OXTER
Ox"ter, n. Etym: [AS. ohsta.]
Defn: The armpit; also, the arm. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
OXTONGUE
Ox"tongue`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A name given to several plants, from the shape and roughness of their leaves; as, Anchusa officinalis, a kind of bugloss, and Helminthia echioides, both European herbs.
OXY-
Ox"y-. (Chem.)
Defn: A prefix, also used adjectively, designating: (a) A compound containing oxygen. (b) A compound containing the hydroxyl group, more properly designated by hydroxy-. See Hydroxy-. Oxy acid. See Oxyacid (below).
OXYACETIC
Ox`y*a*ce"tic, a. Etym: [Oxy- (b) + acetic.]
Defn: Hydroxyacetic; designating an acid called also glycolic acid.
OXYACID
Ox`y*ac"id, n. Etym: [Oxy- (a) + acid.] (Chem.)
Defn: 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-.