Oxy | Definition of Oxy by Merriam-Webster
\ ˈäk-sē
\: containing oxygen or additional oxygen
—often used in combination oxyhemoglobin
Examples of oxy in a Sentence
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The company is a global manufacturer of welding products, arc welding equipment, welding consumables, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment and robotic welding systems.
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– Investing Reimagined, Forbes, 6 Apr. 2021
The company, Black Hills Energy, will help the school test a new technology called flameless, pressurized oxy-fuel.
From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2020
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First Known Use of oxy
1910, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology for oxy
French, from oxygène oxygen
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“Oxy. ” Dictionary, Merriam-Webster,. Accessed 13 Oct. 2021.
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Medical Definition of oxy: containing oxygen or additional oxygen
—often used in combination
oxyhemoglobin
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Top Definitions Quiz Examples British Medical a combining form meaning “sharp, ” “acute, ” “keen, ” “pointed, ” “acid, ” used in the formation of compound words: oxycephalic; oxygen; oxymoron. QUIZDECODE THIS QUIZ ON UNTRANSLATABLE WORDSGive these words new meaning by adding them to your lexical repertoire and proving that untranslatable words translate pretty well to your ion 1 of 10Fill in the blank: If you forget someone’s name, the Scots call this a.. of oxy-1
Oxy- definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
oxy- in American English 1
(ˈɑksɪ; ˈɑksə; ˈɑksi)
1. containing oxygen
oxyacetylene, oxyhemoglobin
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oxy- in American English 2
sharp, pointed, acute, or acid
oxycephaly, oxymoron, oxygen
Word origin< Gr oxys, sharp, acid < IE *as- < base *ak- > Gr akmē, a point, L acus, a needle, acidus, sour
combining form
oxycephalic
oxygen
oxymoron
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Word origin [‹ Gk, comb. form of oxýs sharp, keen, acid]
oxy- in British English 1
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Word originfrom Greek, from oxus
oxy- in British English 2
combining form1. containing or using oxygen
oxyacetylene
2. a former equivalent of hydroxy-
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