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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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-.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

oxyacid

ox y ac id |ˌäksēˈasid ˌɑksiˈæsəd | ▶noun Chemistry an inorganic acid whose molecules contain oxygen, such as sulfuric or nitric acid.

 

Oxford Dictionary

oxyacid

oxy |acid |ˈɒksɪˌasɪd | ▶noun an inorganic acid whose molecules contain oxygen, such as sulphuric acid.