Meanings
adjectiveoxyntic (not comparable)
- not comparableimmunologyProducing acid.
Origin
- Ancient Greekὀξύνω“to sharpen”
- Englishoxyntic
Derived from Ancient Greek ὀξύνω (oxúnō, “to sharpen”)
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Portuguese oxíntico
- oxínticoproducing acid
Spanish oxíntico
- oxínticoproducing acid
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oxyntic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxyntic
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