oxo-

See also: Oxo and oxo

English

Alternative forms

  • ox- (before vowels)

Etymology

From oxygen +‎ -o-.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɒk.sə(ʊ)/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɑk.soʊ/, /ɑk.sə/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Prefix

oxo-

  1. (chemistry) Oxygen.
    Synonym: oxy-
  2. (organic chemistry) Having a methylene group replaced by a carbonyl group.
    Synonyms: -one, -al

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with oxo-
oxoacetate
oxoacid
oxoaldehyde
oxoalkyl
oxoamide
oxoammonium
oxoanion
oxoaporphine
oxobiodegradable
oxoborate
oxobromide
oxobutanoate
oxcarbazepine
oxocarbazate
oxocarbon
oxocarboxylate
oxocarboxylic
oxochloride
oxocholesterol
oxocomplex
oxocyclohexyl
oxodegradable
oxodicarboxylate
oxodicarboxylic
difluorodioxophosphate
dodecaoxotetrasilicate
epipolythiodioxopiperazine
oxoerythromycin
oxoethyl
oxofluoride
oxoguanine
oxohalide
heteropolyoxometalate
heteropolyoxometallate
hexahydroxoantimonate
oxohydroxide
oxoindolizidine
oxiodic
oxoiodide
oxoion
oxoisoaporphine
oxoluminescence
oxoluminescent
oxomaritidine
oxometalate
oxometallate
oxononanoate
oxopentanoate
peroxodisulphate
oxophilic
oxopiperazine
polyoxoaurate
polyoxopalladate
oxopropanoic
oxorhenium
oxosteroid
oxothiazolidine
oxotype
oxovanadate
oxovanadium

Translations

Translations

References

  • “ox-”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

Danish

Prefix

oxo-

  1. (organic chemistry) oxo-
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