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OXY
Etymology
Respelled shortening of the name.
Proper noun
Oxy
(informal) Occidental College
Etymology 1
Noun
oxy (uncountable)
(chemistry) The bivalent R-O-R functional group found in ethers.
Etymology 2
Noun
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
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