Look up: Oxy-

1. Oxy
   Oxy: Street name for OxyContin, prescription painkiller that has become a popular and dangerous recreational drug. OxyContin is a time-release morphine-like narcotic intended to relieve chronic pain of moderate to severe proportions. One pill of OxyContin is designed to last 12 hours. The active ing...
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2. oxy
   flue gas dust from oxysteel production Category: Management in the public and private sector • a gaseous mixture of hydrogen and oxygen(H2/O2 mix)which is extremely flammable over a wide composition range.Oxy-hydrogen gas is created when overcharging battery systems with hydrous electrol...
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3. OXY
   Oxygen
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4. oxy group
   oxy group (ok'sē) , in chemistry, functional group that consists of an oxygen atom joined by single bonds to two separate alkyl groups or aryl groups. It is the functional group of ethers.
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5. Oxy-
   Ox'y- (Chemistry) 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 (below).
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6. oxy-
   <chemistry, prefix> A prefix, also used adjectively, designating a compound containing oxygen. ... A compound containing the hydroxyl group, more properly designated by hydroxy-. See Hydroxy-. Oxy acid. See Oxyacid (below). ... (29 Oct 1998) ...
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7. Oxy-
   • A prefix, also used adjectively • A compound containing oxygen. • A compound containing the hydroxyl group, more properly designated by hydroxy-. See Hydroxy-.
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8. oxy-
   Type: Term Definitions: 1. Combining form denoting shrill; sharp, pointed; quick (incorrectly used for ocy-, from G. ōkys, swift). 2. In chemistry, combining form denoting the presence of oxygen, either added or substituted, in a substance.
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9. oxy-acetylene
   mixes oxygen and acetylene in nearly equal volumes, the mixture being burned at the end of a tip, producing a flame of such high temperature that metals are easily fused. Category: Iron and steel industries • in an -- there are 2 or 3 stages of combustion: 1) the inner tip, sometimes cal...
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10. oxy-arc cutting electrode
    a metal tubular electrode through which oxygen for the cutting process is conveyed
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11. Oxy-fuel
    `Oxy-fuel` refers to technology that burns oxygen with gaseous fuel. As compared to air, which contains 20.95% oxygen, higher temperatures can be reached using pure oxygen. Approximately the same total energy is produced when burning a fuel with oxygen as compared to with air; the difference is the ...
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12. oxy-fuel burner
    burner placed in the sidewall of an arc furnace body, using mixture of fuel and oxygen, to speed up of the charge melting
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13. Oxy-fuel combustion process
    `Oxy-fuel combustion` is the process of burning a fuel using pure oxygen instead of air as the primary oxidant. Since the nitrogen component of air is not heated, fuel consumption is reduced, and higher flame temperatures are possible. Historically, the primary use of oxy-fuel combustion has been in...
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14. oxy-hydrogen
    a gaseous mixture of hydrogen and oxygen(H2/O2 mix)which is extremely flammable over a wide composition range.Oxy-hydrogen gas is created when overcharging battery systems with hydrous electrolyte Category: Electrical engineering and energy
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15. Oxya, Karditsa
    `Oxya` (Greek: Οξυά) is a Greek mountain village in the western part of the Karditsa Prefecture, Greece. Oxya is in the municipality of Mouzaki. The village Oxya had a population of 189 in 2001, the community 689. Oxya is located about 40 km west of Karditsa and is in the foot of the Pi...
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16. oxyacanthous
    oxyacanthous Having sharp thorns.
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17. Oxyacetic
    Ox`y·a·ce'tic adjective [ Oxy- ( b ) + acetic .] Hydroxyacetic; designating an acid called also glycolic acid .
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18. oxyacetic
    Hydroxyacetic; designating an acid ... Synonym: glycolic acid. ... Origin: Oxy- (b) + acetic. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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19. Oxyacetic
    • (a.) Hydroxyacetic; designating an acid called also glycolic acid.
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20. oxyacetylene
    [adj] - of or using a mixture of acetylene and oxygen 2. [n] - a mixture of oxygen and acetylene
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21. oxyacetylene
    a type of charring-and-spraying treatment for standing poles,much used in Australia,in which an oxyacetylene torch is used for scouring out decayed wood and charring the sound wood below it before application of the preservative,generally creosote Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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22. oxyacetylene
    adjective of or using a mixture of acetylene and oxygen; `an oxyacetylene torch`; `oxyacetelyne welding`
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23. oxyacetylene
    noun a mixture of oxygen and acetylene; used to create high temperatures for cutting or welding metals
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24. oxyacetylene torch
    [n] - a blowtorch that burns oxyacetylene
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25. oxyacetylene torch
    noun a blowtorch that burns oxyacetylene
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