Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
oxalate |
noun |
A salt of oxalic acid. |
oxaline |
noun |
See Glyoxaline. |
oxalite |
noun |
A yellow mineral consisting of oxalate of iron. |
oxamate |
noun |
A salt of oxamic acid. |
oxamide |
n |
A white crystalline neutral substance (C2O2(NH2)2) obtained by treating ethyl oxalate with ammonia. It is the acid amide of oxalic acid. Formerly called also oxalamide. |
oxbiter |
noun |
The cow blackbird. |
oxheart |
noun |
A large heart-shaped cherry, either black, red, or white. |
oxidate |
verb t. |
To oxidize. |
oxidize |
verb t. |
To combine with oxygen, or subject to the action of oxygen, or of an oxidizing agent., To combine with oxygen or with more oxygen; to add oxygen to; as, to oxidize nitrous acid so as to form nitric acid., To remove hydrogen from (anything), as by the action of oxygen; as, to oxidize alcohol so as to form aldehyde., To subject to the action of oxygen or of an oxidizing agent, so as to bring to a higher grade, as an -ous compound to an -ic compound; as, to oxidize mercurous chloride to mercuric chloride. |
oxindol |
noun |
A white crystalline nitrogenous substance (C8H7NO) of the indol group, obtained by the reduction of dioxindol. It is a so-called lactam compound. |
oxiodic |
adjective |
Pertaining to, or designating, certain compounds of iodine and oxygen. |
oxonate |
noun |
A salt of oxonic acid. |
oxonian |
adjective |
Of or relating to the city or the university of Oxford, England., A student or graduate of Oxford University, in England. |
oxyacid |
noun |
An acid containing oxygen, as chloric acid or sulphuric acid; — contrasted with the hydracids, which contain no oxygen, as hydrochloric acid. See Acid, and Hydroxy-. |
oxyntic |
adjective |
Acid; producing acid; -applied especially to certain glands and cells in the stomach. |
oxyopia |
noun |
Alt. of Oxyopy |
oxysalt |
noun |
A salt of an oxyacid, as a sulphate. |
oxytone |
adjective |
Having an acute sound; (Gr. Gram.), having an acute accent on the last syllable., An acute sound., A word having the acute accent on the last syllable. |