Meanings
nounoxyhydrogen (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryA potentially explosive mixture of hydrogen and oxygen
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
- Ancient Greekὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)
- Englishoxy-
- Proto-Indo-European*wed-
- Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*údōr
- Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
- Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
- Frenchhydro-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Hellenic*génos
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Frenchhydrogène
- Englishhydrogen
- Englishoxyhydrogen
Translations
Catalan oxhídric
- oxhídricusing a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen
French oxhydrique
- oxhydriqueusing a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen
German Knallgas
- Knallgasa mixture of hydrogen and oxygen
Italian ossidrico
- ossidricousing a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen
Korean 산수소
- 산수소 (sansuso)using a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen
Malay oksihidrogen
- oksihidrogenusing a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen
Portuguese oxídrico
- oxídricousing a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen
Romanian oxhidric
- oxhidricusing a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen
Spanish oxhídrico
- oxhídricousing a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen
Cite this entry
APA
oxyhydrogen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxyhydrogen
MLA
“oxyhydrogen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxyhydrogen. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oxyhydrogen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxyhydrogen.
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