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- English Word Orthoxylene Definition That variety of xylene in which the two methyl groups are in the ortho position; a colorless, liquid, combustible hydrocarbon resembling benzene.
- English Word Ortive Definition Of or relating to the time or act of rising; eastern; as, the ortive amplitude of a planet.
- English Word Ortolan Definition A European singing bird (Emberiza hortulana), about the size of the lark, with black wings. It is esteemed delicious food when fattened. Called also bunting.
- English Word Ortolan Definition In England, the wheatear (Saxicola oenanthe).
- English Word Ortolan Definition In America, the sora, or Carolina rail (Porzana Carolina). See Sora.
- English Word Orts Definition of Ort
- English Word Ortygan Definition One of several species of East Indian birds of the genera Ortygis and Hemipodius. They resemble quails, but lack the hind toe. See Turnix.
- English Word Orval Definition A kind of sage (Salvia Horminum).
- English Word Orvet Definition The blindworm.
- English Word Orvietan Definition A kind of antidote for poisons; a counter poison formerly in vogue.
- English Word Oryal Definition Alt. of Oryall
- English Word Oryall Definition See Oriel.
- English Word Oryctere Definition The aard-vark.
- English Word Orycterope Definition Same as Oryctere.
- English Word Oryctognosy Definition Mineralogy.
- English Word Oryctography Definition Description of fossils.
- English Word Oryctological Definition Of or pertaining to oryctology.
- English Word Oryctologist Definition One versed in oryctology.
- English Word Oryctology Definition An old name for paleontology.
- English Word Oryctology Definition An old name for mineralogy and geology.
- English Word Oryx Definition A genus of African antelopes which includes the gemsbok, the leucoryx, the bisa antelope (O. beisa), and the beatrix antelope (O. beatrix) of Arabia.
- English Word Oryza Definition A genus of grasses including the rice plant; rice.
- English Word Os Definition A bone.
- English Word Os Definition A mouth; an opening; an entrance.
- English Word Os Definition One of the ridges of sand or gravel found in Sweden, etc., supposed by some to be of marine origin, but probably formed by subglacial waters. The osar are similar to the kames of Scotland and the eschars of Ireland. See Eschar.
- English Word Osage orange Definition An ornamental tree of the genus Maclura (M. aurantiaca), closely allied to the mulberry (Morus); also, its fruit. The tree was first found in the country of the Osage Indians, and bears a hard and inedible fruit of an orangelike appearance. See Bois d'arc.
- English Word Osages Definition A tribe of southern Sioux Indians, now living in the Indian Territory.
- English Word Osanne Definition Hosanna.
- English Word Osar Definition of Os
- English Word Osar Definition See 3d Os.