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oxyacid

[ ok-see-as-id ]
/ ˈɒk siˌæs ɪd /

noun Chemistry.

an inorganic acid containing oxygen.

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Also called oxygen acid.

Origin of oxyacid

First recorded in 1830–40; oxy-2 + acid

Words nearby oxyacid

ox-tongue partisan, Oxus, oxy-, oxyacetylene, oxyacetylene torch, oxyacid, oxyaldehyde, oxybarbiturate, oxybenzene, oxybenzone, oxybutynin chloride
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British Dictionary definitions for oxyacid

oxyacid
/ (ˌɒksɪˈæsɪd) /

noun

any acid that contains oxygenAlso called: oxo acid
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