oxy-
pref.(前缀)
语源
pref.(前缀)
- Oxygen, especially additional oxygen:
氧气,尤指添加氧:
oxyacetylene.
氧乙炔的
语源
- From oxygen
源自 oxygen
oxy-1
combining form
denoting something sharp; acute
⇒
oxytone
Origin
from Greek, from oxusoxy-2
combining form
containing or using oxygen
⇒
oxyacetylene
a former equivalent of hydroxy-
oxy-1
Word Origin
1
a combining form meaning “sharp,” “acute,” “keen,” “pointed,” “acid,” used in the formation of compound words:
oxycephalic; oxygen; oxymoron.
Origin
< Greek, combining form of oxýs sharp, keen, acid
oxy-2
1
a combining form representing oxygen, in compound words, sometimes as an equivalent of hydroxy-: oxychloride.
Related Words
- oxycephaly
- oxygen
- oxytocia
- oxyuriasis
- alkoxy
- benzoxy-
oxy-I.
a word element meaning 'sharp' or 'acute'.
[Greek, combining form of oxys sharp, keen, acid]II.
a combining form of oxygen, as in oxyacetylene; sometimes used as an equivalent of hydroxy-.
oxy-1
combining form
- denoting sharpness表示“尖锐”:
-
oxytone.
词源
from Greek oxus 'sharp'.
oxy-2
(亦作ox-)
combining form
- Chemistry representing oxygen【化】表示“氧”。
1886 R. von Lendenfeld Sponges inProc. Zool. Soc. 561*Oxyaster. With long, slender, pointed rays.
1878 Bartley tr. Topinard'sAnthrop. v. 176*Oxycephalic, elevated skull.
1890 H. Ellis Criminal iii. 50There is a generally recognised tendency to the pointed (oxycephalic) or sugar-loaf form of head.
1895 Forum ( N.Y. ) Sept. 36Among these anomalies were..‘*oxicephaly’.
1888 Sollas in ChallengerRep. XXV. p. lv,*Oxyclad (κλάδος, a young branch). The esactine is oxeate, the ecactine terminates in two or more secondary actines or ‘cladi’.
1657 Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 195Make an *oxydercical collyrie of such medicaments as cure caligation.
1886 Lendenfeld (as above) 562 *Oxydiact. Four rays rudimentary, only two rays lying in one straight line remain.
[ 1706Phillips, *Oxygala, Sower Milk. ]
1745 tr. Columella'sHusb. xii. viii,Make oxygal, or sour milk, after this manner.
1886 Lendenfeld (as above) 562 *Oxyhexact. With six pointed rays, the ends of which form the corners of a double square pyramid. The rays represent the crystalline axes.
1886 Lendenfeld (as above) 562 Hexaster. A star with six, generally equal rays:—a. *Oxyhexaster. Rays pointed. b. Discohexaster. Rays terminated by disks.
1878 Bartley tr. Topinard'sAnthrop. v. 177A certain deformed skull found in Silesia is *oxyklinocephalic.
1846 Smart, *Oxyo′py, preternaturally acute vision.
1886 Lendenfeld (as above) 562 *Oxypentact. One ray rudimentary, representing the axes of a simple square pyramid.
1846 Smart, *Ox′yphony, acuteness of voice.
1890 Cent. Dict. ,*Oxyrhine.
1892 Syd. Soc. Lex. ,*Oxyrrhinous.
1857 Mayne Expos. Lex. ,Oxystomatus,..*oxystomatous.
1852 Dana Crust. i. 62The triangular mouth of the *Oxystomes.
1888 Sollas (as above), *Oxystrongyle.—The esactine is oxeate and the ecactine strongylate...*Oxytylote...The esactine is oxeate, and the ecactine tylote.
1886 Lendenfeld (as above) 562 *Oxytetract. Two rays rudimentary, representing the edges of a square pyramid.
1864–72 Watts Dict. Chem. II. 909Glycollic acid. C2H4O3..*Oxacetic acid.
1873 ― Fownes'Chem. (ed. 11) 681Nitrous acid converts glycocine into glycollic or oxyacetic acid.
1909 Westm. Gaz. 19 Jan. 4/2A special weldless steel tubing brazed together by an *oxy-acetylene process.
1939 L. Tibbenham Welding Cast Iron iii. 29The temperature of an air-acetylene flame is about three-quarters that of oxy-acetylene.
1959 Listener 8 Oct. 583/3 Before the days of oxy-acetylene.
1961 C. Willock Death in Covert iii. 56A desk which had been designed by a modern sculptor whose chosen tool was the oxy-acetylene welder's torch.
1975 R. C. Jain tr. Castro & de Cadenet's WeldingMetall. iii. 20The oxy-acetylene process is being largely replaced by the electric-arc methods since it has a number of disadvantages in the welding of stainless steels.
1892 Syd. Soc. Lex. s.v. ,*Oxyalcohol blowpipe..invented by Marcet, in which the flame of a spirit lamp is urged by a blowpipe transmitting oxygen.
1899 J. Cagney tr. Jaksch'sClin. Diagn. vii. (ed. 4) 351The aromatic oxy-acids which have been proved to exist in the urine are paroxy⁓phenyl acetic acid,..*oxyamygdalic acid.
1866–77 Watts Dict. Chem. IV. 352*Oxanthracene. C14H8O2..When anthracene is boiled for some days with nitric acid, a resin is formed which becomes granular on cooling, and..forms light reddish-yellow crystals of oxanthracene.
1892 Morley & Muir Watts'Dict. III. 670Di-oxy-anthracene C14H8(OH)2, Chrysazol.
1865 Mansfield Salts 45An *Oxybase bears to the general idea of a salt and to Oxygen a relation just the converse of that which a Hydrostyle bears to that idea and to Hydrogen. The term Oxybase includes the Alkalies, commonly so called.
