Webster's Dictionary 1913

2971

Oxalate

Ox″a‐late (?), n. [Cf. F. oxalate. See Oxalic.] (Chem.) A salt of oxalic acid.

2972

Oxaldehyde

Ox‐al″de‐hyde (?), n. [Oxalic + aldehyde.] (Chem.) Same as Glyoxal.

2973

Oxalethyline

Ox′al‐eth″yl‐ine (?), n. [Oxalic + ethyl + -ine.] A poisonous nitrogenous base (C6H10N2) obtained indirectly from oxamide as a thick transparent oil which has a strong narcotic ...

2974

Oxalic

Ox‐al″ic (?), a. [From Oxalis: cf. F. oxalique.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or contained in, sorrel, or oxalis; specifically, designating an acid found in, and charact...

2975

Oxaline

Ox″a‐line (?), n. [Glyoxal + -ine.] (Chem.) See Glyoxaline.

2976

Oxalis

Ox″a‐lis (?), n. [L., a kind of sorrel, Gr. οξαλἴσ, fr. οξὔσ sharp, pungent, acid.] (Bot.) A genus of plants, mostly herbs, with acid-tasting trifoliolate or multifoliolate leav...

2977

Oxalite

Ox″a‐lite (?), n.(Min.) A yellow mineral consisting of oxalate of iron.

2978

Oxaluramide

Ox′a‐lur‐am″ide (?), n. [Oxaluric + amide.] (Chem.) Same as Oxalan.

2979

Oxalurate

Ox′a‐lur″ate (?), n.(Chem.) A salt of oxaluric acid.

2980

Oxaluric

Ox′a‐lur″ic (?), a. [Oxalyl + urea.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid related to the ureids, and obtained from parabanic acid as a white silky c...

2981

Oxalyl

Ox″a‐lyl (?), n. [Oxalic + -yl.] (Chem.) (a) A hydrocarbon radical (C2O2) regarded as a residue of oxalic acid and occurring in derivatives of it. (b) An old name for carbonyl. ...

2982

Oxamate

Ox‐am″ate (?), n.(Chem.) A salt of oxamic acid.

2983

Oxamethane

Ox′a‐meth″ane (?), n. [Oxamic + ethyl.] (Chem.) Ethyl oxamate, obtained as a white scaly crystalline powder.

2984

Oxamethylane

Ox′a‐meth″yl‐ane (?), n. [Oxamic + methyl.] (Chem.) Methyl oxamate, obtained as a pearly white crystalline substance.

2985

Oxamic

Ox‐am″ic (?), a. [Oxalic + amido] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid NH2.C2O2.HO obtained as a fine crystalline powder, intermediate between oxalic acid and oxamide....

2986

Oxamide

Ox‐am″ide (?), n, [Oxalic + amide.] (Chem.) A white crystalline neutral substance (C2O2(NH2)2) obtained by treating ethyl oxalate with ammonia. It is the acid amide of oxalic ac...

2987

Oxamidine

Ox‐am″i‐dine (?), n. [Oxygen + amido + -ine.] (Chem.) One of a series of bases containing the amido and the isonitroso groups united to the same carbon atom.

2988

Oxanilamide

Ox′a‐nil‐am″ide (?), n. [Oxanilic + amide.] (Chem.) A white crystalline nitrogenous substance, obtained indirectly by the action of cyanogen on aniline, and regarded as an anili...

2989

Oxanilate

Ox‐an″i‐late (?), n.(Chem.) A salt of oxanilic acid.

2990

Oxanilic

Ox′an‐il″ic (?), a. [Oxalic + aniline.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, oxalic acid and aniline; — used to designate an acid obtained in white crystalline scales by heat...

2991

Oxanilide

Ox‐an″i‐lide (?), n. [Oxalic + aniline + amide.] (Chem.) A white crystalline substance, resembling oxanilamide, obtained by heating aniline oxalate, and regarded as a double ani...

2992

Oxbane

Ox″bane′ (?), n.(Bot.) A poisonous bulbous plant (Buphane toxicaria) of the Cape of Good Hope.

2993

Oxbird

Ox″bird′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) (a) The dunlin. (b) The sanderling. (c) An African weaver bird (Textor alector).

2994

Oxbiter

Ox″bit′er (?), n.(Zoöl.) The cow blackbird.

2995

Oxbow

Ox″bow′ (?), n. A frame of wood, bent into the shape of the letter U, and embracing an ox's neck as a kind of collar, the upper ends passing through the bar of the yoke; also, a...

2996

Oxeye

Ox″eye′ (?), n. [Ox + eye.] 1. (Bot.) (a) The oxeye daisy. See under Daisy. (b) The corn camomile (Anthemis arvensis). (c) A genus of composite plants (Buphthalmum) with large y...

2997

Oxeyed

Ox″‐eyed′ (?), a. Having large, full eyes, like those of an ox. Burton.