Oxyacid

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

  Oxyacid \Ox`y*ac"id\, n. [Oxy
     (a) + acid.] (Chem.) An acid containing oxygen, as chloric
         acid or sulphuric acid; -- contrasted with the
         {hydracids}, which contain no oxygen, as hydrochloric
         acid. See {Acid}, and {Hydroxy-}.
         [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  oxyacid
       n : any acid that contains oxygen [syn: {oxygen acid}]