Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter O - Page 44
Oxalyl (n.) (Chem.) A hydrocarbon radical ({C2O2) regarded as a residue of oxalic acid and occurring in derivatives of it.
Oxalyl (n.) (Chem.) An old name for carbonyl.
Oxalyl (n.) (Chem.) An old name for carboxyl.
Oxamate (n.) (Chem.) A salt of oxamic acid.
Oxamethane (n.) (Chem.) Ethyl oxamate, obtained as a white scaly crystalline powder.
Oxamethylane (n.) (Chem.) Methyl oxamate, obtained as a pearly white crystalline substance.
Oxamic (a.) (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid NH2.C2O2.HO obtained as a fine crystalline powder, intermediate between oxalic acid and oxamide. Its ammonium salt is obtained by boiling oxamide with ammonia.
Oxamide (n) (Chem.) 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.
Oxamidine (n.) (Chem.) One of a series of bases containing the amido and the isonitroso groups united to the same carbon atom.
Oxanilamide (n.) (Chem.) A white crystalline nitrogenous substance, obtained indirectly by the action of cyanogen on aniline, and regarded as an anilide of oxamic acid; -- called also phenyl oxamide.
Oxanilate (n.) (Chem.) A salt of oxanilic acid.
Oxanilic (a.) (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, oxalic acid and aniline; -- used to designate an acid obtained in white crystalline scales by heating these substances together.
Oxanilide (n.) (Chem.) A white crystalline substance, resembling oxanilamide, obtained by heating aniline oxalate, and regarded as a double anilide of oxalic acid; -- called also diphenyl oxamide.
Oxbane (n.) (Bot.) A poisonous bulbous plant ({Buphane toxicaria) of the Cape of Good Hope.
Oxbird (n.) (Zool.) The dunlin.
Oxbird (n.) (Zool.) The sanderling.
Oxbird (n.) (Zool.) An African weaver bird ({Textor alector).
Oxbiter (n.) (Zool.) The cow blackbird. [Local, U. S.]
Oxbow (n.) A frame of wood, bent into the shape of the letter U, and embracing an ox's neck as a kind of collar, the upper ends passing through the bar of the yoke; also, anything so shaped, as a bend in a river.
Oxbow (n.) The land inside an oxbow bend in a river.
Oxbow (n.) A U-shaped curve in a stream.
Oxbow (n.) A wooden framework bent in the shape of a U; its upper ends are attached to the horizontal yoke and the loop goes around the neck of an ox.
Oxbow, ND -- U.S. city in North Dakota
Population (2000): 248
Housing Units (2000): 84
Land area (2000): 0.406874 sq. miles (1.053798 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.406874 sq. miles (1.053798 sq. km)
FIPS code: 60480
Located within: North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38
Location: 46.674309 N, 96.803634 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
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Headwords:
Oxbow, ND
Oxbow
Oxeye (n.) (Bot.) The oxeye daisy. See under Daisy.
Oxeye (n.) (Bot.) The corn camomile ({Anthemis arvensis).
Oxeye (n.) (Bot.) A genus of composite plants ({Buphthalmum) with large yellow flowers.
Oxeye (n.) (Zool.) A titmouse, especially the great titmouse (Parus major) and the blue titmouse ({Parus coeruleus). [Prov. Eng.]
Oxeye (n.) (Zool.) The dunlin.
Oxeye (n.) (Zool.) A fish; the bogue, or box.
Creeping oxeye (Bot.) A West Indian composite plant ({Wedelia carnosa).
Seaside oxeye (Bot.), A West Indian composite shrub ({Borrichia arborescens).
Compare: Plover
Plover (n.) (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds belonging to the family Charadrid[ae], and especially those belonging to the subfamily Charadrins[ae]. They are prized as game birds.
Plover (n.) (Zool.) Any grallatorial bird allied to, or resembling, the true plovers, as the crab plover ({Dromas ardeola); the American upland, plover ({Bartramia longicauda); and other species of sandpipers.
