English Explanatory Dictionary

oxy-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid
prefix
  1. Concerning oxygen

Pronunciation

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Word forms

oxy-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s, “sharp”).

Related words

oxymel oxymoron oxychromatin oxygen oxysanguinarine oxytocic oxytocin

Derived words

oxyrhynch carboxy- carboxyl epoxy hydroxy- hydroxyl oxazine oximeter oxy oxyacetic acid oxyacetyl oxyacetylene oxyacid oxyalcohol oxyaldehyde oxyamygdalic acid oxyanion oxyanthracene oxy-arc oxyaromatic acid oxybase oxybenzene oxybenzoic acid oxybenzol oxybenzyl oxybromide oxybutyric acid oxycalcium oxycalcium light oxycamphor oxycannabin oxycaproamine oxycaproic acid oxycellulose oxychelidonic acid oxychloride oxychlorocruorin oxychlor- oxychloro- oxycholic acid oxycholine oxy-coal-gas oxycodone oxy-compound OxyContin oxycuminamic acid oxycuminic acid oxycyanide oxycymene oxydimorphine oxyether oxyethylene oxyfluoride oxyfuel oxygas oxyguanine oxygummic acid oxyhaemocyanin oxyhemocyanin oxyhaemoglobin
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