Oviferous (a.) Egg-bearing; -- applied particularly to certain receptacles, as in Crustacea, that retain the eggs after they have been excluded from the formative organs, until they are hatched.
Oviform (a.) Having the form or figure of an egg; egg-shaped; as, an oviform leaf.
Ovigerons (a.) Bearing eggs; oviferous.
Ovile (a.) See Ovine.
Ovine (a.) Of or pertaining to sheep; consisting of sheep.
Ovipara (n. pl.) An artifical division of vertebrates, including those that lay eggs; -- opposed to Vivipara.
Oviparity (n.) Generation by means of ova. See Generation.
Oviparous (a.) Producing young from rggs; as, an oviparous animal, in which the egg is generally separated from the animal, and hatched after exclusion; -- opposed to viviparous.
Oviposited (imp. & p. p.) of Oviposit
Ovipositing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Oviposit
Oviposit (v. i.) To lay or deposit eggs; -- said esp. of insects.
Oviposit (v. t.) To deposit or lay (an egg).
Ovipositing (n.) Alt. of Oviposition
Oviposition (n.) The depositing of eggs, esp. by insects.
Ovipositor (n.) The organ with which many insects and some other animals deposit their eggs. Some ichneumon files have a long ovipositor fitted to pierce the eggs or larvae of other insects, in order to lay their own eggs within the same.
Ovisac (n.) A Graafian follicle; any sac containing an ovum or ova.
Ovisac (n.) The inner layer of the fibrous wall of a Graafian follicle.
Ovist (n.) Same as Ovulist.
Ovococci (pl. ) of Ovococcus
Ovococcus (n.) A germinal vesicle.
Ovoid (a.) Alt. of Ovoidal
Ovoidal (a.) Resembling an egg in shape; egg-shaped; ovate; as, an ovoidal apple.
Ovoid (n.) A solid resembling an egg in shape.
Ovolo (n.) A round, convex molding. See Illust. of Column.
Ovology (n.) That branch of natural history which treats of the origin and functions of eggs.
Ovoplasma (n.) Yolk; egg yolk.
Ovotesttis (n.) An organ which produces both ova and spermatozoids; an hermaphrodite gland.
Ovoviviparous (a.) Oviparous, but hatching the egg while it is within the body, as some fishes and reptiles.
Ovular (a.) Relating or belonging to an ovule; as, an ovular growth.
Ovulary (a.) Pertaining to ovules.
Ovulate (a.) Containing an ovule or ovules.
Ovulation (n.) The formation of ova or eggs in the ovary, and the discharge of the same. In the mammalian female the discharge occurs during menstruation.
Ovule (n.) The rudiment of a seed. It grows from a placenta, and consists of a soft nucleus within two delicate coatings. The attached base of the ovule is the hilum, the coatings are united with the nucleus at the chalaza, and their minute orifice is the foramen.
Ovule (n.) An ovum.
Ovuliferous (a.) Producing ovules.
Ovulist (n.) A believer in the theory (called encasement theory), current during the last century, that the egg was the real animal germ, and that at the time of fecundation the spermatozoa simply gave the impetus which caused the unfolding of the egg, in which all generations were inclosed one within the other. Also called ovist.
Ovulite (n.) A fossil egg.
Ovula (pl. ) of Ovulum
Ovulum (n.) An ovule.
Ova (pl. ) of Ovum
Ovums (pl. ) of Ovum
Ovum (n.) A more or less spherical and transparent mass of granular protoplasm, which by a process of multiplication and growth develops into a mass of cells, constituting a new individual like the parent; an egg, spore, germ, or germ cell. See Illust. of Mycropyle.
Ovum (n.) One of the series of egg-shaped ornaments into which the ovolo is often carved.
Owch (n.) See Ouch.
Owed (imp. & p. p.) of Owe
Ought () of Owe
Owing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Owe
Owe (v.) To possess; to have, as the rightful owner; to own.
Owe (v.) To have or possess, as something derived or bestowed; to be obliged to ascribe (something to some source); to be indebted or obliged for; as, he owed his wealth to his father; he owed his victory to his lieutenants.
Owe (v.) Hence: To have or be under an obigation to restore, pay, or render (something) in return or compensation for something received; to be indebted in the sum of; as, the subject owes allegiance; the fortunate owe assistance to the unfortunate.
