oxysalt
nounUK /ˈɒksɪsɔːlt/
US /ˈɑːksɪsɔːlt/
A salt that has oxygen in it.
The chemist studied an oxysalt made from a metal and oxygen.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A salt formed from an oxyacid, containing an oxyanion such as sulfate or nitrate.
Sodium sulfate is an oxysalt derived from sulfuric acid.
3. Any chemical compound classed as a salt in which the anion includes oxygen atoms.
Many minerals in rocks are oxysalts like carbonates and phosphates.
4. In older chemistry texts, a salt produced by the action of an oxyacid on a base.
The old textbook described how an oxysalt forms when an oxyacid reacts with a base.