oxophilicity

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noun

A tendency to form oxides, typically by abstraction of oxygen from organic compounds.

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Meanings

nounoxophilicity (countable and uncountable, plural oxophilicities)

plural oxophilicities

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA tendency to form oxides, typically by abstraction of oxygen from organic compounds.

Origin

From oxophilic + -ity.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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