Word: oxacyclic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: o
xa
cy
clic
Definition: Describing any heterocycle having one or more oxygen atoms in the ring
Morphemes:
Affix: oxa-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to name compounds in which a carbon atom (typically a methylene group) has been replaced by one of oxygen
Affix: cyclic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Having chains of atoms arranged in a ring.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κύκλος
Language: el
Decoded: kuklos
PoS: Noun
Meaning: circle
Affix: -ικός
Language: el
Decoded: -ikos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forms an adjective or a noun from a placename.