ox|y

ox|y¹ «OK see», adjective.

of or like an ox; oxlike: »

Tell that to the oxy chap downstairs (New Yorker).

╂[< ox + -y¹]

ox|y² «OK see», adjective.

of or containing oxygen: »

the oxy form of hemoglobin.

╂[< oxy-]

oxy-,

combining form.

1. of or containing oxygen, as in »

oxyacetylene, oxyhydrogen, oxysalt.

2. of acid, as in »

oxyphilic.

3. containing hydroxyl, as in »

oxytetracycline.

╂[< oxy(gen)]