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Oxy vs Oxo - What's the difference?

oxy | oxo |

As nouns the difference between oxy and oxo

is that oxy is the bivalent R-O-R functional group found in ethers while oxo is a substituent oxygen atom connected to another atom by a double bond.

As an adjective Oxy

is abbreviation of occidental.

oxy

English

Noun

  • (chemistry) the bivalent R-O-R functional group found in ethers
  • (informal) oxyacetalene, or the equipment used for such a system.

    • oxo

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry, in combination) A substituent oxygen atom connected to another atom by a double bond
  • the game noughts and crosses

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