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a colorless, odorless, nontoxic, and oxidizing gas that supports combustion. Oxygen is used in the chemical vapor deposition of silicon dioxide, as a source for oxidation, as a reactant to produce high-purity water, and in plasma etching and stripping. [SEMI C3.22-88]

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