Note: Among the more important species are the blackbellied plover or blackbreasted plover ({Charadrius squatarola) of America and Europe; -- called also gray plover, bull-head plover, Swiss plover, sea plover, and oxeye; the golden plover (see under Golden); the ring plover or ringed plover ({Aegialitis hiaticula). See Ringneck. The piping plover ({Aegialitis meloda}); Wilson's plover ({Aegialitis Wilsonia); the mountain plover ({Aegialitis montana); and the semipalmated plover ({Aegialitis semipalmata), are all small American species.
Bastard plover (Zool.), The lapwing.
Long-legged plover, or yellow-legged plover. See Tattler.
Plover's page, The dunlin. [Prov. Eng.]
Rock plover, or Stone plover, The black-bellied plover. [Prov. Eng.]
Whistling plover. (a) The golden plover.
Whistling plover. (b) The black-bellied plover. Plow
Oxeye (n.) Any North American shrubby perennial herb of the genus Heliopsis having large yellow daisylike flowers [syn: heliopsis, oxeye].
Oxeye (n.) Eurasian perennial herbs having daisylike flowers with yellow rays and dark centers.
Oxeye (n.) An oval or round dormer window.
Oxeyed (a.) Having large, full eyes, like those of an ox. -- Burton.
Oxfly (n.) (Zool.) The gadfly of cattle.
Oxford (a.) Of or pertaining to the city or university of Oxford, England.
Oxford movement. See Tractarianism.
Oxford School, A name given to those members of the Church of England who adopted the theology of the so-called Oxford "Tracts for the Times," issued the period 1833 -- 1841. -- Shipley.
Oxford tie, A kind of shoe, laced on the instep, and usually covering the foot nearly to the ankle.
Oxford (n.) A city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University.
Oxford (n.) A university town in northern Mississippi; home of William Faulkner
Oxford (n.) A university in England [syn: Oxford University, Oxford].
Oxford (n.) A low shoe laced over the instep.
Oxford -- U.S. County in Maine
Population (2000): 54755
Housing Units (2000): 32295
Land area (2000): 2078.003505 sq. miles (5382.004142 sq. km)
Water
area (2000): 97.261325 sq. miles (251.905665 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2175.264830 sq. miles (5633.909807 sq. km)
Located within: Maine (ME), FIPS 23
Location: 44.324518 N, 70.705175 W
Headwords:
Oxford
Oxford, ME
Oxford County
Oxford County, ME
Oxford, WI -- U.S. village in Wisconsin
Population (2000): 536
Housing Units (2000): 259
Land area (2000): 0.999481 sq. miles (2.588643 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.026180 sq. miles (0.067806 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.025661 sq. miles (2.656449 sq. km)
FIPS code: 60875
Located within: Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
Location: 43.779990 N, 89.569947 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 53952
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Headwords:
Oxford, WI
Oxford
Oxford, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
Population (2000): 876
Housing Units (2000): 462
Land area (2000): 0.907703 sq. miles (2.350940 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.907703 sq. miles (2.350940 sq. km)
FIPS code: 37910
Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location: 40.252091 N, 99.632913 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 68967
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Headwords:
Oxford, NE
Oxford
Oxford, NJ -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New Jersey
Population (2000): 2283
Housing Units (2000): 930
Land area (2000): 5.253647 sq. miles (13.606882 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 5.253647 sq. miles (13.606882 sq. km)
FIPS code: 55500
Located within: New Jersey (NJ), FIPS 34
Location: 40.805431 N, 74.993569 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 07863
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Headwords:
Oxford, NJ
Oxford
Oxford, AR -- U.S. city in Arkansas
Population (2000): 642
Housing Units (2000): 309
Land area (2000): 6.624811 sq. miles (17.158181 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 6.624811 sq. miles (17.158181 sq. km)
FIPS code: 52880
Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
Location: 36.217573 N, 91.918875 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 72565
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Headwords:
Oxford, AR
Oxford
Oxford, NY -- U.S. village in New York
Population (2000): 1584
Housing Units (2000): 684
Land area (2000): 1.778181 sq. miles (4.605467 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.778181 sq. miles (4.605467 sq. km)
FIPS code: 55948
Located within: New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location: 42.442354 N, 75.597822 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
