oxy-
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oxy-
(word root) sharp, keen, acidAbused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embree
oxy-
pref.
Oxygen, especially additional oxygen: oxyacetylene.
[From oxygen.]
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oxy-
combining form
(Elements & Compounds) denoting something sharp; acute: oxytone.
[from Greek, from oxus]
oxy-
combining form
1. containing or using oxygen: oxyacetylene.
2. a former equivalent of hydroxy-
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oxy-1
, a combining form meaning “sharp,” “acute,” “keen,” “pointed,” “acid”: oxygen; oxymoron.
[< Greek, comb. form of oxýs sharp, keen]
oxy-2
, a combining form representing oxygen in compound words, sometimes as an equivalent of hydroxy-: oxyhemoglobin.
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