oxa-

before a vowel ox-

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combining form

indicating that a chemical compound contains oxygen, used esp to denote that a heterocyclic compound is derived from a specified compound by replacement of a carbon atom with an oxygen atomoxazine

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Words nearby oxa-

own up, Owosso, owse, owt, ox, oxa-, oxacillin, oxalate, oxalic, oxalic acid, oxalis

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How to use oxa- in a sentence

Gif oxa ores mannes oxan gewundige and he onne dead sy, bebycggen one oxan and hbben him t weor gemne and eac t flsc swa s deadan.
The English Language|Robert Gordon Latham
Gif oxa ofhnite wer oe wif, t hy deade synd, sy he mid stanum ofweorpod and ne sy his flsc geeton and se hlaford bi unscyldig.
The English Language|Robert Gordon Latham
Gif se hlaford onne wiste, t se oxa hnitol wre and hine healdan nolde, sylle him oerne oxan fore and hbbe him ealle t flsc.
The English Language|Robert Gordon Latham
Heo gemunde hwt sum witega cw, "Se oxa oncneow his hlaford, and se assa his hlafordes binne."
The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church|lfric