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Headwords:
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Oxford
Oxford, NC -- U.S. city in North Carolina
Population (2000): 8338
Housing Units (2000): 3395
Land area (2000): 4.476082 sq. miles (11.592998 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 4.476082 sq. miles (11.592998 sq. km)
FIPS code: 49800
Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location: 36.311903 N, 78.590762 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 27565
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Headwords:
Oxford, NC
Oxford
Oxford, GA -- U.S. city in Georgia
Population (2000): 1892
Housing Units (2000): 534
Land area (2000): 2.556851 sq. miles (6.622214 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.556851 sq. miles (6.622214 sq. km)
FIPS code: 58744
Located within: Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
Location: 33.624210 N, 83.869885 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 30267
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Headwords:
Oxford, GA
Oxford
Oxford, ID -- U.S. city in Idaho
Population (2000): 53
Housing Units (2000): 23
Land area (2000): 0.253424 sq. miles (0.656366 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.253424 sq. miles (0.656366 sq. km)
FIPS code: 60040
Located within: Idaho (ID), FIPS 16
Location: 42.259830 N, 112.020187 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
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Headwords:
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Oxford
Oxford, OH -- U.S. city in Ohio
Population (2000): 21943
Housing Units (2000): 6134
Land area (2000): 5.875949 sq. miles (15.218638 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.003378 sq. miles (0.008748 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 5.879327 sq. miles (15.227386 sq. km)
FIPS code: 59234
Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location: 39.507452 N, 84.746552 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
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Oxford
Oxford, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana
Population (2000): 1271
Housing Units (2000): 514
Land area (2000): 0.513332 sq. miles (1.329523 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.513332 sq. miles (1.329523 sq. km)
FIPS code: 57546
Located within: Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
Location: 40.521381 N, 87.249840 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 47971
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Headwords:
Oxford, IN
Oxford
Oxford, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
Population (2000): 4315
Housing Units (2000): 1825
Land area (2000): 1.913857 sq. miles (4.956866 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.913857 sq. miles (4.956866 sq. km)
FIPS code: 57480
Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location: 39.783877 N, 75.978375 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 19363
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Headwords:
Oxford, PA
Oxford
Oxford, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000): 705
Housing Units (2000): 286
Land area (2000): 0.523641 sq. miles (1.356224 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.523641 sq. miles (1.356224 sq. km)
FIPS code: 60645
Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location: 41.722645 N, 91.789841 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 52322
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Headwords:
Oxford, IA
Oxford
Oxford, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
Population (2000): 1173
Housing Units (2000): 503
Land area (2000): 0.836768 sq. miles (2.167218 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.836768 sq. miles (2.167218 sq. km)
FIPS code: 53850
Located
within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location: 37.274841 N, 97.169825 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 67119
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Headwords:
Oxford, KS
Oxford
Oxford, ME -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Maine
Population (2000): 1300
Housing Units (2000): 620
Land area (2000): 8.263556 sq. miles (21.402512 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.674828 sq. miles (1.747797 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 8.938384 sq. miles (23.150309 sq. km)
FIPS code: 56240
Located within: Maine (ME), FIPS 23
Location: 44.127093 N, 70.495197 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 04270
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Headwords:
Oxford, ME
Oxford
