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noun
Oxy-  n.  (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-.
Oxy acid. See Oxyacid (below).






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"Oxy-" Quotes from Famous Books



... investigated chlorine peroxide, formed by treating potassium chlorate with sulphuric acid. Davy also described and partially investigated the gas, named by him "euchlorine," obtained by heating potassium chlorate with hydrochloric acid; this gas has been more recently examined by Pebal. The oxy-acids of iodine were investigated by Davy and H.G. Magnus; periodic acid, discovered by the latter, is characterized by the striking complexity of its salts as ...
— Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 - "Chtelet" to "Chicago" • Various

... down overnight in 30 lb. sumac. Next morning wring and enter in a fresh bath of oxy-muriate of tin 20 deg. Tw., give four turns, lift and wash well in two waters. Boil out 40 lb. ground logwood, 10 lb. ground fustic, cool bath down to 140 deg. F.; enter cotton, give eight turns, lift and add 1-1/2 gallons red liquor; re-enter yarn, give four ...
— The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics - A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student • Franklin Beech



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