-oxy

suffix

An ether functional group, consisting of a carbon chain with an intervening oxygen atom at the attachment point.

OriginEnglish oxygen ← French oxygène ← Ancient Greek γένος (génos) →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. chemistryAn ether functional group, consisting of a carbon chain with an intervening oxygen atom at the attachment point.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  5. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  6. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  7. Frenchoxygène
  8. Englishoxygen
  9. English-oxy

From oxygen.

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APA

-oxy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-oxy

MLA

“-oxy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-oxy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-oxy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-oxy.

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