Etymology

deoxy

D2E1O1X8Y4

Today it means: Describing any compound formally derived from another by replacement of a hydroxy group by a hydrogen atom. Full definition →

English oxy ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishoxy
  8. English todaydeoxy

From de- + oxy.

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