Morpheme
Ox
Type
bound base
Denotation
(1) oxygen, gaseous chemical element; (2) chemical base denoting a methylene group replaced by a carbonyl group; (3) chemical base naming compounds with a carbon atom replaced by an oxygen atom
Etymology
from oxygen (<Oxy + Gen(e)>), from French oxygène; from Ancient Greek oxýs + génos
Evidence
carboxyl, cefoxazole, ceftioxide, dioxetane, dioxete, dioxide, oxandrolone, oxane, oxazine, oxaziridine, oxecane, oxecine, oxepane, oxepine, oxetane, oxete, oxide, oximeter, oxiodic, oxirane, oxirene, oxiridine, oxo-, oxoamide, oxocane, oxocarboxylic, oxocine, oxoethyl, oxofluoride, oxohalide, oxoion, oxolane, oxoluminescent, oxonane, oxonine, oxophilic, oxosteroid, oxotype
