Meaning of oxy | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Occidental College
   informal
2. The bivalent R-O-R functional group found in ethers.
   uncountable
3. Clipping of oxyacetylene, a mixture of oxygen and acetylene used for cutting and welding metals.
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable
4. Clipping of oxycodone, an opioid similar to heroin.
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, slang, uncountable
5. Clipping of oxygen.
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable

Examples

“One of the detectives, Sgt. Joseph Ballou, discovered that during a drug raid in 2012, Springfield cops had confiscated 51 oxycodone pills — the gold standard of prescription opioids. ¶ The oxies were turned over to Farak for analysis and she issued a certificate saying the pills were not illegal.”

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