oxy-
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”).
Prefix edit
oxy-
Derived terms edit
sharp
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Etymology 2 edit
Reduced from oxygen which in turn is from French oxygène, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús).
Prefix edit
oxy-
- Concerning oxygen
Derived terms edit
concerning oxygen
- carboxy-
- carboxyl
- epoxy
- hydroxy-
- hydroxyl
- oxazine
- oximeter
- oxy
- oxyacetic acid
- oxyacetyl
- oxyacetylene
- oxyacid
- oxyalcohol
- oxyaldehyde
- oxyamygdalic acid
- oxyanion
- oxyanthracene
- oxy-arc
- oxyaromatic acid
- oxybase
- oxybenzene
- oxybenzoic acid
- oxybenzol
- oxybenzyl
- Oxybolone
- oxybromide
- oxybutyric acid
- oxycalcium
- oxycalcium light
- oxycamphor
- oxycannabin
- oxycaproamine
- oxycaproic acid
- oxycellulose
- oxychelidonic acid
- oxychlor-, oxychloro-
- oxychloride
- oxychlorocruorin
- oxycholic acid
- oxycholine
- oxy-coal-gas
- oxycodone
- oxy-compound
- OxyContin
- oxycuminamic acid
- oxycuminic acid
- oxycyanide
- oxycymene
- oxydimorphine
- oxyether
- oxyethylene
- oxyfluoride
- oxyfuel
- oxygas
- oxyguanine
- oxygummic acid
- oxyhaemocyanin, oxyhemocyanin
- oxyhaemoglobin, oxyhemoglobin
- oxyhalide
- oxyhelium
- oxy-house-gas
- oxyhydrate
- oxyhydric acid
- oxyhydrogen
- oxyiodide
- oxyisouvitic acid
- oxylizaric acid
- oxyluciferin
- oxymandelic acid
- oxymesitylenic acid
- oxymethyl
- oxymethylene
- oxymetric
- oxymorphine
- oxymyoglobin
- oxynaphthoic acid
- oxynarcotine
- oxyneurine
- oxynitrate
- oxynitride
- oxyparaffin
- oxyphenic acid
- oxyphenol
- oxyphenyl
- oxypicric acid
- oxypropane
- oxyproprionic acid
- oxyquinoline
- oxyquinone
- oxysalicic acid
- oxysalt
- oxyspirit
- oxystrychnine
- oxysulfide, oxysulphide
- oxytannic acid
- oxyterephthalic acid
- oxytetracycline
- oxythymoquinone
- oxytolic acid
- oxytoluamic acid
- oxytoluene
- oxytoluic acid
- oxytrichloride
- oxytrimesic acid
- oxyuric acid
- peroxyacetyl nitrate
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Prefix edit
oxy-