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oarbladeAlternative form of oar blade.oatflakeA flake made from oat.oathableCapable of having an oath administered to one: fit to be sworn.oathlikeResembling or characteristic of an oath.obdurateStubbornly persistent, generally in wrongdoing; refusing to reform or repent.obedible(obsolete) obedientobeyableCapable of being obeyed.objecteeA person whom somebody else objects to.oblativeOf or pertaining to oblation.obligate(transitive) To bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a social, legal, or moral tie.oblyrate(botany, of leaves) Having a reverse lyrate shape, with the lobes near the apex.oboelikeResembling or characteristic of an oboe.obrogate(law, rare) To annul a law by enacting a new law, as opposed to repealing the former law.obseleteMisspelling of obsolete.obsequieObsolete form of obsequy.observeeOne who is observed.obsessee(rare, informal) One who is the object of someone's obsession.obsolete(biology) Imperfectly developed; not very distinct.obstacleSomething that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress, either physically or figurativelyobstruse(uncommon, dated) Abstruse.obturateTo block up or obstruct.obviableCapable of being obviated.obvoluteoverlapping; contorted; convolutedoccasive(obsolete) Of or pertaining to the setting sunoccupate(rendered obsolete in the end of 17th century, now nonstandard) To occupy.oceaniteA variety of picrite that is chiefly composed of olivine phenocrysts.oceanize(transitive, geology) To cover in ocean.ochazukeAlternative form of chazuke.ochreate(botany) Provided with ocreae, or sheath-formed stipules, such as found in the rhubarb, yellow dock, and knotgrass.octacore(computing, of a microprocessor) Composed of eight cores.octacube(geometry) 24-celloctaheme(biochemistry) Eight heme groups in a hemoproteinoctangleA geometric figure with eight corners, an octagon.octanone(organic chemistry) Any aliphatic ketone that has eight carbon atomsoctanose(biochemistry) Any monosaccharide having the configuration of an eight-membered ring.octapineMisspelling of octopine.octapoleAlternative form of octupole.octasomeAny one of eight homologous chromosomes in an aneuploid complementoctavate(music) To sound one octave higher or lower.octocore(computing, of a microprocessor) Composed of eight cores.octopede(zoology) Any eight-legged creature.octopineOf, pertaining to, or resembling an octopus or octopuses; octopuslike.octopode(uncommon) Alternative form of octopod.octopole(physics) A multipole configuration with eight equal charges arranged in a circular pattern.octoxide(inorganic chemistry) any oxide having eight oxygen atoms in each molecule or unit celloctulose(organic chemistry) Any octose containing a ketone groupoctupole(physics) Anything having eight poles or electrodes, but especially a kind of magnet used for controlling beams of charged particlesoctylene(organic chemistry) octeneocydromeAny beetle of the genus Ocydromus.odaliqueArchaic form of odalisque.odometre(nonstandard and now largely obsolete) Alternative form of odometer.odontodeA structure resembling a tooth on the surface of some animalsodorsomeCharacterised or marked by odor(s)odortype(biology) An odor, determined by polymorphic genes, that distinguishes one individual from another of the same species.odostomeAny sea snail of the genus Odostomiaoecumene(UK) Alternative form of ecumene.oeillade(literary) A glance, especially an amorous one; an ogleoenochoe(historical) A type of Ancient Greek pottery wine jug.oenocyte(biology) A large secretory cell found in clusters underlying the epidermis of larval abdominal segments.oestrone(British spelling, biochemistry, steroids) Alternative spelling of estrone.ofcourse(nonstandard, proscribed) Alternative form of of course.offendeeOne who is offended.offglide(linguistics) A phase while the articulators are moving away from their position in articulating a speech sound.offscape(now rare) The distant part of a view, garden etc.; the background.offshoreMoving away from the shore.offsmite(obsolete) To strike off; cut off.offstageOf or relating to that part of a stage not visible to the audience.offwhiteAlternative form of off-white.oglesome(rare) Alternative form of ogglesome.ogrelikeResembling or characteristic of an ogre.ohmilite(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic light pink mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, silicon, strontium, and titanium.oikumeneThe civilized world or inhabited world; the location and time in the known world where human civilization exists.oilhouseA building for storing and dispensing