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oxo-

UK/ɒk.sə(ʊ)//ɑk.soʊ/

oxo- prefix: oxygen.

Prefix

oxo-

  1. Oxygen.
    Synonyms:
    oxy-
  2. Having a methylene group replaced by a carbonyl group.
    Synonyms:
    -one, -al

oxo- meaning in Tamil

oxo- in Tamil

மூச்சியோ

Synonyms of oxo-

Forms of oxo-

alternative formox-

Origin of oxo-

From oxygen + -o-.

Questions about oxo-

What does oxo- mean?
Oxo- means oxygen.
What is oxo- in Tamil?
Oxo- in Tamil is மூச்சியோ. See Oxo- meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is oxo-?
Oxo- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce oxo-?
Oxo- is pronounced /ɒk.sə(ʊ)/ (UK).

Words near oxo- in the dictionary

  1. Oxner
  2. Oxners
  3. oxo
  4. Oxo cube
  5. Oxo cubes
  6. oxo-
  7. oxo-magnesio-hastingsite
  8. oxo-magnesiohastingsite
  9. oxoacetate
  10. oxoacetates
  11. oxoacetic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: oxo- (page history and authors); oxo- (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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