Owe (v.) To have an obligation to (some one) on account of something done or received; to be indebted to; as, to iwe the grocer for supplies, or a laborer for services.
Owel (a.) Equal.
Owelty (n.) Equality; -- sometimes written ovelty and ovealty.
Owen (a.) Own.
Owenite (n.) A follower of Robert Owen, who tried to reorganize society on a socialistic basis, and established an industrial community on the Clyde, Scotland, and, later, a similar one in Indiana.
Owher (adv.) Anywhere.
Owing (P. p. & a.) Had or held under obligation of paying; due.
Owing (P. p. & a.) Had or experienced as a consequence, result, issue, etc.; ascribable; -- with to; as, misfortunes are often owing to vices; his failure was owing to speculations.
Owl (n.) Any species of raptorial birds of the family Strigidae. They have large eyes and ears, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye. They are mostly nocturnal in their habits.
Owl (n.) A variety of the domestic pigeon.
Owled (imp. & p. p.) of Owl
Owling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Owl
Owl (v. i.) To pry about; to prowl.
Owl (v. i.) To carry wool or sheep out of England.
Owl (v. i.) Hence, to carry on any contraband trade.
Owler (v. i.) One who owls; esp., one who conveys contraband goods. See Owling, n.
Owleries (pl. ) of Owlery
Owlery (n.) An abode or a haunt of owls.
Owlet (n.) A small owl; especially, the European species (Athene noctua), and the California flammulated owlet (Megascops flammeolus).
Owl-eyed (a.) Having eyes like an owl's.
Owling (v. i.) The offense of transporting wool or sheep out of England contrary to the statute formerly existing.
Owlish (a.) Resembling, or characteristic of, an owl.
Owlism (n.) Affected wisdom; pompous dullness.
Owllight (n.) Glimmering or imperfect light.
Own (v. t.) To grant; to acknowledge; to admit to be true; to confess; to recognize in a particular character; as, we own that we have forfeited your love.
Own (a.) Belonging to; belonging exclusively or especially to; peculiar; -- most frequently following a possessive pronoun, as my, our, thy, your, his, her, its, their, in order to emphasize or intensify the idea of property, peculiar interest, or exclusive ownership; as, my own father; my own composition; my own idea; at my own price.
Owned (imp. & p. p.) of Own
Owning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Own
Own (a.) To hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; to possess; as, to own a house.
Owner (n.) One who owns; a rightful proprietor; one who has the legal or rightful title, whether he is the possessor or not.
Ownerless (a.) Without an owner.
Ownership (n.) The state of being an owner; the right to own; exclusive right of possession; legal or just claim or title; proprietorship.
Owre (n.) The aurochs.
Owse (n.) Alt. of Owser
Owser (n.) Tanner's ooze. See Ooze, 3.
Oxen (pl. ) of Ox
Ox (n.) The male of bovine quadrupeds, especially the domestic animal when castrated and grown to its full size, or nearly so. The word is also applied, as a general name, to any species of bovine animals, male and female.
Oxacid (n.) See Oxyacid.
Oxalan (n.) A complex nitrogenous substance C3N3H5O3 obtained from alloxan (or when urea is fused with ethyl oxamate), as a stable white crystalline powder; -- called also oxaluramide.
Oxalantin (n.) A white crystalline nitrogenous substance (C6H4N4O5) obtained by the reduction of parabanic acid; -- called also leucoturic acid.
Oxalate (n.) A salt of oxalic acid.
Oxaldehyde (n.) Same as Glyoxal.
Oxalethyline (n.) A poisonous nitrogenous base (C6H10N2) obtained indirectly from oxamide as a thick transparent oil which has a strong narcotic odor, and a physiological action resembling that of atropine. It is probably related to pyridine.
Oxalic (a.) Pertaining to, derived from, or contained in, sorrel, or oxalis; specifically, designating an acid found in, and characteristic of, oxalis, and also certain plant of the Buckwheat family.
Oxaline (n.) See Glyoxaline.
Oxalis (n.) A genus of plants, mostly herbs, with acid-tasting trifoliolate or multifoliolate leaves; -- called also wood sorrel.
Oxalite (n.) A yellow mineral consisting of oxalate of iron.
Oxaluramide (n.) Same as Oxalan.
Oxalurate (n.) A salt of oxaluric acid.
Oxaluric (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid related to the ureids, and obtained from parabanic acid as a white silky crystalline substance.