ox-
a formative of chemical terms.
1. = oxy- from oxygen; as in ox- or oxyacetic, -acid; oxanthracene, oxiodic, etc.
2. A shortening of oxal-, as in oxamic, oxaldehyde, oxamide, oxanilic.
3. Form of oxa- before a vowel.
ox-
a formative of chemical terms.
1. = oxy- from oxygen; as in ox- or oxyacetic, -acid; oxanthracene, oxiodic, etc.
2. A shortening of oxal-, as in oxamic, oxaldehyde, oxamide, oxanilic.
3. Form of oxa- before a vowel.
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