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oxon

oxon noun: any organic compound derived from another in which a phosphorus-sulfur bond in the parent has been replaced by a phosphorus-oxygen bond in the derivative.

Noun

oxon (plural oxons)

  1. Any organic compound derived from another in which a phosphorus-sulfur bond in the parent has been replaced by a phosphorus-oxygen bond in the derivative.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Oxon

Oxon

  1. Postal abbreviation for Oxfordshire.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Oxon

Oxon

  1. University of Oxford, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate.
    • The Crown Proceedings Act, 1947. By J. R. Bickford Smith, b.a. (Oxon), of the Inner Temple, Barrister-at-Law
    Synonyms:
    Oxf

Synonyms of oxon

Forms of oxon

Noun
pluraloxons
Proper noun
alternative formOxon.

Origin of oxon

From Latin Oxonia (“Oxfordshire”).

From Latin Universitas Oxoniensis (“University of Oxford”).

Words formed from oxon

Questions about oxon

What does oxon mean?
Oxon means any organic compound derived from another in which a phosphorus-sulfur bond in the parent has been replaced by a phosphorus-oxygen bond in the derivative.
What part of speech is oxon?
Oxon can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of oxon?
The plural of oxon is oxons.

Words near oxon in the dictionary

  1. oxometalates
  2. oxometallate
  3. oxometallates
  4. oxomutase
  5. oxomutases
  6. oxon
  7. oxonane
  8. oxonanes
  9. oxonate
  10. oxonates
  11. oxonian

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