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oxic

oxic adjective: sharp; pointy.

Adjective (1)

oxic (comparative more oxic, superlative most oxic)

  1. (obsolete) Sharp; pointy.

Adjective (2)

oxic (not comparable)

  1. Containing oxygen.

Antonyms of oxic

Forms of oxic

comparativemore oxic
superlativemost oxic

Origin of oxic

From Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp, pointed”).

From oxy-, ox(ide), ox(ygen) + -ic.

Words formed from oxic

Words that rhyme with oxic

Questions about oxic

What does oxic mean?
Oxic means sharp; pointy.
What part of speech is oxic?
Oxic is an adjective.

Words near oxic in the dictionary

  1. oxiae
  2. oxiapoptophagy
  3. oxibendazole
  4. oxibuprocain
  5. oxibuprocaine
  6. oxic
  7. oxicam
  8. oxicams
  9. oxicarbazepine
  10. oxiconazole
  11. oxid

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