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
oxy aster
oxy cephaly
oxy dactyl
oxy rhynchous
2. : quick
oxy tocic
3. : acid
oxy phytic
oxy phile
II. combining form
Etymology: French, from oxygène oxygen — more at oxygen
1.
a. : containing oxygen or additional oxygen
oxy cellulose
oxy hemoglobin
b. : containing oxygen in the form of an oxide
oxy chloride
c. : containing an oxygen atom united to two different atoms — especially in names of organic compounds; distinguished from ket-, 1 ox- 2; compare epoxy-
oxy -diacetic acid O(CH 2 COOH) 2
2. : hydroxy- — not used systematically
oxy naphthoic
3. : of oxygen and
oxy hydrogen