You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
Respelled shortening of the name.
Oxy
(informal) Occidental College
oxy (uncountable)
(chemistry) The bivalent R-O-R functional group found in ethers.
oxy (countable and uncountable, plural oxies)
(informal) Clipping of oxyacetylene, a mixture of oxygen and acetylene used for cutting and welding metals.
(countable, uncountable, slang, pharmaceutical drug) Clipping of oxycodone, an opioid similar to heroin.
Abbreviation of occidental.
(informal) Clipping of oxygen.
Source: Wiktionary
Ox"y-. (Chem.)
Definition: A prefix, also used adjectively, designating: (a) A compound containing oxygen. (b) A compound containing the hydroxyl group, more properly designated by hydroxy-. See Hydroxy-. Oxy acid. See Oxyacid (below).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.