Oxy

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Oxy- \Ox"y-\ (Chem.)
     A prefix, also used adjectively, designating:
     (a) A compound containing oxygen.
     (b) A compound containing the hydroxyl group, more properly
         designated by hydroxy-. See {Hydroxy-}.
         [1913 Webster]


  
     {Oxy acid}. See {Oxyacid} (below).
        [1913 Webster]