Oxbiter Ox"bit`er noun (Zoology) The cow blackbird. [ Local, U. S.]

Oxbow Ox"bow` noun A frame of wood, bent into the shape of the letter U , and embracing an ox's neck as a kind of collar, the upper ends passing through the bar of the yoke; also, anything so shaped, as a bend in a river.

Oxeye Ox"eye` noun [ Ox + eye .] 1. (Botany) (a) The oxeye daisy. See under Daisy . (b) The corn camomile ( Anthemis arvensis ). (c) A genus of composite plants ( Buphthalmum ) with large yellow flowers.

2. (Zoology) (a) A titmouse, especially the great titmouse ( Parus major ) and the blue titmouse ( P. cœruleus ). [ Prov. Eng.] (b) The dunlin. (c) A fish; the bogue, or box.

Creeping oxeye (Botany) a West Indian composite plant ( Wedelia carnosa ). -- Seaside oxeye (Botany) , a West Indian composite shrub ( Borrichia arborescens ).

Oxeyed Ox"·eyed` adjective Having large, full eyes, like those of an ox. Burton.

Oxfly Ox"fly` noun (Zoology) The gadfly of cattle.

Oxford Ox"ford adjective Of or pertaining to the city or university of Oxford, England.

Oxford movement . See Tractarianism . -- Oxford School , a name given to those members of the Church of England who adopted the theology of the so-called Oxford "Tracts for the Times," issued the period 1833 -- 1841. Shipley. -- Oxford tie , a kind of shoe, laced on the instep, and usually covering the foot nearly to the ankle.

Oxgang Ox"gang` noun [ Ox + gang , noun , 1.] (O. Eng. Law) See Bovate .

Oxgoad Ox"goad` noun A goad for driving oxen.

Oxhead Ox"head` noun [ Confer Hogshead .] Literally, the head of an ox (emblem of cuckoldom); hence, a dolt; a blockhead.

Dost make a mummer of me, oxhead ?

Marston.

Oxheal Ox"heal` noun (Botany) Same as Bear's-foot .

Oxheart Ox"heart` noun A large heart- shaped cherry, either black, red, or white.

Oxhide Ox"hide` noun 1. The skin of an ox, or leather made from it.

2. (O. Eng. Law) A measure of land. See 3d Hide .

Oxid Ox"id noun (Chemistry) See Oxide .

Oxidability Ox`i·da·bil"i·ty noun [ Confer French oxydabilité .] Capability of being converted into an oxide.

Oxidable Ox"i·da·ble adjective [ Confer French oxydable .] Capable of being converted into an oxide.

Oxidate Ox"i·date transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Oxidated ; present participle & verbal noun Oxidating .] [ Confer f. oxyder . See Oxide .] (Chemistry) To oxidize. [ Obsolete]

Oxidation Ox`i·da"tion noun [ Confer French oxidation .] (Chemistry) The act or process of oxidizing, or the state or result of being oxidized.

Oxidator Ox"i·da`tor noun 1. An oxidizer. [ Obsolete]

2. A contrivance for causing a current of air to impinge on the flame of the Argand lamp; -- called also oxygenator .

Oxide Ox"ide noun [ French ox ygène oxygen + ac ide acid: confer French oxyde . The French word was correctly spelt oxide , till about the year 1840, when, in ignorance or forgetfulness of the true history and composition of the word, the orthography was change to make it represent the υ of Greek 'oxy`s , from which it was supposed to be directly derived.] (Chemistry) A binary compound of oxygen with an atom or radical, or a compound which is regarded as binary; as, iron oxide , ethyl oxide , nitrogen oxide , etc.

» In the chemical nomenclature adopted by Guyton de Morveau, Lavoisier,and their associates, the term oxides was made to include all compounds of oxygen which had no acid (F. acide ) properties, as contrasted with the acids, all of which were at that time supposed to contain oxygen. The orthography oxyde , oxyd , etc., was afterwards introduced in ignorance or disregard of the true etymology, but these forms are now obsolete in English. The spelling oxid is not common.

Oxidizable Ox"i·di`za·ble adjective Capable of being oxidized.

