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Oxy vs Poxy - What's the difference?

oxy | poxy |

As adjectives the difference between oxy and poxy

is that oxy is abbreviation of occidental while poxy is (medicine) suffering from pox.

oxy

English

Noun

  • (chemistry) the bivalent R-O-R functional group found in ethers
  • (informal) oxyacetalene, or the equipment used for such a system.

    • poxy

    English

    Alternative forms

    * poxie

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (medicine) suffering from pox
  • sickening; unsatisfactory; generally bad

    • Related terms

    * pockmark * pockmarked * chickenpox * smallpox

    See also

    * lousy