Definition
A prefix meaning sharp or oxygen, or informally short for oxycodone (a pain medication); used in chemistry and medicine.
Etymology
From Greek 'oxys' (sharp, keen, sour), which is why oxygen was named 'oxygen' (literally 'sharp-maker' or 'acid-maker'). The prefix became especially common in chemistry starting in the 18th century.
Kelly Says
Ancient Greeks called it 'oxys' (sharp) because acids seemed sharp to the taste; when French chemists discovered oxygen, they named it 'oxygène' thinking it made acids—so your daily oxygen breath comes from a 2,500-year-old guess that turned out partly wrong!
Translations
BNবাংলা
অক্সিজেন
oks-i-jen
DEDeutsch
Sauerstoff
zauer-stoff
ELΕλληνικά
οξυγόνο
o-ksi-gono
ESEspañol
oxígeno
oks-i-jen-o
FRFrançais
oxygène
o-ksi-jen
HIहिन्दी
ऑक्सीजन
oks-i-jen
HUMagyar
oxigén
oks-i-gen
IDBahasa Indonesia
oksigen
o-ksi-gen
ITItaliano
ossigeno
os-si-jen-o
KMKM
អូક્ស៊ីជិន
ouk-si-jen
MSBahasa Melayu
oksigen
o-ksi-gen
MYမြန်မာ
အ Sauerstoff
a-sau-er-stoff
NLNederlands
zuurstof
zoor-stof
NONorsk
oksygen
oks-i-gen
PTPortuguês
oxigénio
o-xi-jen-i-o
RORomână
oxigen
o-ksi-jen
RUРусский
кислород
kis-lo-rod
SWKiswahili
oksijeni
oks-i-jen-i
TAதமிழ்
ஆக்சிஜன்
aak-si-jen
TEతెలుగు
ఆక్సిజన్
aak-si-jen
TRTürkçe
oksijen
oks-i-jen
UKУкраїнська
кисень
kis-nen
ZUZU
oksijeni
oks-i-jen-i