ilt

Pronunciation: /ilˀt/

“ilt” is a Danish word. Its meaning in English:

noun

oxygen (both the chemical element and the colorless, odorless gas)

Etymology

Derived from the noun ild (“fire”) by the Danish scientist H.C. Ørsted (1777-1851). Before, the (now obsolete) term surstof was used after German Sauerstoff.

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