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-oxy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.83 in modern English

Syllables
-oxy
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

An ether functional group, consisting of a carbon chain with an intervening oxygen atom at the attachment point.

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 English -oxy From oxygen.

Questions

What does -oxy mean?
An ether functional group, consisting of a carbon chain with an intervening oxygen atom at the attachment point.
Where does -oxy come from?
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 English -oxy From oxygen.

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