Webster's Dictionary 1913

3025

Oxonian (2)

Ox‐o″ni‐an, n. A student or graduate of Oxford University, in England.

3026

Oxonic

Ox‐on″ic (?), a. [Prob. glyoxalic + carbonic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid (C4H5N3O4) not known in the free state, but obtained, in combina...

3027

Oxpecker

Ox″peck′er (?), n.(Zoöl.) An African bird of the genus Buphaga; the beefeater.

3028

Oxshoe

Ox″shoe′ (?), n. A shoe for oxen, consisting of a flat piece of iron nailed to the hoof.

3029

Oxter

Ox″ter (?), n. [AS. ōhsta.] The armpit; also, the arm.

3030

Oxtongue

Ox″tongue′ (?), n.(Bot.) A name given to several plants, from the shape and roughness of their leaves; as, Anchusa officinalis, a kind of bugloss, and Helminthia echioides, both...

3031

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 hydr...

3032

Oxyacetic

Ox′y‐a‐ce″tic (?), a. [Oxy- (b) + acetic.] Hydroxyacetic; designating an acid called also glycolic acid.

3033

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 hydrochl...

3034

Oxyammonia

Ox′y‐am‐mo″ni‐a (?), n. [Oxy- (b) + ammonia.] (Chem.) Same as Hydroxylamine.

3035

Oxybenzene

Ox′y‐ben″zene (?), n. [Oxy- (b) + benzene.] (Chem.) Hydroxy benzene. Same as Phenol.

3036

Oxybenzoic

Ox′y‐ben‐zo″ic (?), a. [Oxy- (b) + benzoic.] (Chem.) Hydroxybenzoic; pertaining to, or designating, any one of several hydroxyl derivatives of benzonic acid, of which the common...

3037

Oxybromic

Ox′y‐bro″mic (?), a. [Oxy- (a) + bromic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, certain compounds of oxygen and bromine.

3038

Oxybutyric

Ox′y‐bu‐tyr″ic (?), a. [Oxy- (b) + butyric.] (Chem.) Hydroxybutyric; designating any one of a group of metameric acids (C3H6.OH.CO2H).

3039

Oxycalcium

Ox′y‐cal″ci‐um (?), a. [Oxy- (a) + calcium.] Of or pertaining to oxygen and calcium; as, the oxycalcium light. See Drummond light.

3040

Oxycaproic

Ox′y‐ca‐pro″ic (?), a.(Chem.) See Leucic.

3041

Oxychloric

Ox′y‐chlo″ric (?), a. [Oxy- (a) + chloric.] (Chem.) (a) Of, pertaining to, or designating in general, certain compounds containing oxygen and chlorine. (b) Formerly designating ...

3042

Oxychloride

Ox′y‐chlo″ride (?), n. [Oxy- (a) + chloride.] (Chem.) A ternary compound of oxygen and chlorine; as, plumbic oxychloride.

3043

Oxycrate

Ox″y‐crate (?), n. [Gr. �����;���� acid + ���� to mix: cf. F. oxycrat.] (med.) A Mixture of water and vinegar. Wiseman.

3044

Oxycymene

Ox′y‐cy″mene (?), n. [Oxy- (b) + cymene.] (Chem.) Hydroxy cymene. Same as Carvacrol.

3045

Oxygen

Ox″y‐gen (?), n. [F. oxygène, from Gr. οξὔσ sharp, acid + root of γίγνεσθαι to be born. So called because originally supposed to be an essential part of every acid.]1. (Chem.) A...

3046

Oxygenate

Ox″y‐gen‐ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Oxygenated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Oxygenating (?).] [Cf. F. oxygéner.] (Chem.) To unite, or cause to combine, with oxygen; to treat with oxygen...

3047

Oxygenation

Ox′y‐gen‐a″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. oxygénation.] (Chem.) The act or process of combining or of treating with oxygen; oxidation.

3048

Oxygenator

Ox″y‐gen‐a′tor (?), n. An oxidizer.

3049

Oxygenic

Ox′y‐gen″ic (?), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, containing, or resembling, oxygen; producing oxygen.

3050

Oxygenium

‖Ox′y‐ge″ni‐um (?), n.(Chem.) The technical name of oxygen.

3051

Oxygenizable

Ox″y‐gen‐i″za‐ble (?), a.(Chem.) Oxidizable.