OXYACID

oxyacid, oxygen acid

(noun) any acid that contains oxygen

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

oxyacid (plural oxyacids)

(chemistry) An acid containing oxygen, as opposed to a hydracid.

Synonyms

• oxoacid

Source: Wiktionary


Ox`y*ac"id, n. Etym: [Oxy- (a) + acid.] (Chem.)

Definition: An acid containing oxygen, as chloric acid or sulphuric acid; - - contrasted with the hydracids, which contain no oxygen, as hydrochloric acid. See Acid, and Hydroxy-.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

21 June 2025

SUFFOCATION

(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”


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