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deoxy

/diːˈɒksi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
de-oxy
IPA
/diːˈɒksi/
16
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing any compound formally derived from another by replacement of a hydroxy 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- English oxy English deoxy From de- + oxy.

Derived Forms

deoxyhexose deoxyketohexose deoxynucleic deoxyoligonucleotide deoxysugar derquantel dideoxy doxenitoin fluorodeoxyglucose ribodeoxyvirus

Phrases

deoxy sugar

Questions

How do you pronounce deoxy?
The recorded pronunciation is /diːˈɒksi/.
What does deoxy mean?
Describing any compound formally derived from another by replacement of a hydroxy 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- English oxy English deoxy From de- + oxy.

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