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oxy en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From ox + -y.

Meanings

1. (rare) Pertaining to an ox; ox-like.
   • Tell that to the oxy chap downstairs and touch him for a guinea. 1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 1: Telemachus]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part I [Telemachia], page 7:

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oxy en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From combining form oxy-.

Meanings

1. Containing one or more oxygen atoms.

Forms

oxy en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From combining form oxy-.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The bivalent R-O-R functional group found in ethers.

Relateds

benzyloxy · deoxybenzoin · iodochlorohydroxyquinoline · azoxy · aryloxy · acetyloxy · epoxide · acetyloxytheophylline · hydroxy · silyloxy · deoxy · deoxycylindrospermopsin · phenoxyacetone · cyclohexyloxycarbonyloxyethyl

oxy en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Clippings.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable) Clipping of oxyacetylene, a mixture of oxygen and acetylene used for cutting and welding metals.
   alt of oxyacetylene
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, slang, uncountable) Clipping of oxycodone, an opioid similar to heroin.
   alt of oxycodone
   • One of the detectives, Sgt. Joseph Ballou, discovered that during a drug raid in 2012, Springfield cops had confiscated 51 oxycodone pills — the gold standard of prescription opioids. ¶ The oxies were turned over to Farak for analysis and she issued a certificate saying the pills were not illegal. 2017 July 2, Howie Carr, “Carr: Judge sees misconduct, AG sees none”, in Boston Herald:
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable) Clipping of oxygen.
   alt of oxygen

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Deriveds

oxy-gas torch