oxygen catastropheとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

oxygen catastrophe (plural oxygen catastrophes)

1. (biology) An event during the oxygenation event of Earth's past, where the level of free oxygen in the environment exceeds the tolerance levels of most extant anaerobic life.

   Synonyms: oxygen crisis, oxygen holocaust, oxygenation crisis, oxygenation holocaust, oxygenation catastrophe

   Hypernym: oxygenation event

2. (biology) Such an event that theoretically occurs elsewhere, away from Earth.

下位語

(the event on Earth; as specific event and a proper noun):

• Oxygen Catastrophe
• Oxygen Crisis
• Oxygen Holocaust
• Oxygenation Crisis
• Oxygenation Holocaust
• Oxygenation Catastrophe

等位語

• oxygen revolution

(the event on Earth; as specific event and a proper noun):

• Oxygen Revolution
• Oxygenation Event
• Great Oxygenation
• Great Oxygenation Event / GOE

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