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oxocarbon

oxocarbon noun: any organic compound containing only atoms of carbon and oxygen.

Noun

oxocarbon (plural oxocarbons)

  1. Any organic compound containing only atoms of carbon and oxygen

Forms of oxocarbon

pluraloxocarbons

Origin of oxocarbon

From oxo- + carbon.

Questions about oxocarbon

What does oxocarbon mean?
Oxocarbon means any organic compound containing only atoms of carbon and oxygen.
What part of speech is oxocarbon?
Oxocarbon is a noun.
What is the plural of oxocarbon?
The plural of oxocarbon is oxocarbons.

Words near oxocarbon in the dictionary

  1. oxocanes
  2. oxocarbazate
  3. oxocarbazates
  4. oxocarbenium
  5. oxocarbeniums
  6. oxocarbon
  7. oxocarbons
  8. oxocarboxylate
  9. oxocarboxylates
  10. oxocarboxylic
  11. oxochloride

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