Dictionary

oxo- en · X

Pronunciation

• /ɒk.sə(ʊ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ɑk.soʊ/ (General-American)
• (US) audio
• /ɑk.sə/ (General-American)

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-.

Meanings

1. (morpheme) Oxygen.
2. (morpheme) Having a methylene group replaced by a carbonyl group.

Forms

Relateds

oxy- · oxa-

Synonyms

-one · oxy- · -al

Translations (1)

da oxo- (Translations)