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Vinony

deoxy-

prefix

  1. (in names of chemical compounds) indication of the loss of one or more atoms of oxygen
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Wiktionary

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Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- English deoxy- From de- + oxy-.

  1. Formally derived from another compound by the replacement of a hydroxy group by a hydrogen atom