oxyacid n 1: any acid that contains oxygen [syn: {oxyacid}, {oxygen acid}]
Oxyacid \Ox`y*ac"id\, n. [Oxy (a) + acid.] (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-}. [1913 Webster]