Word Parts - oxy, oxia, oxic

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oxy-, -oxia, -oxic : From Greek sharp, acut, pointed, keen, sour, acid, acidic, pungent

oxygon - having acute angles; acute-angled; oxymora - sharp, keen plus foolish, dull; oxyblepsia - abnormal acuteness, or sharpness, of sight; oxythymous - quick-tempered; easily riled or angered; paroxysmal - an increase of the acuteness or severity of a disease; oxyurous - having a pointed tail; oxyacanthous - having sharp thorns; oxyalgia - sharp pain; oxycephalous - having a skull of pointed or conical shape.

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oxymel, oxyaphia, antioxidant, oxygnathous, oxyospheresia, oxyphyllous, oxytropic, oxylalia, oxymoronic, oxyaster.

Source: English-Word Information, Word Info About English Vocabulary