oxy-
oxy-
1a combining form meaning “sharp,” “acute,” “keen,” “pointed,” “acid,” used in the formation of compound words: oxycephalic; oxygen; oxymoron.
Origin:
< Greek, combining form of oxýs sharp, keen, acid
< Greek, combining form of oxýs sharp, keen, acid
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oxy-
2a combining form representing oxygen, in compound words, sometimes as an equivalent of hydroxy-: oxychloride.
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| oxy-1 | |
| —combining form | |
| denoting something sharp; acute: oxytone | |
| [from Greek, from oxus] | |
| oxy-2 | |
| —combining form | |
| 1. | containing or using oxygen: oxyacetylene |
| 2. | a former equivalent of hydroxy- |
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Medical Dictionary
oxy- or ox-
pref.
Oxygen, especially additional oxygen: oxygenation.
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