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ox-pref. Variant of oxo-.ox (ɒks)
n., pl. ox•en for 1,2, ox•es for 3. 1. any of various large, bulky bovids, as domestic cattle, water buffaloes, and yaks, esp. a castrated adult male used as a draft animal. 2. Informal. a clumsy, stupid fellow. [before 900; Middle English oxe, Old English oxa; c. Old High German ohso (German Ochse), Old Norse uxi, oxi] ox′like`, adj. ox- var. of oxy-2 before a vowel: oxalate.
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oxa-, ox-Prefixes indicating thepresence of oxygen in place of carbon.ThesaurusSeeox |