oxyacid Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any acid that contains oxygen
    oxygen acid.

WordNet

Ox`y*ac"id noun
Etymology
Oxy- (a) + acid.
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) 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-.

Webster 1913