fuel oil.oilsmokeSmoke from burning oil; especially, such smoke that is thick and black.oilstoneA type of stone used for sharpening objects such as knives and razorblades.oilstoveA stove or heater that burns kerosene.oinochoeAlternative form of oenochoe.oinokhoeAlternative form of oenochoe.okeydokeAlternative form of okey-doke.oldstyle(typography, often attributive) A traditional style of typeface designed to mimic the handwriting of scribes.oleamideAn endogenous amide of oleic acid that induces sleep in animals.oleanane(organic chemistry) A natural triterpene forming the central core for a wide variety of chemical compounds in flowering plantsoleasideAny of a particular group of steroid glycosides.oleasomeMisspelling of oleosome.oleoside(organic chemistry) Any of a particular class of secoiridoid glycosideoleosomeSynonym of spherosome.oligoene(organic chemistry) Any compound having many carbon-carbon (conjugated) double bonds (such as a carotenoid)oligoyne(organic chemistry) Any compound having many carbon-carbon (conjugated) triple bondsolympite(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal colorless mineral containing lithium, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.omeletteTo make into an omeletteomissivetending to omit thingsomnicide(countable, rare) Someone or something that causes total destruction.omnitudeThe fact or condition of being all.omnivoreAn animal which is able to consume both plants (like a herbivore) and meat (like a carnivore).omolanke(West Africa) A pushcart.omomyineAny extinct primate of the clade †Omomyinaeomoplate(anatomy, dated) The scapula.oncocyteA large, granular cell, having many mitochondria, found in salivary and certain endocrine glands.oncogene(oncology, genetics) Any gene that contributes to the conversion of a normal cell into a cancerous cell when mutated or expressed at high levels.oncolite(geology) a spherical sedimentary structure formed by cyanobacteriaonconase(biochemistry) An antitumor ribonuclease proposed for use in chemotherapyoncosomeA membrane-derived microvesicle that is secreted by cancer cells and transfers oncogenic messages and protein complexes across cell bordersoncotypeAny specific type of cancer, characterised by a specific testondulateMisspelling of undulate.onescore(archaic, rare) Twenty (20).ontotype(genetics) The hierarchical form of a genotypeoogameteThe female gamete; the egg cell or oosphere.ookinete(zoology) The motile zygote of a parasite of the malaria mosquito that forms an oocyst in the mosquito's gutoomycete(biology) Any of a number of filamentous unicellular protists of the class Oomycetes; the water molds.oomycideAny substance that kills oomycetes.oomycoteAny of a group of filamentous protists variously classified as the phylum Oomycota or the class Oomycetes in a more broadly circumscribed phylum.oosphere(botany, mycology) A large nonmotile egg cell, especially of an alga or fungus, formed in an oogonium and ready for fertilization.oothecaeplural of oothecaopalesceTo be opalescent; to produce or show a play of colors, like an opal.opalwareA form of opaque toughened glass used for dinnerware.opdalite(mineralogy) A charnockitic form of granodioriteopenableCapable of being opened.openside(rugby) The space on the side of the pitch with the larger distance between the breakdown/set piece and the touchline.opentureRefraining from seeking a resolution or ending for an emotionally difficult experience.operableAble to be operated or used.operanceoperation; workings (the act of operating or working)operateeSomeone who has an operation.operculeAlternative form of operculum.operetteAlternative form of operetta (“light opera”).ophidine(organic chemistry) The dipeptide β‐alanyl‐L‐3‐methylhistidineopianine(organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in small quantities in opium, identical with narcotine.opinableCapable of being opined or thought.opiniate(obsolete) To hold or maintain persistently.oppilate(obsolete, medicine) To block, to stop up, to obstruct.opposideA particular steroid glycoside.oppositeLocated directly across from something else, or from each other.opsoniseAlternative spelling of opsonize.opsonize(transitive) To make (bacteria or other cells) more susceptible to the action of phagocytes by use of opsonins.optativeExpressing a wish or a choice.optimate(historical) A member of the patrician ruling class in republican Ancient Rome; an aristocrat, a noble.optimiseNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of optimize.optimize(originally intransitive) To act optimistically or as an optimist.optioneeThe purchaser of a financial