Oxford, MD -- U.S. town in Maryland
Population (2000): 771
Housing Units (2000): 523
Land area (2000): 0.503141 sq. miles (1.303129 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.218486 sq. miles (0.565875 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.721627 sq. miles (1.869004 sq. km)
FIPS code: 59450
Located within: Maryland (MD), FIPS 24
Location: 38.686776 N, 76.170842 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 21654
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Headwords:
Oxford, MD
Oxford
Oxford, AL -- U.S. city in Alabama
Population (2000): 14592
Housing Units (2000): 6210
Land area (2000): 18.236658 sq. miles (47.232726 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.071116 sq. miles (0.184190 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 18.307774 sq. miles (47.416916 sq. km)
FIPS code: 57576
Located within: Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
Location: 33.597105 N, 85.838881 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 36203
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Headwords:
Oxford, AL
Oxford
Oxford, MA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Massachusetts
Population (2000): 5899
Housing
Units (2000): 2370
Land area (2000): 3.503240 sq. miles (9.073349 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.220308 sq. miles (0.570594 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.723548 sq. miles (9.643943 sq. km)
FIPS code: 51790
Located within: Massachusetts (MA), FIPS 25
Location: 42.111855 N, 71.868916 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 01540
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Headwords:
Oxford, MA
Oxford
Oxford, MI -- U.S. village in Michigan
Population (2000): 3540
Housing Units (2000): 1476
Land area (2000): 1.231926 sq. miles (3.190674 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.194250 sq. miles (0.503105 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.426176 sq. miles (3.693779 sq. km)
FIPS code: 62020
Located within: Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location: 42.823411 N, 83.261415 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 48370 48371
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Headwords:
Oxford, MI
Oxford
Oxford, MS -- U.S. city in Mississippi
Population (2000): 11756
Housing Units (2000): 6137
Land area (2000): 9.969998 sq. miles (25.822176 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.005929 sq. miles (0.015355 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 9.975927 sq. miles (25.837531 sq. km)
FIPS code: 54840
Located within: Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
Location: 34.359837 N, 89.526242 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
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Headwords:
Oxford, MS
Oxford
Oxgang (n.) (O. Eng. Law) See Bovate.
Oxgoad (n.) A goad for driving oxen.
Oxhead (n.) Literally, the head of an ox (emblem of cuckoldom); hence, a dolt; a blockhead.
Dost make a mummer of me, oxhead? -- Marston.
Oxheal (n.) (Bot.) Same as Bear's-foot.
Oxheart (n.) A large heart-shaped cherry, either black, red, or white.
Oxheart (n.) Any of several cultivated sweet cherries having sweet juicy heart-shaped fruits [syn: heart cherry, oxheart, oxheart cherry].
Oxheart (n.) Large heart-shaped sweet cherry with soft flesh [syn: heart cherry, oxheart, oxheart cherry].
Oxhide (n.) 牛皮 The skin of an ox, or leather made from it.
Oxhide (n.) (O. Eng. Law) A measure of land. See 3d Hide.
Oxide (n.) (Chem.) A binary compound of oxygen with an atom or radical, or a compound which is regarded as binary; as, iron oxide, ethyl oxide, nitrogen oxide, etc.
Note: In the chemical nomenclature adopted by Guyton de Morveau, Lavoisier, and their associates, the term oxides was made to include all compounds of oxygen which had no acid (F. acide) properties, as contrasted with the acids, all of which were at that time supposed to contain oxygen. The orthography oxyde, oxyd, etc., was afterwards introduced in ignorance or disregard of the true etymology, but these forms are now obsolete in English. The spelling oxid is not common. oxidise
Oxid (n.) (Chem.) See Oxide.
Oxidability (n.) Capability of being converted into an oxide.
Oxidable (a.) Capable of being converted into an oxide.
Oxidant (n.) 氧化劑 A substance that oxidizes another substance [syn: oxidant, oxidizer, oxidiser, oxidizing agent].
Oxidated (imp. & p. p.) of Oxidate.
Oxidating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Oxidate.
Oxidate (v. t.) 使氧化；氧化 To oxidize. [Obs.]
Oxidate (v.) Enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide; "This metal oxidizes easily" [syn: oxidise, oxidize, oxidate].
