OXYMORON
Ox`y*mo"ron, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Rhet.)
Defn: A figure in which an epithet of a contrary signification is added to a word; e. g., cruel kindness; laborious idleness.
OXYMURIATE
Ox`y*mu"ri*ate, n. (Old Chem.)
Defn: A salt of the supposed oxymuriatic acid; a chloride. Oxymuriate of lime, chloride of lime.
OXYMURIATIC Ox`y*mu`ri*at"ic, a. Etym: [Oxy- (a) + muriatic: cf. F. oxymuriatique.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or consisting of, oxygen and muriatic acid, that is, hydrochloric acid. [Archaic.] Oxymuriatic acid, chlorine, formerly so called on the supposition that it was a compound of oxygen and muriatic acid. [Obs.]
OXYNEURINE
Ox`y*neu"rine, n. (Chem.)
Defn: See Betaine.
OXYNTIC
Ox*yn"tic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Physiol.)
Defn: Acid; producing acid; -applied especially to certain glands and cells in the stomach.