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oxy-

1
  1. a combining form meaning “sharp,” “acute,” “keen,” “pointed,” “acid,” used in the formation of compound words:

    oxycephalic; oxygen; oxymoron.

oxy-

2
  1. a combining form representing oxygen in compound words, sometimes as an equivalent of hydroxy-: oxychloride.

oxy-

1

combining_form

  1. denoting something sharp; acute

    oxytone

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

oxy-

2

combining_form

  1. containing or using oxygen

    oxyacetylene

  2. a former equivalent of hydroxy-
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of oxy-1

< Greek, combining form of dzý sharp, keen, acid
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of oxy-1

from Greek, from oxus

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