oxysalt: Meaning and Definition of

ox•y•salt

Pronunciation: (ok'si-sôlt"), [key]
— n. Chem.
  1. any salt of an oxyacid.
  2. a salt containing oxygen as well as a given anion, as FeOCl or BiONO.
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