Webster's Dictionary 1913

3079

Oxytocic

Ox′y‐toc″ic (?), a. [Gr. οξὔσ sharp, quick + ���� birth.] (Med.) Promoting uterine contractions, or parturition. — n. An oxytocic medicine or agent.

3080

Oxytoluene

Ox′y‐tol″u‐ene (?), n. [Oxy- (a) + toluene.] One of three hydroxy derivatives of toluene, called the cresols. See Cresol.

3081

Oxytone

Ox″y‐tone (?), a. [Gr. ���; οξὔσ sharp + ��� tone.] Having an acute sound; (Gr. Gram.), having an acute accent on the last syllable.

3082

Oxytone (2)

Ox″y‐tone, n. 1. An acute sound.2. (Gr. Gram.) A word having the acute accent on the last syllable.

3083

Oxytonical

Ox′y‐ton″ic‐al (?), a.(Gr. Gram.) Oxytone.

3084

Oyer

O″yer (?), n. [Anglo F., a hearing, from OF. oïr, F. ouïr, to hear, L. audire. See Audible.] (Law) A hearing or an inspection, as of a deed, bond, etc., as when a defendant in c...

3085

Oyez

O″yez′ (ō″yĕs′; 277), interj. [Anglo-F. oyez hear ye. See Oyer.] Hear; attend; — a term used by criers of courts to secure silence before making a proclamation. It is repeated t...

3086

Oylet

Oy″let (?), n. [See Eyelet.] 1. See Eyelet.2. (Arch.) Same as Oillet.

3087

Oynoun

Oy″noun (?), n. Onion. Chaucer.

3088

Oyster

Oys″ter (ois″tẽr), n. [OF. oistre, F. huître, L. ostrea, ostreum, Gr. ὄστρεον; prob. akin to οστρἔον bone, the oyster being so named from its shell. Cf. Osseous, Ostracize.] 1. ...

3089

Oyster-green

Oys″ter–green′ (?), n.(Bot.) A green membranous seaweed (Ulva) often found growing on oysters but common on stones, piles, etc.

3090

Oystering

Oys″ter‐ing, n. Gathering, or dredging for, oysters.

3091

Oysterling

Oys″ter‐ling (?), n.(Zoöl.) A young oyster.

3092

Ozena

O‐ze″na (ō̍‐zē″nȧ), n. [NL., fr. L. ozaena, Gr. ὄζαινα, fr. ὄζειν to smell.] (Med.) A discharge of fetid matter from the nostril, particularly if associated with ulceration of t...

3093

Ozocerite

O′zo‐ce″rite (ō′zō̍‐sē″rīt), n. [Gr. ὄζειν to smell + κηρόσ wax.] (Min.) A waxlike mineral resin; — sometimes called native paraffin, and mineral wax.

3094

Ozonation

O′zo‐na″tion (ō′zō̍‐nā″shŭn), n.(Chem.) The act of treating with ozone; also, the act of converting into, or producing, ozone; ozonization.

3095

Ozone

O″zone (ō″zōn or ō̍‐zōn″), n. [Gr. ὄζων smelling, p. pr. of ὄζειν to smell. See Odor.] (Chem.) A colorless gaseous substance (O3) obtained (as by the silent discharge of electri...

3096

Ozone paper

O″zone pa″per. (Chem.) Paper coated with starch and potassium iodine. It turns blue when exposed to ozone.

3097

Ozonic

O‐zon″ic (ō̍‐zŏn″ĭk), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, resembling, or containing, ozone.

3098

Ozonification

O‐zo′ni‐fi‐ca″tion (ō̍‐zō′nĭ‐fĭ‐kā″shŭn), n. [Ozone + L. -ficare to make. See -fy.] (Chem.) The act or process of producing, or of subjecting to the action of, ozone.

3099

Ozonization

O′zo‐ni‐za″tion (ō′zō̍‐nĭ‐zā″shŭn), n.(Chem.) Ozonation.

3100

Ozonize

O″zo‐nize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Ozonized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Ozonizing.] (Chem.) (a) To convert into ozone, as oxygen. (b) To treat with ozone.

3101

Ozonizer

O″zo‐ni′zer (?), n.(Chem.) An apparatus or agent for the production or application of ozone.

3102

Ozonometer

O′zo‐nom″e‐ter (?), n. [Ozone + -meter.] An instrument for ascertaining the amount of ozone in the atmosphere, or in any gaseous mixture. Faraday.

3103

Ozonometric

O′zo‐no‐met″ric (?), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, or used for, the determination of the amount of ozone; of or relating to ozonometry.

3104

Ozonometry

O′zo‐nom″e‐try (?), n.(Chem.) The measurement or determination of the quantity of ozone.

3105

Ozonoscope

O‐zo″no‐scope (?), n. [Ozone + -scope.] (Chem.) An apparatus employed to indicate the presence, or the amount, of ozone.