-oico

Italian

Suffix

-oico

1. (organic chemistry) -oic

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• -óico (pre-1990 spelling)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔj.ku/ [ˈɔɪ̯.ku]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔj.ku/ [ˈɔɪ̯.ku]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔj.ko/ [ˈɔɪ̯.ko]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɔj.ku/

Suffix

-oico (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -oica, masculine plural -oicos, feminine plural -oicas)

1. (organic chemistry) -oic (used to form the names of carboxylic groups and acids)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -oico

benzoico

butanoico

etanoico

metanoico

pentanoico

propanoico

Further reading

• “-oico”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Spanish

Suffix

-oico (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -oica, masculine plural -oicos, feminine plural -oicas)

1. (organic chemistry) -oic