a salt containing oxygen as well as a given anion, as FeOCl or BiONO3
Word origin
[1830–40; oxy-2 + salt1]This word is first recorded in the period 1830–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: ante, baby talk, format, showcase, stroboscopeoxy- is a combining form representing oxygen in compound words, sometimes as an equivalent of hydroxy-. Other words that use the affix oxy- include: oxychloride, oxyhydrogen, oxymorphone, oxytetracycline, phenoxybenzamine