Words starting with oxa
4 letter words starting with oxa
- oxa- — 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 atom
6 letter words starting with oxa
- oxalic — of or derived from oxalic acid.
- oxalis — any plant of the genus Oxalis, comprising the wood sorrels.
- oxalic acid — a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous acid, H 2 C 2 O 4 ⋅2H 2 O, first discovered in the juice of the wood sorrel species of oxalis and obtained by reacting carbon monoxide with sodium hydroxide or certain carbohydrates with acids or alkalis: used chiefly for bleaching, as a cleanser, and as a laboratory reagent.
7 letter words starting with oxa
- oxalate — any salt or ester of oxalic acid, occurring in plants, especially spinach, rhubarb, and certain other vegetables and nuts, and capable of forming an insoluble salt with calcium and interfering with its absorption by the body.
- oxazine — any of a group of 13 compounds having the formula C 4 H 5 NO, the atoms of which are arranged in a six-membered ring.
8 letter words starting with oxa
- oxazepam — a benzodiazepine, C 1 5 H 1 1 ClN 2 O 2 , used in the management of anxiety, insomnia, and alcohol withdrawal.
9 letter words starting with oxa
- oxacillin — a semisynthetic penicillin, C 1 9 H 1 9 N 3 O 5 S, used in the treatment of serious staphylococcal infections.
11 letter words starting with oxa
- oxalacetate — a salt of oxaloacetic acid
- oxaloacetic acid — a crystalline organic acid, C 4 H 4 O 5 , that is an important intermediate in the Krebs cycle, where it is formed by the oxidation of malic acid and is acetylated to form citric acid: also a product of transamination reactions of aspartic acid.
13 letter words starting with oxa
- oxalosuccinic acid — an organic acid, C 6 H 6 O 7 , that is an intermediate formed by the dehydrogenation of isocitric acid in fat and carbohydrate metabolism.
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