Oxidate (v.) Add oxygen to or combine with oxygen [syn: oxidize, oxidise, oxidate] [ant: deoxidise, deoxidize, reduce].
Oxidation (n.) 氧化（作用）[U] The act or process of oxidizing, or the state or result of being oxidized.
Oxidation (n.) The process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction [syn: {oxidation}, {oxidization}, {oxidisation}].
Oxidator (n.) 氧化劑；氧化器 An oxidizer. [Obs.]
Oxidator (n.) 和氧器（一種由體外和氧於靜脈血之醫療器械） A contrivance for causing a current of air to impinge on the flame of the Argand lamp; -- called also {oxygenator}.
Oxide (n.) (Chem.) 氧化物 [C] [U] A binary compound of oxygen with an atom or radical, or a compound which is regarded as binary; as, iron oxide, ethyl oxide, nitrogen oxide, etc.
Note: In the chemical nomenclature adopted by Guyton de Morveau, Lavoisier, and their associates, the term oxides was made to include all compounds of oxygen which had no acid (F. acide) properties, as contrasted with the acids, all of which were at that time supposed to contain oxygen. The orthography {oxyde}, {oxyd}, etc., was afterwards introduced in ignorance or disregard of the true etymology, but these forms are now obsolete in English. The spelling {oxid} is not common.
Oxide (n.) Any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical.
Oxidizable (a.) [化] 可氧化的 Capable of being oxidized.
Oxidizable (a.) Capable of undergoing a chemical reaction with oxygen.
Oxidized (imp. & p. p.) of Oxidize.
Oxidizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Oxidize.
Oxidize (v. t.) (Chem.) (v. t.) 使氧化；使生鏽 (v. i.) 氧化；生鏽 To combine with oxygen, or subject to the action of oxygen, or of an oxidizing agent. Specifically:
Oxidize (v. t.) To combine with oxygen or with more oxygen; to add oxygen to; as, to oxidize nitrous acid so as to form nitric acid.
Oxidize (v. t.) To remove hydrogen from (anything), as by the action of oxygen; as, to oxidize alcohol so as to form aldehyde.
Oxidize (v. t.) 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.
Note: In certain cases to oxidize is identical with to acidify; for, in nearly all cases, the more oxygen a substance contains the more nearly does it approximate to acid qualities; thus, by oxidation many elements, as sulphur, nitrogen, carbon, chromium, manganese, etc., pass into compounds which are acid anhydrides, and thus practically in the acid state.
Compare: Sulphur
Sulphur (n.), Sulfur (S), 硫，硫磺 Also spelled sulphur, nonmetallic chemical element belonging to the oxygen group (Group 16 [VIa] of the periodic table), one of the most reactive of the elements. Pure sulfur is a tasteless, odourless, brittle solid that is pale yellow in colour, a poor conductor of electricity, and insoluble in water. It reacts with all metals except gold and platinum, forming sulfides; it also forms compounds with several nonmetallic elements. Millions of tons of sulfur are produced each year, mostly for the manufacture of sulfuric acid, which is widely used in industry.
Oxidize (v.) Enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide; "This metal oxidizes easily" [syn: oxidise, oxidize, oxidate].
Oxidize (v.) Add oxygen to or combine with oxygen [syn: oxidize, oxidise, oxidate] [ant: deoxidise, deoxidize, reduce].
Oxidizement (n.) Oxidation. [R.]
Oxidizement (n.) (Uncountable) (Archaic) 氧化（作用）[U ] Oxidation.
Oxidizer (n.) (Chem.) 氧化劑；氧化器 An agent employed in oxidation, or which facilitates or brings about combination with oxygen; as, nitric acid, chlorine, bromine, etc., are strong oxidizers.
Oxidizer (n.) A substance that oxidizes another substance [syn: oxidant, oxidizer, oxidiser, oxidizing agent].
Oxidulated (a.) (Chem.) Existing in the state of a protoxide; -- said of an oxide. [R.]
