oxocarbon

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noun

Any organic compound containing only atoms of carbon and oxygen

OriginEnglish carbon ← French carbone ← Latin carbōnem →
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Meanings

nounoxocarbon (plural oxocarbons)

plural oxocarbons

  1. chemistryAny organic compound containing only atoms of carbon and oxygen

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. Englishoxo-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
  11. Latincarbōnem
  12. Frenchcarbone
  13. Englishcarbon
  14. Englishoxocarbon

From oxo- + carbon.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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