oxy

See also: Oxy, ôxy, oxy-, and -oxy

English

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From oxygen. Compare the prefix oxy-.

Noun

oxy (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) The bivalent R-O-R functional group found in ethers.

Etymology 2

Clippings.

Noun

oxy (countable and uncountable, plural oxies)

1. (informal) Clipping of oxyacetylene, a mixture of oxygen and acetylene used for cutting and welding metals.
2. (countable, uncountable, slang, pharmacology) Clipping of oxycodone, an opioid similar to heroin.
   • 2017 July 2, Howie Carr, “Carr: Judge sees misconduct, AG sees none”, in Boston Herald‎^[1]:

     One of the detectives, Sgt. Joseph Ballou, discovered that during a drug raid in 2012, Springfield cops had confiscated 51 oxycodone pills — the gold standard of prescription opioids. ¶ The oxies were turned over to Farak for analysis and she issued a certificate saying the pills were not illegal.

3. (informal) Clipping of oxygen. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Derived terms

• oxy-gas torch

Vietnamese

Noun

oxy

1. Alternative spelling of oxi (“oxygen”) (chemical element)