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oxy

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noun

  1. The bivalent R-O-R functional group found in ethers.

noun

  1. A mixture of oxygen and acetylene; burns at a high temperature and is used for cutting and welding metals.

noun

  1. A synthetic analgesic drug (trademark OxyContin) that is similar to morphine in its effects.

noun

  1. The chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994. It is a colorless and odorless gas.
  2. Molecular oxygen (O2), a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature, also called dioxygen.
  3. A mixture of oxygen and other gases, administered to a patient to help them breathe.
  4. An atom of this element.

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