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?)

Vietnamese

Noun

oxy

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