oxy
About 0.30 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective Pertaining to an ox; ox-like. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
- adjective Containing one or more oxygen atoms.
- noun (Can we verify this sense?) The bivalent R-O-R functional group found in ethers.
- noun Clipping of oxyacetylene, a mixture of oxygen and acetylene used for cutting and welding metals.
- noun Clipping of oxycodone, an opioid similar to heroin.
- noun Clipping of oxygen. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Similar words
acetylene deoxyhemoglobin hb oxyl oxoethyl peroxide azoxy peroxyl oxacycle alkoxy
Often followed by
and tetracycline gen radicals form acids radical haemoglobin chloride
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