acetoxy-, comb. form (and n. attrib.) Chem.
(æsɪˈtɒksɪ)
[f. acet- + oxy-.]
a. As an inseparable formative element in chemical names: = *ethoxy- a.
| 1861 Q. Jrnl. Chem. Soc. XIII. 237, I have named the new substance acetoxybenzamic acid. 1901 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. LXXX. ii. 408 Aspirin (o-acetoxybenzoic acid) does not increase the flow of urine, but somewhat raises the total output of solids. 1990 EMBO Jrnl. IX. 3828/1 Thermocyte suspensions..were loaded with acetoxy-methyl ester of indo-1. |
b. Without hyphen, in attrib. use: = *ethoxy- b.
| 1945 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. LII. 1191 In acetic acid solution the epoxy ring [of peracetic acid] is opened and mixtures of hydroxy-acetoxy compounds are obtained. 1981 Sci. Amer. June 72/1 The cephalosporin molecule could be further modified without altering its essential ring system by means of chemical procedures that exchange the acetoxy group ( -OCOCH3 ) attached to the carbon atom designated 3{p} projecting for the six-membered ring for other groups or for a hydrogen atom. |