The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
oxyacid n 1: any acid that contains oxygen [syn: oxyacid, oxygen acid]