Oxime (n.) (Chem.) One of a series of isonitroso derivatives obtained by the action of hydroxylamine on aldehydes or ketones.
Oxime (n.) Any compound containing the group -C=NOH
Oxindol (n.) (Chem.) A white crystalline nitrogenous substance ({C8H7NO) of the indol group, obtained by the reduction of dioxindol. It is a so-called lactam compound.
Oxiodic (a.) (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, certain compounds of iodine and oxygen.
Oxlike (a.) Characteristic of, or like, an ox.
Oxlip (n.) The great cowslip (Primula veris, var. elatior).
Oxonate (n.) A salt of oxonic acid.
Oxonian (a.) Of or relating to the city or the university of Oxford, England. -- Macaulay.
Oxonian (n.) A student or graduate of Oxford University, in England.
Oxonian (a.) Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Oxford University; "Oxonian education".
Oxonian (a.) Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the city of Oxford, England, or its inhabitants; "his Oxonian neighbors"; "Oxonian bookstores".
Oxonian (n.) A native or resident of Oxford.
Oxonic (a.) (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid ({C4H5N3O4) not known in the free state, but obtained, in combination with its salts, by a slow oxidation of uric acid, to which it is related.
Oxpecker (n.) (Zool.) An African bird of the genus Buphaga; the beefeater.
Oxshoe (n.) A shoe for oxen, consisting of a flat piece of iron nailed to the hoof.
Oxter (n.) The armpit; also, the arm. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] oxtongue
Oxtongue, Ox-tongue (n.) (Bot.) A widespread European weed ({Picris echioides formerly Helminthia echioides) with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers. The name is applied to several plants, from the shape and roughness of their leaves; as, Anchusa officinalis, a kind of bugloss, and Helminthia echioides, both European herbs. It has been naturalized in the U. S.
Syn: bristly oxtongue, prickly oxtongue, bitterweed, bugloss.
Oxtongue (n.) Widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States [syn: oxtongue, bristly oxtongue, bitterweed, bugloss, Picris echioides].
Oxy- () A prefix, also used adjectively , designating:
Oxy- () A compound containing oxygen.
Oxy- () A compound containing the hydroxyl group, more properly designated by hydroxy-. See Hydroxy-.
Oxy acid. See Oxyacid (below).
Oxyacetic (a.) Hydroxyacetic; designating an acid called also glycolic acid.
Oxyacid (n.) (Chem.) 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-.
Oxyacid (n.) Any acid that contains oxygen [syn: oxyacid, oxygen acid].
Oxyammonia (n.) (Chem.) Same as Hydroxylamine.
Oxybenzene (n.) (Chem.) Hydroxy benzene. Same as Phenol.
Oxybenzene (n.) A toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally [syn: carbolic acid, phenol, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid].
Oxybenzoic (a.) (Chem.) Hydroxybenzoic; pertaining to, or designating, any one of several hydroxyl derivatives of benzonic acid, of which the commonest is salicylic acid.
Oxybromic (a.) (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, certain compounds of oxygen and bromine.
Oxybutyric (a.) (Chem.) Hydroxybutyric; designating any one of a group of metameric acids (C3H6.OH.CO2H).
Oxycalcium (a.) Of or pertaining to oxygen and calcium; as, the oxycalcium light. See Drummond light.
Oxycaproic (a.) (Chem.) See Leucic.
Oxychloric (a.) (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating in general, certain compounds containing oxygen and chlorine.
Oxychloric (a.) (Chem.) Formerly designating an acid now called perchloric acid. See Perchloric.
Oxychloride (n.) (Chem.) A ternary compound of oxygen and chlorine; as, plumbic oxychloride.
Oxycrate (n.) (Med.) A Mixture of water and vinegar. -- Wiseman.
Oxycymene (n.) (Chem.) Hydroxy cymene. Same as Carvacrol.
