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Webster 1913 Edition

Oxy-

Ox′y-

.
(Chem.)
A prefix, also used adjectively
, designating:
(a)
A compound containing oxygen.
(b)
A compound containing the hydroxyl group, more properly designated by hydroxy-. See
Hydroxy-
.
Oxy acid
.
See
Oxyacid
(below).

Definition 2024

oxy-

oxy-

See also: oxy, Oxy, ôxy, and -oxy

English

Prefix

oxy-

  1. Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid
Derived terms

(sharp):

  • oxyrhynch
Related terms

Etymology 2

Reduced from oxygen which in turn is from the Ancient Greek ὀξύς ‎(oxús, “sharp”).

Prefix

oxy-

  1. Concerning oxygen
Derived terms
Related terms

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ὀξύς ‎(oxús, “sharp”).

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