Oxy- Definition

äksi, äksə, äksē
prefix
Oxygen, especially additional oxygen.
Oxyacetylene.
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Concerning oxygen.

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affix
Containing oxygen.
Oxyacetylene, oxyhemoglobin.
Webster's New World
Containing the hydroxyl radical.
Oxytetracycline.
Webster's New World
Sharp, pointed, acute, or acid.
Oxycephaly, oxymoron, oxygen.
Webster's New World
noun

(chemistry) The bivalent R-O-R functional group found in ethers.

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(informal) Oxyacetalene, or the equipment used for such a system.
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suffix

(organic chemistry) A ether functional group, consisting of a carbon chain with an intervening oxygen atom at the attachment point.

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Origin of Oxy-

  • From the Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxus, “sharp").

    From Wiktionary

  • Reduced from oxygen

    From Wiktionary

  • From oxygen

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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