Oxygen (n.) (Chem.) A colorless, tasteless, odorless, gaseous element of atomic number 8, occurring in the free state in the atmosphere, of which it forms about 23 per cent by weight and about 21 per cent by volume, being slightly heavier than nitrogen. Symbol O. Atomic weight 15.9994.
Note: It occurs combined in immense quantities, forming eight ninths by weight of water, and probably one half by weight of the entire solid crust of the globe, being an ingredient of silica, the silicates, sulphates, carbonates, nitrates, etc. Oxygen combines with all elements (except fluorine), forming oxides, bases, oxyacid anhydrides, etc., the process in general being
called oxidation, of which combustion is only an intense modification. At ordinary temperatures with most substances it is moderately active, but at higher temperatures it is one of the most violent and powerful chemical agents known. It is indispensable in respiration, and in general is the most universally active and efficient element. It may be prepared in the pure state by heating potassium chlorate. This element (called dephlogisticated air by Priestley) was named oxygen by Lavoisier because he supposed it to be a constituent of all acids. This is not so in the case of a very few acids (as hydrochloric, hydrobromic, hydric sulphide, etc.), but these do contain elements analogous to oxygen in property and action. Moreover, the fact that most elements approach the nearer to acid qualities in proportion as they are combined with more oxygen, shows the great accuracy and breadth of Lavoisier's conception of its nature.
Oxygen (n.) Chlorine used in bleaching. [Manufacturing name]
Oxygen (n.) A nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust [syn: oxygen, O, atomic number 8].
Oxygen
Symbol: O
Atomic number: 8
Atomic weight: 15.9994
A colourless, odourless gaseous element belonging to group 16 of the periodic table. It is the most abundant element present in the earth's crust. It also makes up 20.8% of the Earth's atmosphere. For industrial purposes, it is separated from liquid air by fractional distillation. It is used in high temperature welding, and in breathing. It commonly comes in the form of Oxygen, but is found as Ozone in the upper atmosphere. It was discovered by Priestley in 1774.
Oxygen (n.) [ U ] (symbol O) (B2) 氧，氧氣 A chemical element that is a gas with no smell or colour. Oxygen forms a large part of the air on earth, and is needed by animals and plants to live.
Oxygenated (imp. & p. p.) of Oxygenate.
Oxygenating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Oxygenate.
Oxygenate (v. t.) To unite, or cause to combine, with oxygen; to treat with oxygen; to oxidize; as, oxygenated water (hydrogen dioxide).
Oxygenation (n.) (Chem.) The act or process of combining or of treating with oxygen; oxidation.
Oxygenation (n.) The process of providing or combining or treating with oxygen; "the oxygenation of the blood".
Oxidator (n.) An oxidizer. [Obs.]
Oxidator (n.) A contrivance for causing a current of air to impinge on the flame of the Argand lamp; -- called also oxygenator.
Oxygenator (n.) An oxidizer.
Oxygenic (a.) (Chem.) Pertaining to, containing, or resembling, oxygen; producing oxygen.
Oxygenium (n.) [NL.] (Chem.) The technical name of oxygen. [R. and archaic]
Oxygenizable (a.) (Chem.) Oxidizable.
Oxygenized (imp. & p. p.) of Oxygenize.
Oxygenizing (p pr. & vb. n.) of Oxygenize.
Oxygenize (v. t.) (Chem.) To oxidize.
Oxygenize (v.) Change (a compound) by increasing the proportion of the electronegative part; or change (an element or ion) from a lower to a higher positive valence: remove one or more electrons from (an atom, ion, or molecule) [syn: oxygenize, oxygenise].
Oxygenize (v.) Dehydrogenate with oxygen [syn: oxygenize, oxygenise].
Oxygenize (v.) Impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; "oxygenate blood" [syn: oxygenate, oxygenize, oxygenise, aerate].
Oxygenizement (n.) Oxidation.
Oxygenous (a.) Oxygenic.