Webster's Dictionary 1913

1027

Oösporangium

‖O′ö‐spo‐ran″gi‐um (?), n.; pl. L. Oösporangia (#), E. Oösporangiums (#). [NL., fr. Gr. ῳὄν an egg + � vessel.] (Bot.) An oögonium; also, a case containing oval or rounded spore...

1028

Oöspore

O″ö‐spore (?), n. [Gr. ῳὄν an egg + � a seed.] (Bot.) (a) A special kind of spore resulting from the fertilization of an oösphere by antherozoids. (b) A fertilized oösphere in t...

1029

Oösporic

O′ö‐spor″ic (?), a.(Bot.) Of or pertaining to an oöspore.

1030

Oöstegite

O‐ös″te‐gite (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of the plates which in some Crustacea inclose a cavity wherein the eggs are hatched.

1031

Oötheca

‖O′ö‐the″ca (?), n.; pl.Oöthecæ (#). [NL., fr. Gr. ῳὄν an egg + � a case.] (Zoöl.) An egg case, especially those of many kinds of mollusks, and of some insects, as the cockroach...

1032

Oöticoid

{ O‐öt″i‐coid (?), O‐öt″o‐coid (?), } n. [Gr. � laying eggs (� egg + � a bearing, τίκτειν to bear) + -oid.] (Zoöl.) A half oviparous, or an oviparous, mammal; a marsupial or mon...

1033

Oötype

O″ö‐type (?), n. [Gr. � + -type.] (Zoöl.) The part of the oviduct of certain trematode worms in which the ova are completed and furnished with a shell.

1034

Ooze

Ooze (?), n. [OE. wose, AS. wase dirt, mire, mud, akin to w�s juice, ooze, Icel. vās wetness, OHG. waso turf, sod, G. wasen.] 1. Soft mud or slime; earth so wet as to flow gentl...

1035

Ooze (2)

Ooze, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Oozed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Oozing.] [Prov. Eng. weeze, wooz. See Ooze, n.] 1. To flow gently; to percolate, as a liquid through the pores of a substance ...

1036

Ooze (3)

Ooze, v. t. To cause to ooze. Alex. Smith.

1037

Ooze (4)

Ooze, n.(Oceanography) A soft deposit covering large areas of the ocean bottom, composed largely or mainly of the shells or other hard parts of minute organisms, as Foraminifera...

1038

Ooze leather

Ooze leather. Leather made from sheep and calf skins by mechanically forcing ooze through them; esp., such leather with a soft, finely granulated finish (called sometimes velvet...

1039

Oözoa

‖O′ö‐zo″a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ῳὄν an egg + ζο̑ͅον an animal.] (Zoöl.) Same as Acrita.

1040

Oozy

Ooz″y (?), a. Miry; containing soft mud; resembling ooze; as, the oozy bed of a river. Pope.

1041

Opacate

O‐pa″cate (?), v. t. [L. opacatus, p. p. of opacare.] To darken; to cloud. Boyle.

1042

Opacity

O‐pac″i‐ty (?), n. [L. opacitas: cf. F. opacité.] 1. The state of being opaque; the quality of a body which renders it impervious to the rays of light; want of transparency; opa...

1043

Opacous

O‐pa″cous (?), a. [L. opacus. See Opaque.] Opaque. Milton. — O‐pa″cous‐ness, n.

1044

Opacular

O‐pac″u‐lar (?), a. Opaque. Sterne.

1045

Opah

O″pah (?), n.(Zoöl.) A large oceanic fish (Lampris guttatus), inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean. It is remarkable for its brilliant colors, which are red, green, and blue, with tint...

1046

Opake

O‐pake″ (?), a. See Opaque.

1047

Opal

O″pal (?), n. [L. opalus: cf. Gr. �, Skr. upala a rock, stone, precious stone: cf. F. opale.] (Min.) A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hard...

1048

Opalesce

O′pal‐esce″ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Opalesced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Opalescing (?).] To give forth a play of colors, like the opal.

1049

Opalescence

O′pal‐es″cence (?), n.(Min.) A reflection of a milky or pearly light from the interior of a mineral, as in the moonstone; the state or quality of being opalescent.

1050

Opalescent

O′pal‐es″cent (?), a. Reflecting a milky or pearly light from the interior; having an opaline play of colors.

1051

Opaline

O″pal‐ine (?), a. [Cf. F. opalin.] Of, pertaining to, or like, opal in appearance; having changeable colors like those of the opal.

1052

Opaline (2)

O″pal‐ine (?), n. 1. An opaline variety of yellow chalcedony.2. Opal glass.3. An opaline color or expanse.

1053

Opalize

O″pal‐ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Opalized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Opalizing.] [Cf. F. opaliser.] To convert into opal, or a substance like opal. Lyell.