Webster's Dictionary 1913

1486

Organogenic

Or′ga‐no‐gen″ic (?), a.(Biol.) Of or pertaining to organogenesis.

1487

Organogeny

Or′ga‐nog″e‐ny (?), n.(Biol.) Organogenesis.

1488

Organographic

{ Or′ga‐no‐graph″ic (?), Or′ga‐no‐graph″ic‐al (?), } a. [Cf. F. organographique.] Of or pertaining to organography.

1489

Organographist

Or′ga‐nog″ra‐phist (?), n. One versed in organography.

1490

Organography

Or′ga‐nog″ra‐phy (?), n. [Organo- + -graphy: cf. F. organographie.] A description of the organs of animals or plants.

1491

Organoleptic

Or′ga‐no‐lep″tic (?), a. [F. organoleptique, fr. Gr. � an organ + � to lay hold of.] (Physiol.) Making an impression upon an organ; plastic; — said of the effect or impression p...

1492

Organological

Or′ga‐no‐log″ic‐al (?), a. Of or relating to organology.

1493

Organology

Or′ga‐nol″o‐gy (?), n. [Organ + -logy: cf. F. organologie.] 1. The science of organs or of anything considered as an organic structure.The science of style, as an organ of thoug...

1494

Organometallic

Or′ga‐no‐me‐tal″lic (?), a.(Chem.) Metalorganic.

1495

Organon

{ ‖Or″ga‐non (?), ‖Or″ga‐num (?), } n. [NL. organon, L. organum. See Organ.] An organ or instrument; hence, a method by which philosophical or scientific investigation may be co...

1496

Organonymy

Or′ga‐non″y‐my (?), n. [Organo- + Gr.�, for �, a name.] (Biol.) The designation or nomenclature of organs. B. G. Wilder.

1497

Organophyly

Or′ga‐noph″y‐ly (?), n. [Organo- + Gr. � clan.] (Biol.) The tribal history of organs, — a branch of morphophyly. Haeckel.

1498

Organoplastic

Or′ga‐no‐plas″tic (?), a. [Organo- + -plastic.] (Biol.) Having the property of producing the tissues or organs of animals and plants; as, the organoplastic cells.

1499

Organoscopy

Or′ga‐nos″co‐py (?), n. [Organo- + -scopy.] Phrenology. Fleming.

1500

Organotrophic

Or′ga‐no‐troph″ic (?), a. [Organo- + Gr. � to nourish.] (Biol.) Relating to the creation, organization, and nutrition of living organs or parts.

1501

Organule

Or″gan‐ule (?), n. [Dim. of organ.] (Anat.) One of the essential cells or elements of an organ. See Sense organule, under Sense. Huxley.

1502

Organy

Or″ga‐ny (?), n. [AS. Organe, from the Latin. See Origan.] (Bot.) See Origan.

1503

Organzine

Or″gan‐zine (ôr″gan‐zĭn), n. [F. organsin; cf. Sp. organsino, It. organzino.] A kind of double thrown silk of very fine texture, that is, silk twisted like a rope with different...

1504

Orgasm

Or″gasm (ôr″găz'm), n. [F. orgasme; cf. Gr. οργασμὄσ a kneading, softening, prob. confused with οργἀ̑ν to swell, espicially with lust; to feel an ardent desire.] (Physiol.) Eage...

1505

Orgeat

Or″geat (?), n. [F., fr. orge barley, L. hordeum.] A sirup in which, formerly, a decoction of barley entered, but which is now prepared with an emulsion of almonds, — used to fl...

1506

Orgeis

Or″ge‐is (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Organling.

1507

Orgiastic

Or′gi‐as″tic (?), a. [Gr. �. See Orgy.] Pertaining to, or of the nature of, orgies. Elton.

1508

Orgies

Or″gies (?), n. pl.; sing. Orgy (�). [F. orgie, orgies, L. orgia, pl., Gr. �; akin to � work. See Organ, and Work.]1. A sacrifice accompanied by certain ceremonies in honor of s...

1509

Orgillous

Or″gil‐lous (?), a. [OF. orguillous, F. orgueilleux, fr. OF. orgoil pride, F. orgueil.] Proud; haughty. Shak.

1510

Orgue

Orgue (?), n. [F., fr. L. organum organ, Gr. �. See Organ.] (Mil.) (a) Any one of a number of long, thick pieces of timber, pointed and shod with iron, and suspended, each by a ...

1511

Orgulous

Or″gu‐lous (?), a. See Orgillous.

1512

Orgy

Or″gy (?), n.; pl.Orgies (�). A frantic revel; drunken revelry. See Orgies