Words that come from Ancient Greek ὀξύς

400 words across 29 languages descend from Ancient Greek ὀξύς — including oxygen, hypoxia, oxygenation, oxalate, oxytocin, doxorubicin, oxalic, fluoxetine.

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English (257)

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