oxy
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈɑksi/
- Informal
:
oxígeno
- Then her eyes fall to the space below the shelf, and she sees the two cylinders of oxy-acetylene gas, and a plan of action begins to take form in her head.
And many of the people in this room helped give that oxy, give that fire the oxygen that it needed to burn.
- And many of the people in this room helped give that oxy, give that fire the oxygen that it needed to burn.
- And then all this phosphorus basically choked the oceans and made them super cold and a without oxygen, a oxy.
Examples
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He quickly ran out of oxy while climbing the mountain, making it hard to breathe.
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And many of the people in this room helped give that oxy, give that fire the oxygen that it needed to burn.
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An oxy tent might be just the thing for him.
Fiction book (2001) -
We've got plenty of oxy anyway.
Fiction book (1999) -
Worry-free Oxy-clean uses the power of oxygen.
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Because that was the week my father, the welder, brought home his oxy-acetylene torch.
Blog text (12) -
The Sun brand you used looks like it is 56 ounces, which would be a total of 7 pounds of oxy cleaner, which sounds like a lot to use.
Blog text (5) -
In the hospital, patients are often given oxy to help them with their breathing problems.
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The scuba diver checked his tank to ensure he had enough oxy for the deep dive.
Synonyms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Oxy is a casual short form of oxygen, the gas we breathe. It comes from the Greek word oxys meaning 'sharp' or 'acid', but today oxy is used to name the life-giving gas we need to breathe.