oxy

comparative more oxy · superlative most oxy

1. rarePertaining to an ox; ox-like.First known use 17th c.

   Tell that to the oxy chap downstairs and touch him for a guinea.

   1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 1: Telemachus]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part I [Telemachia], page 7

comparative more oxy · superlative most oxy

1. chemistryContaining one or more oxygen atoms.First known use 19th c.

1. uncountablechemistryThe bivalent R-O-R functional group found in ethers.

plural oxies

1. abbreviationclippingcountableinformaluncountableClipping of oxyacetylene, a mixture of oxygen and acetylene used for cutting and welding metals.
2. abbreviationclippingcountableslanguncountablemedicineClipping of oxycodone, an opioid similar to heroin.

   One of the detectives, Sgt. Joseph Ballou, discovered that during a drug raid in 2012, Springfield cops had confiscated 51 oxycodone pills — the gold standard of prescription opioids. ¶ The oxies were turned over to Farak for analysis and she issued a certificate saying the pills were not illegal.

   2017 July 2, Howie Carr, “Carr: Judge sees misconduct, AG sees none”, in Boston Herald

3. abbreviationclippingcountableinformaluncountableClipping of oxygen.

1. informalOccidental College