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oxa-

oxa- prefix: used to name compounds in which a carbon atom (typically a methylene group) has been replaced by one of oxygen.

Prefix

oxa-

  1. Used to name compounds in which a carbon atom (typically a methylene group) has been replaced by one of oxygen

Questions about oxa-

What does oxa- mean?
Oxa- means used to name compounds in which a carbon atom (typically a methylene group) has been replaced by one of oxygen.
What part of speech is oxa-?
Oxa- is a prefix.

Words near oxa- in the dictionary

  1. ox-eye daisies
  2. ox-eye daisy
  3. ox-eyed
  4. ox-eyes
  5. ox-tongue spear
  6. oxa-
  7. oxabicyclic
  8. oxabicycloheptene
  9. oxabicycloheptenes
  10. oxaborole
  11. oxaboroles

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