"oxy" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-oxy.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From oxygen. Compare the prefix oxy-. Etymology templates: {{m|en|oxygen}} oxygen, {{m|en|oxy-}} oxy- Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} oxy (uncountable)
  1. (chemistry) The bivalent R-O-R functional group found in ethers. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-oxy-en-noun-HZ8bZ10U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 14 36 16 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: En-au-oxy.ogg [Australia] Forms: oxies [plural]
Etymology: Clippings. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en}} Clipping Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} oxy (countable and uncountable, plural oxies)
  1. (informal) Clipping of oxyacetylene, a mixture of oxygen and acetylene used for cutting and welding metals. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable Alternative form of: oxyacetylene (extra: a mixture of oxygen and acetylene used for cutting and welding metals)
    Sense id: en-oxy-en-noun-p19jYAVq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 14 36 16
  2. (countable, uncountable, slang, pharmacology) Clipping of oxycodone, an opioid similar to heroin. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, slang, uncountable Alternative form of: oxycodone (extra: an opioid similar to heroin) Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs
    Sense id: en-oxy-en-noun-XeRp34qt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 14 36 16 Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
  3. (informal) Clipping of oxygen. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable Alternative form of: oxygen
    Sense id: en-oxy-en-noun-svmnbRJd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 14 36 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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