option.optotypeA standardized symbol for testing vision.opulenceAbundance, bounty, profusion.opusculeA small or petty work.orangite(mineralogy) An orange-yellow variety of thorite, found in Norway.orbatideA group of bioactive cyclic ribosomally synthesized and posttranslationally modified peptides of natural plant sourcesorbicule(geology) An inclusion in an igneous rockorbitude(obsolete) bereavement or loss of parents or childrenorcelite(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal pyramidal orange white mineral containing arsenic and nickel.ordaineeOne who is ordained.orderite(rare) A member of an order.ordinaleAlternative form of ordinal (religious book)ordinate(geometry) The vertical line representing an axis of a Cartesian coordinate system, on which the ordinate (sense above) is shown.ordnance(collective) Military equipment, especially weapons and ammunition.orectiveSynonym of orectic.orehouseA building for the storage of ore.orelline(organic chemistry) A yellow pigment derived from Bixa orellana with IUPAC name 3-hydroxy-2-(3-hydroxy-4-oxo-1H-pyridin-2-yl)-1H-pyridin-4-one.oreodine(organic chemistry) A diterpene alkaloid found in the plant Delphinium oreophilum.oreoline(organic chemistry) A diterpene alkaloid found in the plant Delphinium oreophilum.orfamide(organic chemistry) Any of a class of cyclic lipopeptide lactones present in some Pseudomonas bacteriaorgandieAlternative spelling of organdy.organiseNon-Oxford British standard spelling of organize.organize(transitive) To arrange in working order.organule(anatomy, dated) One of the essential cells or elements of an organ.orickite(mineralogy) A hexagonal brass yellow mineral containing copper, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and sulfur.oricycleAlternative form of horocycle.orienate(transitive, reflexive) To orientate (oneself/something), be able not to get lost.orientee(US, especially medicine) Synonym of trainee: a new employee undergoing a probation period of training and evaluation ("orientation").ormesineAlternative form of armozeen.ornative(grammar) A noun case that means "endowed with" or "supplied with".ornature(archaic) Decoration; ornamentation.orocline(geology) A mountain belt whose process of deformation is visible.orophyte(biology) Any plant that grows in a subalpine habitat.orpheite(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, phosphorus, and sulfur.orseilleorchil (lichen or dye)oryctere(archaic) The aardvark.osarsite(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic gray mineral containing arsenic, osmium, ruthenium, and sulfur.oscinine(ornithology) Of or pertaining to the Oscines, or songbirds (birds of the clade Passeri).oscitate(archaic) To gape or yawn.osculate(ambitransitive) To kiss.osmazome(chemistry, dated) A substance formerly supposed to impart the characteristic meaty smell and taste to certain dishes.osmicate(transitive) To stain or impregnate with osmic acid.osmogeneAn apparatus, consisting of a number of cells whose sides are of parchment paper, for conducting the process of osmosis. It is used especially in sugar refining to remove potassium salts from the molasses.osmoliteMisspelling of osmolyte.osmolyte(biology) Any substance that contributes to the (regulation of) osmotic pressure in cells and tissuesosmylate(chemistry) To react with osmium tetroxide.ossamine(organic chemistry) Any aminosugar that is a constituent of ossamycinossatureA skeletal framework; an underlying structure.ossiconeEither of the horn-like protuberances on the heads of giraffes and male okapi. Some extinct species in the family bore antler-like ossicones.ossiculeAlternative form of ossicle.ostomateA person who has had an ostomy, a surgical operation to create an opening in the body for the discharge of body wastes.ostridgeObsolete form of ostrich.ostruble(historical) A former currency of Germany and Lithuania in the 1910s and 1920s.otariineAlternative form of otarine.otheriseAlternative form of otherize.otherize(transitive) To make or regard (a person, social group, etc.) as alien or different.otocrane(archaic, anatomy) The bony labyrinth.otoscope(medicine) An instrument used for examining the eardrum and interior of the outer ear.otwayite(mineralogy) A green orthorhombic hydrated nickel carbonate mineral.ourayite(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal gray mineral containing bismuth, lead, silver, and sulfur.outargue(transitive) To argue better than; to defeat in argument.outasiteAlternative spelling of outasight.outblaze(transitive) To shine or burn more brightly or intensely than.outbooze(transitive) To outdo in boozing; to drink more