Chapter Oxacid to OxYhæmacyanin of O by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

In certain cases to oxidize is identical with to acidify; for, in nearly all cases, the more oxygen a substance contains the more nearly does it approximate to acid qualities; thus, by oxidation many elements, as sulphur, nitrogen, carbon, chromium, manganese, etc., pass into compounds which are acid anhydrides, and thus practically in the acid state.

Oxidizement
(Ox"i*dize`ment) n. Oxidation. [R.]

Oxidizer
(Ox"i*di`zer) n. (Chem.) An agent employed in oxidation, or which facilitates or brings about combination with oxygen; as, nitric acid, chlorine, bromine, etc., are strong oxidizers.

Oxidulated
(Ox*id"u*la`ted) a. (Chem.) Existing in the state of a protoxide; — said of an oxide. [R.]

Oxime
(Ox"ime) n. (Chem.) One of a series of isonitroso derivatives obtained by the action of hydroxylamine on aldehydes or ketones.

Oxindol
(Ox*in"dol) n. [Oxygen + indol.] (Chem.) A white crystalline nitrogenous substance (C₈H₇NO) of the indol group, obtained by the reduction of dioxindol. It is a so-called lactam compound.

Oxiodic
(Ox`i*od"ic) a. [Oxy- (a) + iodic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, certain compounds of iodine and oxygen.

Oxlike
(Ox"like) a. Characteristic of, or like, an ox.

Oxlip
(Ox"lip`) n. [AS. oxanslyppe. See Ox, and Cowslip.] (Bot.) The great cowslip

Oxonate
(Ox"o*nate) n. (Chem.) A salt of oxonic acid.

Oxonian
(Ox*o"ni*an) a. Of or relating to the city or the university of Oxford, England. Macaulay.

Oxonian
(Ox*o"ni*an), n. A student or graduate of Oxford University, in England.

Oxonic
(Ox*on"ic) a. [Prob. glyoxalic + carbonic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid (C₄H₅N₃O₄) not known in the free state, but obtained, in combination with its salts, by a slow oxidation of uric acid, to which it is related.

Oxpecker
(Ox"peck`er) n. (Zoöl.) An African bird of the genus Buphaga; the beefeater.

Oxshoe
(Ox"shoe`) n. A shoe for oxen, consisting of a flat piece of iron nailed to the hoof.

Oxter
(Ox"ter) n. [AS. ohsta.] The armpit; also, the arm. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Oxtongue
(Ox"tongue`) n. (Bot.) A name given to several plants, from the shape and roughness of their leaves; as, Anchusa officinalis, a kind of bugloss, and Helminthia echioides, both European herbs.

Oxy-
(Ox"y-) (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

Oxyacetic
(Ox`y*a*ce"tic) a. [Oxy- (b) + acetic.] Hydroxyacetic; designating an acid called also glycolic acid.

Oxyacid
(Ox`y*ac"id) n. [Oxy- (a) + acid.] (Chem.) An acid containing oxygen, as chloric acid or sulphuric acid; — contrasted with the hydracids, which contain no oxygen, as hydrochloric acid. See Acid, and Hydroxy-.

Oxyammonia
(Ox`y*am*mo"ni*a) n. [Oxy- (b) + ammonia.] (Chem.) Same as Hydroxylamine.