: diving, hobbies, lifestyle, sports, underwater-diving Disambiguation of 'mixture of nitrogen and oxygen': 16 84 Disambiguation of 'mixture of nitrogen and oxygen used as a breathing gas': 15 85

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          "text": "Is there a compromise between too much oxygen and too much inert gas? The answer is the use of enriched air nitrox (enriched air) mixtures in the SCUBA tank. The two most commonly used mixtures are 32 percent and 36 percent oxygen mixtures. [...] [T]he increased oxygen percentages make the diver using nitrox mixtures more subject to oxygen seizures. With nitrox mixtures, the relative increase in oxygen percentage is over three times the relative decrease in nitrogen percentage.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2016, Carl Edmonds, Michael Bennett, John Lippmann, Simon J. Mitchell, “Technical Diving”, in Diving and Subaquatic Medicine, 5th edition, Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press, part 10 (Specialized Diving and Its Problems), page 705",
          "text": "[N]itrox is often referred to as ‘enriched air’ or ‘enriched air – nitrox’ (EANx). By convention, the mix is described by reference to its oxygen content. Thus, if a nitrox mix contains 36 per cent oxygen, then it is referred to as ‘nitrox 36’ (‘Nx36’) or ‘EANx36’. [...] [T]he nitrox diver can use the reduced absorption of nitrogen to increase allowable dive time by using the EAD to derive the no-decompression limit for the dive or as a basis for calculating decompression. This approach allows longer dives and shorter decompression.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "A mixture of nitrogen and oxygen, the nitrogen content being lower than that of normal air, which is used in place of air as a breathing gas."
      ],
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        [
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          "underwater"
        ],
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          "diving#Noun"
        ],
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        "(underwater diving) A mixture of nitrogen and oxygen, the nitrogen content being lower than that of normal air, which is used in place of air as a breathing gas."
      ],
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        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "diving",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports",
        "underwater-diving"
      ]
    }
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
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        "Southern-England"
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "mixture of nitrogen and oxygen used as a breathing gas",
      "word": "نيتروكس"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "mixture of nitrogen and oxygen used as a breathing gas",
      "word": "高氧氣體"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "gāoyǎngqìtǐ",
      "sense": "mixture of nitrogen and oxygen used as a breathing gas",
      "word": "高氧气体"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "mixture of nitrogen and oxygen used as a breathing gas",
      "word": "nitroksi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "mixture of nitrogen and oxygen used as a breathing gas",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nitrox"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "mixture of nitrogen and oxygen used as a breathing gas",
      "word": "Nitrox"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "mixture of nitrogen and oxygen used as a breathing gas",
      "word": "נייטרוקס"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "mixture of nitrogen and oxygen used as a breathing gas",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nitrox"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "mixture of nitrogen and oxygen used as a breathing gas",
      "word": "نایتروکس"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nitroks",
      "sense": "mixture of nitrogen and oxygen used as a breathing gas",
      "word": "нитрокс"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "najtroks",
      "sense": "mixture of nitrogen and oxygen used as a breathing gas",
      "word": "найтрокс"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "mixture of nitrogen and oxygen used as a breathing gas",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nitroks"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "mixture of nitrogen and oxygen used as a breathing gas",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nitrox"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nitrox"
}

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