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| oxyacetylene | (n) a mixture of oxygen and acetylene; used to create high temperatures for cutting or welding metals |
| oxyacetylene torch | (n) a blowtorch that burns oxyacetylene |
| oxyacid | (n) any acid that contains oxygen, Syn. oxygen acid |
| oxybelis | (n) vine snakes, Syn. genus Oxybelis |
| oxycephaly | (n) a congenital abnormality of the skull; the top of the skull assumes a cone shape, Syn. acrocephaly |
| oxydendrum | (n) sourwood, Syn. genus Oxydendrum |
| oxygen | (n) a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust, Syn. O, atomic number 8 |
| oxygenase | (n) an oxidoreductase that catalyzes the incorporation of molecular oxygen |
| oxygenate | (v) impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen, Syn. oxygenize, aerate, oxygenise, Example: oxygenate blood |
| oxygenation | (n) the process of providing or combining or treating with oxygen, Example: the oxygenation of the blood |
| Oxy- | (Chem.) A prefix, also used adjectively, designating:
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| oxyacetic | a. [ Oxy- (b) + acetic. ] Hydroxyacetic; designating an acid called also glycolic acid. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| oxyacetylene | a. Of or pertaining to a mixture of oxygen and actylene; |
| oxyacetylene torch | n. A torch designed to mix oxygen and actylene at its tip, to create a very hot flame for welding, cutting steel, and other metal working. [ PJC ] |
| Oxyacid | n. [ Oxy- |
| Oxyammonia | n. [ Oxy- |
| Oxybenzene | n. [ Oxy- |
| Oxybenzoic | a. [ Oxy- |
| Oxybromic | a. [ Oxy- |
| Oxybutyric | a. [ Oxy- |
| Oxymoron { n }; Zusammenstellung einander widersprechender Begriffe | oxymoron [Add to Longdo] |
| oxydieren; oxidieren | oxydierend | oxydiert | to oxidize | oxidizing | oxidized [Add to Longdo] |
| oxygenieren; mit Sauerstoff behandeln | to oxygenate [Add to Longdo] |
| Oxygenation { f }; Sauerstoffzufuhr { f } [ med. ] | oxygenation [Add to Longdo] |