Oxa

Morpheme

Oxa

Type

bound base

Denotation

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

oxaborole, oxacyclic, oxadiazepine, oxadiazole, oxaphosphine, oxaphosphole, oxaretinoid, oxathiane, oxathiazine, oxathiine, oxatriazole, oxatricycle

See Also

Ox