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oxo-

or ox-
pref.
Oxygen: oxime.
[From oxygen.]
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oxo-

or before a vowel

ox-

combining form
(Chemistry) indicating that a chemical compound contains oxygen linked to another atom by a double bond, used esp to denote that a compound is derived from a specified compound by replacement of a methylene group with a carbonyl group: oxobutanoic acid.
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Caption: Figure 8: Comparison of the MFI values between the aged oxo- degradable/LDPE blends and the neat LDPE considering six reprocessing cycles.
Effect of the Prodegradant-Additive Plastics Incorporated on the Polyethylene Recycling

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