Where does “oxathiirane” come from?

oxathiirane (English) comes from English oxa- — Used to name compounds in which a carbon atom (typically a methylene group) has been replaced by one of oxygen.

oxathiirane (English): A saturated three-membered heterocycle containing...

Definitions

  1. A saturated three-membered heterocycle containing...

Ancestry of “oxathiirane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishoxa-Used to name compounds in which a carbon atom (typically a methylene group) has been replaced by one of oxygen
Every word from English oxa-