also desoxy-, word-forming element used to make chemical names for compounds which contain fewer oxygen atoms than other compounds, from de- + first two syllables of oxygen.
deodorant
deodorize
deontology
de-orbit
deoxidize
deoxy-
deoxyribonucleic
deoxyribose
depart
department
departmental
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