English Explanatory Dictionary

oxo-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Oxygen.
  2. Having a methylene group replaced by a carbonyl group.

Pronunciation

/ɒk.sə(ʊ)/ /ɑk.soʊ/ /ɑk.sə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-oxo-.wav

Word forms

oxo- ox-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygènebor. English oxygen Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English oxo- From oxygen + -o-.

Synonyms

oxy- -one -al

Related words

oxa- oxy-

Translations

Danish: oxo-
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