Oxy- Definition
äksi, äksə, äksē
prefix
Oxygen, especially additional oxygen.
Oxyacetylene.
American Heritage
Concerning oxygen.
Wiktionary
affix
Containing oxygen.
Oxyacetylene, oxyhemoglobin.
Webster's New World
Containing the hydroxyl radical.
Oxytetracycline.
Webster's New World
Sharp, pointed, acute, or acid.
Oxycephaly, oxymoron, oxygen.
Webster's New World
noun
(informal) Oxyacetalene, or the equipment used for such a system.
Wiktionary
suffix
Origin of Oxy-
From the Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxus, “sharp").
From Wiktionary
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Reduced from oxygen
From Wiktionary
From oxygen
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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