Oxidize Ox"i·dize transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Oxidized ; present participle & verbal noun Oxidizing .] (Chemistry) To combine with oxygen, or subject to the action of oxygen, or of an oxidizing agent. Specifically: (a) To combine with oxygen or with more oxygen; to add oxygen to; as, to oxidize nitrous acid so as to form nitric acid. (b) To remove hydrogen from (anything), as by the action of oxygen; as, to oxidize alcohol so as to form aldehyde. (c) To subject to the action of oxygen or of an oxidizing agent, so as to bring to a higher grade, as an -ous compound to an -ic compound; as, to oxidize mercurous chloride to mercuric chloride.

» 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 noun Oxidation. [ R.]

Oxidizer Ox"i·di`zer noun (Chemistry) 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 adjective (Chemistry) Existing in the state of a protoxide; -- said of an oxide. [ R.]

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

Oxindol Ox·in"dol noun [ Ox ygen + indol .] (Chemistry) A white crystalline nitrogenous substance (C ₈ H ₇ NO) of the indol group, obtained by the reduction of dioxindol. It is a so-called lactam compound.

Oxiodic Ox`i·od"ic adjective [ Ox y- ( a ) + iodic .] (Chemistry) Pertaining to, or designating, certain compounds of iodine and oxygen.

Oxlike Ox"like adjective Characteristic of, or like, an ox.

Oxlip Ox"lip` noun [ Anglo-Saxon oxanslyppe . See Ox , and Cowslip .] (Botany) The great cowslip ( Primula veris , var. elatior ).

Oxonate Ox"o·nate noun (Chemistry) A salt of oxonic acid.

Oxonian Ox·o"ni·an adjective Of or relating to the city or the university of Oxford, England. Macaulay.

Oxonian Ox·o"ni·an noun A student or graduate of Oxford University, in England.

Oxonic Ox·on"ic adjective [ Prob. gly ox alic + carb onic .] (Chemistry) Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid (C ₄ H ₅ N ₃ O ₄ ) 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 noun (Zoology) An African bird of the genus Buphaga ; the beefeater.

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

Oxter Ox"ter noun [ Anglo-Saxon ōhsta .] The armpit; also, the arm. [ Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Oxtongue Ox"tongue` noun (Botany) 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- (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).

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

Oxyacid Ox`y·ac"id noun [ Oxy- (a) + acid .] (Chemistry) 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 noun [ Oxy- (b) + ammonia .] (Chemistry) Same as Hydroxylamine .

Oxybenzene Ox`y·ben"zene noun [ Oxy- (b) + benzene .] (Chemistry) Hydroxy benzene. Same as Phenol .

Oxybenzoic Ox`y·ben·zo"ic adjective [ Oxy- (b) + benzoic .] (Chemistry) Hydroxybenzoic; pertaining to, or designating, any one of several hydroxyl derivatives of benzonic acid, of which the commonest is salicylic acid.

Oxybromic Ox`y·bro"mic adjective [ Oxy- (a) + bromic .] (Chemistry) Pertaining to, or designating, certain compounds of oxygen and bromine.

Oxybutyric Ox`y·bu·tyr"ic adjective [ Oxy- (b) + butyric .] (Chemistry) Hydroxybutyric; designating any one of a group of metameric acids (C ₃ H ₆ .OH.CO ₂ H).

Oxycalcium Ox`y·cal"ci·um adjective [ Oxy- (a) + calcium .] Of or pertaining to oxygen and calcium; as, the oxycalcium light. See Drummond light .

Oxycaproic Ox`y·ca·pro"ic adjective (Chemistry) See Leucic .

Oxychloric Ox`y·chlo"ric adjective [ Oxy- (a) + chloric .] (Chemistry) (a) Of, pertaining to, or designating in general, certain compounds containing oxygen and chlorine. (b) Formerly designating an acid now called perchloric acid . See Perchloric .

Oxychloride Ox`y·chlo"ride noun [ Oxy- (a) + chloride .] (Chemistry) A ternary compound of oxygen and chlorine; as, plumbic oxychloride .

Oxycrate Ox"y·crate noun [ Greek ...............;............ acid + ............ to mix: confer French oxycrat .] (med.) A Mixture of water and vinegar. Wiseman.

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