1866 Odling Anim. Chem. 121Ampelic or *oxi-benzoic acid.
1873 Watts Fownes'Chem. 616Quartene or butene glycol is converted by slow oxidation with nitric acid into *oxybutyric acid.
1897 Allbutt's Syst. Med. IV. 310In diabetes..acetone and oxybutyric acid, are usually present with the sugar.
1882 Nature XXVII. 118/2 By the action of boiling 60 per cent. nitric acid, cellulose is converted into an amorphous substance C18H26O16, oxy⁓cellulose.
1878 Kingzett Anim. Chem. 99By oxidation of a milder character..a white amorphous acid, termed *oxy⁓cholic, is produced.
1889 Lockyer in Harper'sMag. Mar. 582/1By means of the *oxy-coal-gas flame, we can determine the spectrum of any vapor given off.
1877 Watts Fownes'Chem. (ed. 12) II. 490Carvacrol *Oxycymene, or Cymenol, is..a thick oil.
1969 New Scientist 8 May 284/2 The *oxy-fuel burner was then lit and the charge melted with the burner operating under reducing conditions.
1951 E. G. West Welding Non-Ferrous Metals iii. 48The *oxy-gas cutting of ferrous metals, except stainless steels, depends on the rapid oxidation of the iron by the oxygen stream.
1974 Nature 4 Jan. 53/2 In this operation, in which oxy-gas torches have been used at the work face, temperatures are in the region of 3,000–3,500° C.
1873 C. H. Ralfe Phys. Chem. 93By oxidation with potassium permanganate, guanin is converted into urea, oxalic acid, and *oxy-guanin.
1966 A. B. Cameron in P. Hepple Petroleum Supply & Demand 38The use of *oxyhelium equipment now enables them to remain as deep as 525 ft for periods up to 30 minutes. [ sc. divers]
1969 Physics Bull. Feb. 51/2There is a problem of speech communication between divers breathing oxy-helium and the men on the surface.
1976 Offshore Engineer Apr. 23/1 Comex physiologists first described the High Pressure Nervous Syndrome (HPNS) during oxy-helium dives as long ago as 1968.
1879 Cassell's Techn. Educ. IV. 407/2If the oxy-spirit, *oxy-house-gas, or oxy⁓hydrogen jets, or the magnesium lamps..are to be used.
1866–77 Watts Dict. Chem. IV. 313*Oxymethyl-carbonic acid, a name applied by Kolbe..to glycollic acid.
1875 Ibid. VII. 886*Oxyneurine. This base..is identical with betaine from beet-juice.
1870 Eng. Mech. 21 Jan. 453/2*Oxy-paraffin oil lamps.
1857 W. A. Miller Elem. Chem. III. 572*Oxyphenic Acid or Pyrocatechin (C12H6O4) the formula of Oxyphenic differs from that of phenic acid by two equivalents of oxygen.
1963 A. C. Davies Sci. &Pract. Welding (ed. 5) vi. 371Iron and steel can be cut by the oxy-hydrogen, *oxy-propane, oxy-coal gas and oxy-acetylene cutting blow-pipes with ease, speed and a cleanness of cut.
1970 Daily Tel. 24 Sept. 2/2On the morning of the explosion two workmen were using oxy-propane cutting tools.
1873 Watts Fownes'Chem. 683Nitrous acid converts alanine into lactic or *oxypropionic acid.
1879 *Oxy-spirit . [ see oxy-house-gas]
1866–77 Watts Dict. Chem. IV. 321*Oxytolic acid, C7H6O3. An acid, isomeric with salicylic and oxybenzoic acids... It is produced by the oxidation of toluene.
1873 ― Fownes'Chem. 704Amylene glycol yields oxybutyric instead of *oxyvaleric acid.
oxy-
word-forming element meaning "sharp, pointed; acid," from Greek oxy-, comb. form of oxys "sharp, pungent" (see acrid). Also used as a comb. form of oxygen.
ORIGIN: Greek oxu- combining form of oxus sharp, acute, acid, etc.; in sense 2 extracted from oxygen .
☞ oxy
oxy-
I.combining form
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek, from oxys; akin to Greek achnē chaff — more at ear
1. : sharp : keen : pointed : acute
< oxyaster >
< oxycephaly >
< oxydactyl >
< oxyrhynchous >
2. : quick
< oxytocic >
3. : acid
< oxyphytic >
< oxyphile >
II.combining form
Etymology: French, from oxygène oxygen — more at oxygen
1.
a. : containing oxygen or additional oxygen
< oxycellulose >
< oxyhemoglobin >
b. : containing oxygen in the form of an oxide
< oxychloride >
c. : containing an oxygen atom united to two different atoms — especially in names of organic compounds; distinguished from ket-, 1ox- 2; compare epoxy-
< oxy-diacetic acid O(CH2COOH)2 >
2. : hydroxy- — not used systematically
< oxynaphthoic >
3. : of oxygen and
< oxyhydrogen >
I.
1.
< oxyaster >
< oxycephaly >
< oxydactyl >
< oxyrhynchous >
2.
< oxytocic >
3.
< oxyphytic >
< oxyphile >
II.
1.
a.
< oxycellulose >
< oxyhemoglobin >
b.
< oxychloride >
c.
< oxy-diacetic acid O(CH2COOH)2 >
2.
< oxynaphthoic >
3.
< oxyhydrogen >
oxy- 1
Prefix
- Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”).
Derived terms
(sharp):
Related terms
oxy- 2
Prefix
- Concerning oxygen
Etymology
Reduced from oxygen which in turn is from the Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”).