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oxysalt

[ok-si-sawlt]

noun Chemistry.

any salt of an oxyacid.

a salt containing oxygen as well as a given anion, as FeOCl or BiONO₃.

Origin:
1830–40; oxy-² + salt¹

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oxysalt (ˌɒksɪˈsɔːlt)

—n
	any salt of an oxyacid

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