alcohol than.outbrake(transitive, motor racing) To brake late in order to get an advantage over.outbraveTo stand out bravely against; to face up to courageously.outbribe(transitive) To surpass in bribery; to bribe more than.outbrokesimple past of outbreakoutbulgeTo bulge outward.outcasteAn outcast from the caste system.outchase(transitive) To chase better than; to surpass in chasing.outcurse(transitive) To surpass in cursing or swearing.outcurve(baseball) A ball, thrown by the pitcher, that curves away from the batter.outcycleTo exceed or outpace in cycling; cycle faster than (another)outdanceTo dance better than; to outdo in dancing.outdodge(transitive) To surpass in dodging.outdrive(transitive) To drive a vehicle, etc. farther or better than.outdrovesimple past of outdriveoutfable(transitive) To surpass as a fable; to be more fabulous or fantastical than.outfence(transitive) To fence better than (in the sport of fencing).outflame(transitive, poetic) To burn more brightly than; outshine.outflare(intransitive) To flare outward.outframe(transitive) To frame better than another; exceed or surpass in framing.outglare(transitive) To surpass or outdo in glaring.outglide(transitive) To pass or surpass in gliding; to glide beyond.outgradeA fruit, vegetable, animal, etc. that fails to meet criteria set by a retailer.outhouse(Canada, US) An outbuilding, typically permanent, containing a toilet or seat over a cesspit.outlance(intransitive) To lance outward.outnoiseTo make more noise than.outplaceTo terminate a person's employment, but help the former employee to obtain another post.outpoise(archaic, transitive) To outweigh.outprice(transitive) To sell at a lower price than (another seller).outprize(transitive, obsolete) To prize beyond value, or excessively.outquote(transitive) To surpass in quotation.outraise(transitive) To raise more of something than (someone else); often used specifically in reference to fundraisingoutrance(obsolete) The furthest degree or extremity, going beyond bounds or propriety.outrange(transitive) To have a longer range than (another projectile or weapon).outrhyme(transitive) To surpass in rhyming.outscore(transitive) To score more than.outserve(transitive) To serve more or better than.outshake(transitive) To surpass in shaking; to shake more or better than.outshame(transitive) To be more shameful than.outshape(transitive, poetic, archaic) To give external form to.outshineTo shine brighter than something elseoutshonesimple past and past participle of outshineoutshove(transitive) To shove harder or better than; outcompete by shovingoutskate(ice hockey, skating, transitive) To skate better than.outslide(poetic) To slide outward, onward, or forward; to advance by sliding.outslopeA slope that is tilted away from a road.outsmile(transitive) To surpass in smiling.outsmoke(transitive) To smoke more than.outsnore(transitive) To snore more or louder than.outspake(archaic) simple past of outspeakoutspokesimple past of outspeakoutstare(transitive) To stare at (someone) so hard or long that they look away.outstateOf the part of a state of the United States that is away from major metropolitan areas.outstolesimple past of outstealoutsuave(transitive) To exceed in suaveness.outsurge(intransitive) To surge outward.outsworesimple past of outswearouttrade(transitive) To trade more or better than.outvalue(transitive) To have a higher value than; to exceed in worth.outvoice(transitive) To exceed in noise.outwaste(ambitransitive) To waste entirely.outweave(transitive) To surpass in weaving; to weave more or better than.outwrite(transitive) To write more or better than.outwrotesimple past of outwriteouvriereAlternative form of ouvrière.ovallikeResembling or characteristic of an oval.ovariole(insectology) a tubular component of the insect ovary, a basic unit of egg productionovenableSuitable for use in an oven.ovenette(cooking) A small oven.ovenlikeResembling an oven, especially in shapeovenwareCooking utensils that can be safely used in an oven.overbake(transitive) To bake too much: for too long, at too high a temperature, or both.overbide(transitive, obsolete) To outlive; survive.overbite(dentistry) A malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend over the lower ones.overbodesimple past of overbideoverbore(firearms) Such that the capacity of the burning cartridge powder is greater than the volume within the barrel.overcamesimple past of overcomeovercare(intransitive) To care too much.overcite(ambitransitive) To cite too much.overcode(countable, research methods) A code used to represent multiple (possibly unrelated) data