deoxy-
pref.(前缀)
pref.(前缀)
- Denoting a molecule containing less oxygen than another to which it is closely related:
脱氧的:把比其他分子含氧较少的分子用与它最相关的形式表示出来:
deoxycorticosterone.
脱氧可体松
deoxy- or desoxy-
combining form
indicating the presence of less oxygen than in a specified related compound
⇒
deoxyribonucleic acid
deoxy-
1
a combining form meaning “deoxygenated,” used in the formation of compound words:
deoxyribose.
Also, desoxy-.
Related Words
- clindamycin
- deoxycorticosterone
- deoxyhemoglobin
- deoxymannose
- deoxyribonuclease
- deoxyribonucleic acid
deoxy-a prefix used in forming names of chemical compounds, and denoting the absence of oxygen from a certain position of a molecule, as deoxyribonucleic acid.
1871 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. XXIV. 404Deoxycodeine, C18H21NO2.
1949 Biochem Jrnl. Suggestions to Authors 9Spellings, etc., adopted..deoxy (prefix) not desoxy.
deoxy-
also desoxy-, word-forming element used to make chemical names for compounds which contain less oxygen than other compounds, from de- + first two syllables of oxygen
ORIGIN: from de- 3 + oxy- .
deoxy-
combining form. containing fewer atoms of oxygen in the molecule than (the specified compound), as in deoxycholic (acid).
[< de- from, away + oxy(gen)]
deoxy-
combining form
or desoxy-
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from de- or des- + oxy-
: containing less oxygen in the molecule than the compound to which it is closely related ; especially : derivable from another compound by the removal of one oxygen atom
< deoxynucleotide >
< desoxybenzoin C14H12O >
or desoxy-
< deoxynucleotide >
< desoxybenzoin C14H12O >
deoxy-
Prefix
- chemistry Forming the names of compounds that are formally derived from others by the replacement of a hydroxy group by a hydrogen atom
Etymology
de- + oxy-