English Explanatory Dictionary

oxy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The bivalent R-O-R functional group found in ethers.
noun
  1. Clipping of oxyacetylene, a mixture of oxygen and acetylene used for cutting and welding metals.
  2. Clipping of oxycodone, an opioid similar to heroin.
  3. Clipping of oxygen.
name
  1. Occidental College

Pronunciation

En-au-oxy.ogg

Word forms

oxy oxies

Etymology

From oxygen. Compare the prefix oxy-.

Derived words

acetyloxy acetyloxytheophylline aryloxy azoxy benzyloxy cyclohexyloxycarbonyloxyethyl deoxy deoxybenzoin deoxycylindrospermopsin epoxide hydroxy iodochlorohydroxyquinoline phenoxyacetone silyloxy oxy-gas torch
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