oxasilolane etymology

English word oxasilolane comes from English oxa-, English silolane

Detailed word origin of oxasilolane

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
oxa- English (eng) (organic chemistry) Used to name compounds in which a carbon atom (typically a methylene group) has been replaced by one of oxygen.
silolane English (eng)
oxasilolane English (eng) (organic compound) A saturated five-membered heterocycle having three carbon atoms, one silicon and one oxygen atom; any of its derivatives.

Words with the same origin as oxasilolane

Descendants of oxa-
oxabicyclic oxaborole oxacyclic oxadiazepine oxadiazine oxadiazole oxanorbornene oxapentane oxaphosphine oxaphosphole oxathiane oxathiazinone oxathiazole oxathiine oxathiirane oxatricycle oxaziridine