| OXYANIONS | • oxyanions n. Plural of oxyanion. • OXYANION n. an anion containing one or more oxygen atoms bonded to another element (as in the sulphate and carbonate ions). |
| OXYCODONE | • oxycodone n. (Pharmacology) A synthetic analgesic drug (trademark OxyContin) that is similar to morphine in its effects. • OXYCODONE n. an opiate drug used as a painkiller. |
| OXYGENASE | • oxygenase n. (Biochemistry) An enzyme which catalyses biochemical reactions with oxygen. • OXYGENASE n. an enzyme. |
| OXYGENATE | • oxygenate v. (Transitive) To treat or infuse with oxygen. • oxygenate v. (Transitive, medicine) To give (a patient) oxygen therapy. • OXYGENATE v. to impregnate or treat with oxygen. |
| OXYGENISE | • oxygenise v. Alternative spelling of oxygenize. • OXYGENISE v. to oxygenate, also OXYGENIZE. |
| OXYGENIZE | • oxygenize v. To oxidize. • oxygenize v. To oxygenate. • OXYGENIZE v. to oxygenate, also OXYGENISE. |
| OXYGENOUS | • oxygenous adj. (Obsolete) oxygenic. • OXYGENOUS adj. consisting of or containing oxygen. |
| OXYMORONS | • oxymorons n. Plural of oxymoron. • OXYMORON n. (Greek) a self-contradictory expression. |
| OXYPHILES | • OXYPHILE n. an organism that thrives on an acid environment, also OXYPHIL. |
| OXYPHILIC | • oxyphilic adj. Having an affinity for oxygen. • OXYPHILIC adj. thriving in an acid environment. |
| OXYTOCICS | • oxytocics n. Plural of oxytocic. • OXYTOCIC n. a drug that hastens childbirth. |
| OXYTOCINS | • oxytocins n. Plural of oxytocin. • OXYTOCIN n. a pituitary hormone that stimulates uterine muscle contraction. |
| OXYTROPES | • oxytropes n. Plural of oxytrope. • OXYTROPE n. a genus of plants in the legume family, including locoweed. |