Oxy-

From the Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxus, "sharp").

Prefix

prefix

1. Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid

Derived terms

• oxyrhynch

Related terms

• (sharp) oyxmel, oxymoron

Reduced from oxygen

Prefix

prefix

1. Concerning oxygen

Derived terms

Related terms

• (oxygen) oxychromatin, oxygen, oxytocic, oxytocin