Webster's Dictionary 1913

1810

Ossicle

Os″si‐cle (?), n. [L. ossiculum, dim. of os, ossis, a bone.] 1. A little bone; as, the auditory ossicles in the tympanum of the ear.2. (Zoöl.) One of numerous small calcareous s...

1811

Ossiculated

Os‐sic″u‐la′ted (?), a. Having small bones.

1812

Ossiculum

‖Os‐sic″u‐lum (?), n.; pl.Ossicula (#). (Zoöl.) Same as Ossicle.

1813

Ossiferous

Os‐sif″er‐ous (?), a. [L. os, ossis, a bone + -ferous: cf. F. ossifère.] Containing or yielding bone.

1814

Ossific

Os‐sif″ic (?), a. [L. os, ossis, bone + facere to make: cf. F. ossifique. See Fact.] Capable of producing bone; having the power to change cartilage or other tissue into bone.

1815

Ossification

Os′si‐fi‐ca″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. ossification. See Ossify.] 1. (Physiol.) The formation of bone; the process, in the growth of an animal, by which inorganic material (mainly lim...

1816

Ossified

Os″si‐fied (?), a. Changed to bone or something resembling bone; hardened by deposits of mineral matter of any kind; — said of tissues.

1817

Ossifrage

Os″si‐frage (?), n. [L. ossifraga, ossifragus, osprey, fr. ossifragus bone breaking; os, ossis, a bone + frangere, fractum, to break. See Osseous, Break, and cf. Osprey, Ossifra...

1818

Ossifragous

Os‐sif″ra‐gous (?), a. [L. ossifragus. See Ossifrage.] Serving to break bones; bone-breaking.

1819

Ossify

Os″si‐fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Ossified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Ossifying (?).] [L. os, ossis, bone + -fy: cf. F. ossifier. See Osseous.] 1. (Physiol.) To form into bone; to chang...

1820

Ossify (2)

Os″si‐fy, v. i.(Physiol.) To become bone; to change from a soft tissue to a hard bony tissue.

1821

Ossifying

Os″si‐fy′ing (?), a.(Physiol.) Changing into bone; becoming bone; as, the ossifying process.

1822

Ossivorous

Os‐siv″o‐rous (?), a. [L. os, ossis, bone + vorare to devour: cf. F. ossivore.] Feeding on bones; eating bones; as, ossivorous quadrupeds. Derham.

1823

Osspringer

Os″spring‐er (?), n. The osprey.

1824

Ossuarium

‖Os′su‐a″ri‐um (?), n. A charnel house; an ossuary. Walpole.

1825

Ossuary

Os″su‐a‐ry (?), n.; pl.-ries (#). [L. ossuarium, fr. ossuarius of or bones, fr. os, ossis, bone: cf. F. ossuaire.] A place where the bones of the dead are deposited; a charnel h...

1826

Ost

Ost (?), n. See Oast.

1827

Osteal

Os″te‐al (?), a. [Gr. οστἔον a bone.] Osseous.

1828

Ostein

Os″te‐in (?), n. [Gr. οστἔον bone.] Ossein.

1829

Osteitis

‖Os′te‐i″tis (?), n. [NL. See Osteo-, and -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of bone.

1830

Osteler

Os″tel‐er (?), n. Same as Hosteler. Wyclif.

1831

Ostend

Os‐tend″ (?), v. t. [L. ostendere to show.] To exhibit; to manifest.Mercy to mean offenders we'll ostend. J. Webster.

1832

Ostensibility

Os‐ten′si‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. The quality or state of being ostensible.

1833

Ostensible

Os‐ten″si‐ble (ŏs‐tĕn″sĭ‐b'l), a. [From L. ostensus, p. p. of ostendere to show, prop., to stretch out before; fr. prefix obs- (old form of ob-) + tendere to stretch. See Tend.]...

1834

Ostensibly

Os‐ten″si‐bly (ŏs‐tĕn″sĭ‐bly̆), adv. In an ostensible manner; avowedly; professedly; apparently. Walsh.Ostensibly, we were intended to prevent filibustering into Texas, but real...

1835

Ostension

Os‐ten″sion (?), n. [L. ostensio a showing: cf. F. ostension. See Ostend.] (Eccl.) The showing of the sacrament on the altar in order that it may receive the adoration of the co...

1836

Ostensive

Os‐ten″sive (?), a. Showing; exhibiting.Ostensive demonstration(Math.), a direct or positive demonstration, as opposed to the apagogical or indirect method.