"oxy-" meaning in English

See oxy- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂eḱ-}}, {{bor|en|grc|ὀξύς||sharp}} Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix}} oxy-
  1. Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid Tags: morpheme Derived forms: oxyrhynch Related terms: oxymel, oxymoron
    Sense id: en-oxy--en-prefix-MtseV0ce Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English links with redundant alt parameters: 77 23 Disambiguation of English links with redundant wikilinks: 76 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 75 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

Etymology: Reduced from oxygen which in turn is from French oxygène, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|oxygène}} French oxygène, {{der|en|grc|ὀξύς}} Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix}} oxy-
  1. Concerning oxygen Tags: morpheme Related terms: oxychromatin, oxygen, oxysanguinarine, oxytocic, oxytocin Translations (Translations): oksy- (Polish)
    Sense id: en-oxy--en-prefix-TyGDs3oO Derived forms: carboxy-, carboxyl, epoxy, hydroxy-, hydroxyl, oxazine, oximeter, oxy, oxyacetic acid, oxyacetyl, oxyacetylene, oxyacid, oxyalcohol, oxyaldehyde, oxyamygdalic acid, oxyanion, oxyanthracene, oxy-arc, oxyaromatic acid, oxybase, oxybenzene, oxybenzoic acid, oxybenzol, oxybenzyl, Oxybolone, oxybromide, oxybutyric acid, oxycalcium, oxycalcium light, oxycamphor, oxycannabin, oxycaproamine, oxycaproic acid, oxycellulose, oxychelidonic acid, oxychloride, oxychlorocruorin, oxychlor-, oxychloro-, oxycholic acid, oxycholine, oxy-coal-gas, oxycodone, oxy-compound, OxyContin, oxycuminamic acid, oxycuminic acid, oxycyanide, oxycymene, oxydimorphine, oxyether, oxyethylene, oxyfluoride, oxyfuel, oxygas, oxyguanine, oxygummic acid, oxyhaemocyanin, oxyhemocyanin, oxyhaemoglobin, oxyhemoglobin, oxyhalide, oxyhelium, oxy-house-gas, oxyhydrate, oxyhydric acid, oxyhydrogen, oxyiodide, oxyisouvitic acid, oxylizaric acid, oxyluciferin, oxymandelic acid, oxymesitylenic acid, oxymethyl, oxymethylene, oxymetric, oxymorphine, oxymyoglobin, oxynaphthoic acid, oxynarcotine, oxyneurine, oxynitrate, oxynitride, oxyparaffin, oxyphenic acid, oxyphenol, oxyphenyl, oxypicric acid, oxypropane, oxyproprionic acid, oxyquinoline, oxyquinone, oxysalicic acid, oxysalt, oxyspirit, oxystrychnine, oxysulfide, oxysulphide, oxytannic acid, oxyterephthalic acid, oxytetracycline, oxythymoquinone, oxytolic acid, oxytoluamic acid, oxytoluene, oxytoluic acid, oxytrichloride, oxytrimesic acid, oxyuric acid, peroxyacetyl nitrate
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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      "expansion": "French oxygène",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "ὀξύς"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Reduced from oxygen which in turn is from French oxygène, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "prefix"
      },
      "expansion": "oxy-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "oxychromatin"
    },
    {
      "word": "oxygen"
    },
    {
      "word": "oxysanguinarine"
    },
    {
      "word": "oxytocic"
    },
    {
      "word": "oxytocin"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Concerning oxygen"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "oxygen",
          "oxygen"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "oksy-"
    }
  ],
  "word": "oxy-"
}

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