Oxo

/ (ˈɒksəʊ) /


noun
  1. trademark extract of beef in the shape of small cubes which are mixed with boiling water and used for flavouring, as stock, a drink, etc

Origin of Oxo

1
C20: from ox + -o

Words Nearby Oxo

British Dictionary definitions for oxo- (2 of 2)

oxo-

combining form
  1. indicating that a chemical compound contains oxygen linked to another atom by a double bond, used esp to denote that a compound is derived from a specified compound by replacement of a methylene group with a carbonyl group: oxobutanoic acid

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How to use Oxo in a sentence

  • Drying our clothes and cooking hot food of the Oxo variety occupied considerable time.

    13 Days | John Alan Lyde Caunter
  • We arranged everything, and then got Oxo for the men, many of whom had had nothing to eat for two days.

  • There was compressed beef—compressed air, we called it; there were Oxo cubes and there was tea.

    Private Peat | Harold R. Peat
  • "Oxo and biscuits, please," broke in a languid voice suddenly, and a pale young man with an armlet approached the counter.