oxysalt

[ ok-si-sawlt ]
nounChemistry.

  1. any salt of an oxyacid.

  2. a salt containing oxygen as well as a given anion, as FeOCl or BiONO3.

Origin of oxysalt

1
First recorded in 1830–40; oxy-2 + salt1

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British Dictionary definitions for oxysalt

oxysalt

/ (ˌɒksɪˈsɔːlt) /

noun

  1. any salt of an oxyacid

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