Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913, 100,000 entries)Use the search box below if you want to search in Websters only, use the box at the right to search all of Enyclo. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | Webster > Letter O > Page 37 of 63. « Previous ¦29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 ¦ Next » Osmose Os"mose noun [ Greek ..., equiv. to ... impulse, from ... to push.] (Chemical Physics) Osmosis Os·mo"sis noun [ New Latin ] Osmose.
Osmotic Os·mot"ic adjective Pertaining to, or having the property of, osmose; as, osmotic force.
Osmund Os"mund noun (Botany) A fern of the genus Osmunda , or flowering fern. The most remarkable species is the osmund royal , or royal fern ( Osmunda regalis ), which grows in wet or boggy places, and has large bipinnate fronds, often with a panicle of capsules at the top. The rootstock contains much starch, and has been used in stiffening linen.
Osnaburg Os"na·burg noun A species of coarse linen, originally made in Osnaburg , Germany.
Oso-berry O"so-ber`ry noun (Botany) The small, blueblack, drupelike fruit of the Nuttallia cerasiformis , a shrub of Oregon and California, belonging to the Cherry tribe of Rosaceæ .
Osphradium Os·phra"di·um noun ; plural Osprey, Ospray Os"prey, Os"pray noun [ Through Old French from Latin ossifraga (orig., the bone breaker); probably influenced by oripelargus (mountain stork, a kind of eagle, Greek ...); confer Old French orpres , and French orfraie . See Ossifrage .] (Zoology) The fishhawk.
Oss Oss intransitive verb [ See Osse , noun ] To prophesy; to presage. [ R. & Obsolete] R. Edgeworth.
Osse Osse noun [ Greek ....] A prophetic or ominous utterance. [ R. & Obsolete] Holland.
Ossean Os"se·an noun (Zoology) A fish having a bony skeleton; a teleost.
Ossein Os"se·in noun [ Latin os bone.] (Physiol. Chem.) The organic basis of bone tissue; the residue after removal of the mineral matters from bone by dilute acid; in embryonic tissue, the substance in which the mineral salts are deposited to form bone; -- called also ostein . Chemically it is the same as collagen .
Osselet Os"se·let noun [ French] Osseous Os"se·ous adjective [ Latin osseus , from os , ossis bone; akin to Greek ..., Sanskrit asthi . Confer Oyster .] Composed of bone; resembling bone; capable of forming bone; bony; ossific.
Osseter Os"se·ter noun [ Russ, osetr' sturgeon.] (Zoology) A species of sturgeon.
Ossianic Os`si·an"ic adjective Of or pertaining to, or characteristic of, Ossian , a legendary Erse or Celtic bard. The compositions might be fairly classed as Ossianic .G. Eliot. Ossicle Os"si·cle noun [ Latin ossiculum , dim. of os , ossis , a bone.] Ossiculated Os·sic"u·la`ted adjective Having small bones.
Ossiculum Os·sic"u·lum noun ; plural Ossiferous Os·sif"er·ous adjective [ Latin os , ossis , a bone + -ferous : confer French ossifère .] Containing or yielding bone.
Ossific Os·sif"ic adjective [ Latin os , ossis , bone + facere to make: confer French ossifique . See Fact .] Capable of producing bone; having the power to change cartilage or other tissue into bone.
Ossification Os`si·fi·ca"tion noun [ Confer French ossification . See Ossify .] Ossified Os"si·fied adjective Changed to bone or something resembling bone; hardened by deposits of mineral matter of any kind; -- said of tissues.
Ossifrage Os"si·frage noun [ Latin ossifraga , ossifragus , osprey, from ossifragus bone breaking; os , ossis , a bone + frangere , fractum , to break. See Osseous , Break , and confer Osprey , Ossifragous .] (Zoology) Ossifragous Os·sif"ra·gous adjective [ Latin ossifragus . See Ossifrage .] Serving to break bones; bone-breaking.
Ossify Os"si·fy transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Ossified ; present participle & verbal noun Ossifying .] [ Latin os , ossis , bone + - fy : confer French ossifier . See Osseous .] Ossify Os"si·fy intransitive verb (Physiol.) To become bone; to change from a soft tissue to a hard bony tissue.
Ossifying Os"si·fy`ing adjective (Physiol.) Changing into bone; becoming bone; as, the ossifying process.
Ossivorous Os·siv"o·rous adjective [ Latin os , ossis , bone + vorare to devour: confer French ossivore .] Feeding on bones; eating bones; as, ossivorous quadrupeds. Derham.
Osspringer Os"spring·er noun The osprey. [ R.]
Ossuarium Os`su·a"ri·um noun [ Latin ] A charnel house; an ossuary. Walpole.
Ossuary Os"su·a·ry noun ; plural Ost Ost noun See Oast .
Osteal Os"te·al adjective [ Greek ... a bone.] Osseous.
Ostein Os"te·in noun [ Greek ... bone.] Ossein.
Osteitis Os`te·i"tis noun [ New Latin See Osteo- , and -itis .] (Medicine) Inflammation of bone.
Osteler Os"tel·er noun Same as Hosteler . Wyclif.
Ostend Os·tend" transitive verb [ Latin ostendere to show.] To exhibit; to manifest. [ Obsolete] Mercy to mean offenders we'll ostend .J. Webster. Ostensibility Os·ten`si·bil"i·ty noun The quality or state of being ostensible.
Ostensible Os·ten"si·ble adjective [ From Latin ostensus , past participle of ostendere to show, prop., to stretch out before; from prefix obs- (old form of ob- ) + tendere to stretch. See Tend .] Ostensibly Os·ten"si·bly adverb In an ostensible manner; avowedly; professedly; apparently. Walsh. Ostensibly , we were intended to prevent filibustering into Texas, but really as a menace to Mexico.U. S. Grant. Ostension Os·ten"sion noun [ Latin ostensio a showing: confer French ostension . See Ostend .] (Eccl.) The showing of the sacrament on the altar in order that it may receive the adoration of the communicants.
Ostensive Os·ten"sive adjective Showing; exhibiting. Ostensive demonstration (Math.) , Ostensively Os·ten"sive·ly adverb In an ostensive manner.
Ostensorium, Ostensory Os`ten·so"ri·um, Os·ten"so·ry noun ; plural Latin Ostent Os"tent noun [ Latin ostentus , ostentum , from ostendere (past participle ostensus and ostentus ) to show. See Ostensible .] We asked of God that some ostent might clearChapman. Ostentate Os"ten·tate transitive verb [ Latin ostentatus , past participle of ostentare , v. intens. from ostendere . See Ostent .] To make an ambitious display of; to show or exhibit boastingly. [ R.] Jer. Taylor.
Ostentation Os`ten·ta"tion noun [ Latin ostentatio : confer French ostentation .] He knew that good and bountiful minds were sometimes inclined to ostentation .Atterbury. Ostentatious Os`ten·ta"tious adjective Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous; pretentious; boastful. Far from being ostentatious of the good you do.Dryden. The ostentatious professions of many years.Macaulay. -- Ostentator Os"ten·ta`tor noun [ Latin ] One fond of display; a boaster. Sherwood.
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