oxyacid

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noun

An acid containing oxygen.

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oxoacidoxygen acid
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Meanings

nounoxyacid (plural oxyacids)

plural oxyacids

  1. chemistryAn acid containing oxygen.

    Synonyms: oxoacid

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn acid containing oxygen.

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More synonyms by meaning

nounany acid that contains oxygen

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oxygen acid
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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)
  3. Englishoxy-
  4. Latinacidu
  5. Frenchacide
  6. Englishacid
  7. Englishoxyacid

From oxy- + acid.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 含氧酸
  • 含氧酸 (hányǎngsuān)an acid containing oxygen
Czech kyslíkatá kyselina
  • kyslíkatá kyselinaan acid containing oxygen
Finnish happihappo
  • happihappoan acid containing oxygen
German Sauerstoffsäure
  • Sauerstoffsäurean acid containing oxygen
Italian ossiacido
  • ossiacidoan acid containing oxygen
Japanese オキソ酸
  • オキソ酸 (okiso san)an acid containing oxygen
Portuguese oxiácido
  • oxiácidoan acid containing oxygen

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

oxyacid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxyacid

MLA

“oxyacid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxyacid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oxyacid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxyacid.

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