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oxanthracene
oxanthracene Chem. (ɒkˈsænθrəsiːn) Also oxy-. [f. ox- 1 + anthracene.] A neutral substance, C14H8O2, derived from anthracene.1862 Miller Elem. Chem. III. 670. 1866–77 Watts Dict. Chem. IV. 352 [It] forms light reddish-yellow crystals of oxanthracene, fusible, volatile without decomposition, and subl...
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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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oxy- (ɒksɪ) repr. Gr. ὀξυ-, combining form of ὀξύς sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; used in various words, chiefly scientific. The more important of these will be found in their alphabetical places; others follow here, in two groups. 1. Words of various kinds, in which oxy- stands for ‘sharp’, ‘ac...
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