oxatricycle etymology

English word oxatricycle comes from English tricycle, English oxa-

Detailed word origin of oxatricycle

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
tricycle English (eng) To ride a tricycle. (Philippines) cycle rickshaw (a motorized three-wheeler, the Philippine version of the rickshaw, consisting of a motorbike attached to a sidecar which may be customised according to the owner’s choice. Widely used as a public means of transportation alongside the more popular Philippine jeepney).. A cycle with three wheels, powered by pedals and usually intended for young [...]
oxa- English (eng) (organic chemistry) Used to name compounds in which a carbon atom (typically a methylene group) has been replaced by one of oxygen.
oxatricycle English (eng) (organic chemistry) Any tricyclic heterocycle containing oxygen as a heteroatom.

Words with the same origin as oxatricycle

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