oxy

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈɑksi/ UK /ˈɒksi/ See IPA manual

adj noun

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adj
containing oxygen, used as a combining prefix or informal shortening

The cleaner's oxy formula relied on oxygen to bleach the stains.

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1 adj · containing oxygen, used as... oxygenated

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Related forms oxygen oxide

Etymology

A combining form from Greek oxys ('sharp, acid'), via oxygen, the element so named because it was thought essential to acids. Used as a prefix indicating oxygen.

oxys Ancient Greek

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# oxy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** ˈɑksi
**IPA (UK):** ˈɒksi

## Meanings
1. containing oxygen, used as a combining prefix or informal shortening

## Examples
- The cleaner's oxy formula relied on oxygen to bleach the stains.

## Synonyms
- oxygenated

## Related Forms
- oxygen
- oxide

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: oxys

## Etymology
A combining form from Greek oxys ('sharp, acid'), via oxygen, the element so named because it was thought essential to acids. Used as a prefix indicating oxygen.

## AI Etymology
Oxy is a combining form from Greek oxys ('sharp, acid'), via oxygen, the element so named because it was thought essential to acids. Used as a prefix indicating oxygen. Important recorded forms include oxys (Ancient Greek). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers containing oxygen, used as a combining prefix or informal shortening. The wider family includes related words such as oxygen and oxide.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Register & Style

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