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• Oxo
  Oxo

  noun

  extract of beef in the shape of small cubes which are mixed with boiling water and used for flavouring, as stock, a drink, etc
• oxo-
  oxo-

  combining form

  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

Oxo

¹ British  

/ ˈɒksəʊ /

noun

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

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oxo- ² British  

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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Etymology

Origin of Oxo

C20: from _ox + _-o

Example Sentences

The exhibition can be seen at Oxo Tower Wharf, London, until Sunday, 5 September.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2021

The Oxo Good Grips 4-inch pizza wheel does it all — it’s comfortable to hold and allows for a powerful grip.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2020

Sharma likes the Oxo and Williams Sonoma lines of gold baking pans, as well as Nordic Ware’s aluminum cake pans.

From Slate • May 5, 2020

On a sunnier note, we’ve already covered Andrea Leadsom’s lavish qualifications for the job, but Brexit’s Oxo mum has recently snazzed up her act with a series of Sandy-from-Grease leather jackets.

From The Guardian • Mar. 29, 2019

My Oxo tin's hidden under a loose floorboard where my bed was.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell