Old-womanish Old`-wom`an·ish adjective Like an old woman; anile. --
Old`-wom"an*ish*ness ,
noun
Olden Old"en adjective Old; ancient; as, the olden time. "A minstrel of the
olden stamp."
J. C. Shairp.
Olden Old"en intransitive verb To grow old; to age. [ R.]
She had oldened in that time.
Thackeray.
Oldish Old"ish adjective Somewhat old.
Oldness Old"ness noun The state or quality of being old; old age.
Oldster Old"ster noun [ Confer
Youngster .]
An old person. [ Jocular]
H. Kingsley.
Olea O"le·a noun [ Latin olive. See
Olive .]
(Botany) A genus of trees including the olive. » The Chinese
Olea fragrans , noted for its fragrance, and the American devilwood (
Olea Americana ) are now usually referred to another genus (
Osmanthus ).
Oleaceous O`le·a"ceous adjective [ Latin
oléaceus of the olive tree.]
(Botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants ( Oleaceæ ), mostly trees and shrubs, of which the olive is the type. It includes also the ash, the lilac, the true jasmine, and fringe tree.
Oleaginous O`le·ag`i·nous adjective [ Latin
oleaginus ,
oleagineus , belonging to the olive, from
olea olive: confer French
oléagineux . See
Olive ,
Oil .]
Having the nature or qualities of oil; oily; unctuous.
Oleaginousness O`le·ag`i·nous·ness noun Oiliness. Boyle.
Oleamen O`le·a"men noun [ Latin ]
(Medicine) A soft ointment prepared from oil. Dunglison.
Oleander O`le·an"der noun [ French
oléandre (cf. Italian
oleandro , Late Latin
lorandrum ), probably corrupted, under the influence of
laurus laurel, from Latin
rhododendron , Greek ...; ... rose + ... tree.]
(Botany) A beautiful evergreen shrub of the Dogbane family, having clusters of fragrant red or white flowers. It is native of the East Indies, but the red variety has become common in the south of Europe. Called also rosebay , rose laurel , and South-sea rose . » Every part of the plant is dangerously poisonous, and death has occured from using its wood for skewers in cooking meat.
Oleandrine O`le·an"drine noun (Chemistry) One of several alkaloids found in the leaves of the oleander.
Oleaster O`le·as"ter noun [ Latin , from
olea olive tree. See
Olive ,
Oil .]
(Botany) (a) The wild olive tree ( Olea Europea , var. sylvestris ). (b) Any species of the genus Elæagus . See Eleagnus . The small silvery berries of the common species ( Elæagnus hortensis ) are called Trebizond dates , and are made into cakes by the Arabs.
Oleate O"le·ate noun [ Confer F.
oléate .]
(Chemistry) A salt of oleic acid. Some oleates, as the oleate of mercury, are used in medicine by way of inunction.
Olecranal O·lec"ra·nal adjective (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the olecranon.
Olecranon O·lec"ra·non noun [ New Latin , from Greek ...; ... elbow +
krani`on the head.]
(Anat.) The large process at the proximal end of the ulna which projects behind the articulation with the humerus and forms the bony prominence of the elbow.
Olefiant O·le"fi·ant adjective [ French
oléfiant , from Latin
oleum oil +
-ficare (in comp.). Confer
-Fy .]
(Chemistry) Forming or producing an oil; specifically, designating a colorless gaseous hydrocarbon called ethylene . [ Archaic]
Olefine O"le·fine noun [ From
Olefiant .]
(Chemistry) Olefiant gas, or ethylene; hence, by extension, any one of the series of unsaturated hydrocarbons of which ethylene is a type. See Ethylene .
Oleic O"le·ic adjective [ Latin
oleum oil: confer French
oléique .]
(Physiol.Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or contained in, oil; as, oleic acid, an acid of the acrylic acid series found combined with glyceryl in the form of olein in certain animal and vegetable fats and oils, such as sperm oil, olive oil, etc. At low temperatures the acid is crystalline, but melts to an oily liquid above 14... C.
Oleiferous O`le·if`er·ous adjective [ Latin
oleum oil +
-ferous : confer French
oléifére .]
Producing oil; as, oleiferous seeds.
Olein O"le·in noun [ Latin
oleum oil: confer French
oléine .]
(Physiol. Chem.) A fat, liquid at ordinary temperatures, but solidifying at temperatures below 0° C., found abundantly in both the animal and vegetable kingdoms (see Palmitin ). It dissolves solid fats, especially at 30-40° C. Chemically, olein is a glyceride of oleic acid; and, as three molecules of the acid are united to one molecule of glyceryl to form the fat, it is technically known as triolein . It is also called elain .
Olent O"lent adjective [ Latin
olens , present participle of
olere to smell.]
Scented. [ R.]
R. Browning.
Oleo oil O`le·o oil An oil expressed from certain animal fats (esp. beef suet), the greater portion of the solid fat, or stearin, being left behind. It is mixture of olein, palmitin, and a little stearin.
Oleograph O`le·o·graph noun [ Latin
oleum oil +
-graph .]
1. (Chemistry) The form or figure assumed by a drop of oil when placed upon water or some other liquid with which it does not mix. 2. (Painting) A picture produced in oils by a process analogous to that of lithographic printing.
Oleography O`le·og"ra·phy noun 1. Art or process of producing the pictures known as oleographs. 2. A process of identifying oils by their oleographs.
Oleomargarine O`le·o·mar"ga·rine noun [ Latin
oleum oil + English
margarine ,
margarin .] [ Written also
oleomargarin .]
1. A liquid oil made from animal fats (esp. beef fat) by separating the greater portion of the solid fat or stearin, by crystallization. It is mainly a mixture of olein and palmitin with some little stearin. 2. An artificial butter made by churning this oil with more or less milk. » Oleomargarine was wrongly so named, as it contains no
margarin proper, but olein, palmitin, and stearin, a mixture of palmitin and stearin having formerly been called
margarin by mistake.
Oleometer O`le·om`e·ter noun [ Latin
oleum oil +
-meter .]
(Chemistry) An instrument for ascertaining the weight and purity of oil; an elaiometer.
Oleone O"le·one noun [ Latin
oleum + - one , 1.]
(Chemistry) An oily liquid, obtained by distillation of calcium oleate, and probably consisting of the ketone of oleic acid.
Oleoptene O`le·op"tene noun [ Latin
oleum oil + Cr. ... fleeting.]
(Chemistry) See Eleoptene . [ R.]
Oleoresin O`le·o·res"in noun [ Latin
oleum oil + English
resin .]
1. (Chemistry) A natural mixture of a terebinthinate oil and a resin. 2. (Medicine) A liquid or semiliquid preparation extracted (as from capsicum, cubebs, or ginger) by means of ether, and consisting of fixed or volatile oil holding resin in solution. --
O`le*o*res"in*ous adjective
Oleose, Oleous O"le·ose`, O"le·ous adjective [ Latin
oleosus , from
oleum oil.]
Oily. [ R.]
Ray. Floyer.
Oleosity O`le·os"i·ty noun The state or quality of being oily or fat; fatness. [ R.]
B. Jonson.
Oleraceous Ol`er·a"ceous adjective [ Latin
oleraceus , from
olus ,
oleris , garden or pot herbs, vegetables.]
Pertaining to pot herbs; of the nature or having the qualities of herbs for cookery; esculent. Sir T. Browne.
Olf Olf noun [ Etymol. uncertain.]
(Zoology) The European bullfinch. [ Prov.Eng.]
Olfaction Ol·fac"tion noun [ See
Olfactory .]
(Physiol.) The sense by which the impressions made on the olfactory organs by the odorous particles in the atmosphere are perceived.
Olfactive Ol·fac"tive adjective See Olfactory , adjective
Olfactor Ol·fac"tor noun A smelling organ; a nose. [ R.]
Olfactory Ol·fac"to·ry adjective [ Latin
olfactus , past participle of
olfacere to smell;
olere to have a smell +
facere to make. See
Odor , and
Fact .]
(Physiol.) Of, pertaining to, or connected with, the sense of smell; as, the olfactory nerves; the olfactory cells. Olfactory organ (Anat.) ,
an organ for smelling. In vertebrates the olfactory organs are more or less complicated sacs, situated in the front part of the head and lined with epithelium innervated by the olfactory (or first cranial) nerves , and sensitive to odoriferous particles conveyed to it in the air or in water.
Olfactory Ol·fac"to·ry noun ;
plural Olfactories An olfactory organ; also, the sense of smell; -- usually in the plural.
Oliban Ol"i·ban noun (Chemistry) See Olibanum .
Olibanum O·lib"a·num noun [ Late Latin , from Arabic
al-luban frankincense; confer Greek ..., ..., of Semitic origin.]
The fragrant gum resin of various species of Boswellia ; Oriental frankincense.
Olibene Ol"i·bene noun (Chemistry) A colorless mobile liquid of a pleasant aromatic odor obtained by the distillation of olibanum, or frankincense, and regarded as a terpene; -- called also conimene .
Olid, Olidous Ol"id, Ol"i·dous adjective [ Latin
olidus , from
olere to smell.]
Having a strong, disagreeable smell; fetid. [ Obsolete]
Boyle. Sir T. Browne.
Olifant Ol"i·fant noun [ Old French ]
1. An elephant. [ Obsolete]
2. An ancient horn, made of ivory.
Oligandrous Ol`i·gan"drous adjective [
Oligo- + Greek ..., ..., man, male.]
(Botany) Having few stamens.
Oliganthous Ol`i·gan"thous adjective [
Oligo- + Greek ... flower.]
(Botany) Having few flowers.
Oligarch Ol`i·garch noun A member of an oligarchy; one of the rulers in an oligarchical government.
Oligarchal Ol`i·gar"chal adjective Oligarchic. Glover.
Oligarchic, Oligarchical Ol`i·gar"chic, Ol`i·gar"chic·al adjective [ Greek ...: confer French
oligarchique . See
Oligarchy .]
Of or pertaining to oligarchy, or government by a few. "
Oligarchical exiles."
Jowett (Thucyd. ).
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