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oxy

n. 1 (context chemistry English) the bivalent R-O-R functional group found in ethers 2 (context informal English) oxyacetalene, or the equipment used for such a system.

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Oxy

Oxy may refer to:

  • Oxy or oxo, a ketone functional group
  • Oxy, short for oxy-fuel welding and cutting
  • Oxy, a character from the Molecularium Project
  • Oxy, a line of skin care products from Mentholatum
  • Oxy, slang term for the drug oxycodone
  • Oxy, a brand of cleaning products from Reckitt Benckiser
  • Short for the Oxyrhynchus Papyri
  • Nickname for Occidental College
  • Ticker symbol and nickname for Occidental Petroleum

Usage examples of "oxy".

They are sealed between uses and all the oxygen-nitrogen is pumped out to keep the oxy from leaking out and contaminating the nitrogen atmosphere in the stacks.

Once we leave, the system scavenges the oxy back out and powers down until the next customer.

The captain wanted to save some money and he bought a bunch of supercompressed oxy canisters that were decades past their safe-use date.

As Quellen came into the room, Koll reached to the wall with a quick nervous gesture and flipped up the oxy vent, admitting a supply for three.

Quellen nodded to him and reached out to open the oxy vent, letting the stuff flow into the office and trying to capture the patronizing look Koll had flashed at him while doing the same thing fifteen minutes before.

Turning away, Quellen reached for the oxy vent with almost savage joy and flipped it to its widest.

The heat of the little room was oppressive, despite the air conditioning and the oxy vent.

Effective the first of May, oxy quotas in all commercial buildings are reduced by ten per cent.

Since there were only the two of them in the room, he also moved to cut down the oxy vent.

We mounted one bottle I had swiped on my back, tied the other and the oxy bottle on my front, and were on our way.

She wheedled, her mouth making clicking sounds, but no deep sounds now that her oxy was gone.

I sat against a wall and ran the oxy tube a good six inches up my nose so none of it would blow off between inhales.

I inhaled the oxy, enjoying the feel of my chest rising and falling, and the crisp, clean silence in my head.

He turned back, and dropped altitude until they could stow the oxy masks.

There was a vac sled, an emgee maneuvering harness, a skintight suit with recycling gear and extra oxy bottles.