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deoxy-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
de-oxy-
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Formally derived from another compound by the replacement of a hydroxyl group by a hydrogen atom

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- English deoxy- From de- + oxy-.

Derived Forms

deoxycholate deoxyephedrine deoxynivalenol deoxynucleic deoxyribonuclease deoxyribonucleic

Synonyms

desoxy-

Questions

What does deoxy- mean?
Formally derived from another compound by the replacement of a hydroxyl group by a hydrogen atom
Where does deoxy- come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- English deoxy- From de- + oxy-.

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