items.overcome(transitive) To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of.overcone(mathematics) A morphism from a diagonal overfunctor to the base category of the overcategory.overcure(transitive) To cure (meat, etc.) excessively.overcuteExcessively or cloyingly cute; saccharine; cutesy.overdare(intransitive) To dare too much or rashly; to be too daring.overdate(numismatics) A coin on which one date is superimposed over traces of another (due to reuse of a die).overdede(obsolete) Overdoing; excess.overdoneCooked too much.overdoseAn excessive and dangerous dose of a drug.overedge(sewing) To overlock.overfaceThe upper side or upward-facing surface of an object.overfare(transitive) To go over; pass; traverse.overfineExcessively fineoverfireOf a boiler, furnace, or other heating device: relating to components or other things that are located above the fire.overfreeExcessively free (liberal, familiar, or liberated).overgavesimple past of overgiveovergaze(poetic) To gaze; to overlook.overgive(ambitransitive) To give too lavishly.overhale(transitive) To draw or haul over; overhaul.overhateTo hate excessively.overhire(intransitive) To hire too many employees.overhopeExcessive hope or anticipation; presumption.overhugeExcessively huge.overhype(transitive) To promote or publicize excessively.overidleExcessively idle.overkneeReaching above the knee.overlace(transitive) To spread over in a crossing pattern.overlade(transitive) To load with too great a cargo or other burden; overburden; overload.overlateToo late; exceedingly late.overlime(transitive) To treat (soil) with too much lime.overlineSynonym of overbar.overlive(transitive) To survive; to live past.overloveTo love too much.overmake(transitive) To make over or anew; recreate; remake.overmine(transitive) To mine excessively.overmore(obsolete) beyondovername(obsolete, transitive) To name over or in a series; to recount.overniceExcessively nice or fastidious.overnite(US) Informal spelling of overnight.overpageOver the page; on the next page of the document.overpile(transitive) To pile too high.overpole(transitive, metallurgy) To pole excessively.overrace(transitive) To race too often.overrake(transitive) To rake over, or sweep across, from end to end, as waves break over a vessel anchored with its head to the sea.overrateTo esteem too highly; to give greater praise than due.override(transitive) To ride across or beyond something.overrifeExcessively rife.overripeExcessively ripe; spoiled; gone bad.overrise(of dough, ambitransitive) To rise excessively.overrobeA robe designed to be worn over other clothing, particularly another robe.overrodesimple past of overrideoverrosesimple past of overriseoverrude(rare) Too rude; more rude than necessary or desirable.overrule(transitive) To rule over; to govern or determine by superior authority.oversaleThe sale of more of something than can be supplied.oversave(intransitive) To save more money than is necessary or prudent.overshoeA shoe worn over an ordinary shoe, as:oversideLocated or positioned over the side, especially of a ship.oversite(construction) Laid over the ground, or built above an existing site.oversizeLarger than normal.oversureExcessively sure.overtakeTo pass a slower moving object or entity (on the side closest to oncoming traffic).overtameExcessively tame.overtime(uncountable) Working time outside of one's regular hours.overtire(transitive) To tire excessively.overtone(physics, music) A tone whose frequency is an integer multiple of another; a member of the harmonic series.overtube(surgery) A protective tube used during endoscopy, typically during removal of a foreign bodyoverture(often in plural) An approach or proposal made to initiate communication, establish a relationship etc.overtypeTo type on top of something already typed.overurge(transitive) To urge excessively.overvote(US politics) A case in which a voter has marked a ballot for more choices than allowed by the rulesoverwideExcessively wide.overwipe(transitive) To wipe too much.overwire(transitive) To wire more, or to a greater level, than is necessary.overwiseExcessively wise; too clever for one's own good.overwokeoverzealous in the use of the word wokeoverworesimple past of overwearoviscape(entomology) The oviscapte or ovipositor.ovophileA mouthbrooding member of the fish family Cichlidae.owensite(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral black mineral containing barium, copper, iron, lead, nickel, and sulfur.oxacycle(organic chemistry) A heterocyclic compound with oxygen in the ring.oxammite(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen.oxengate(historical) Synonym of oxgang.oxidable(chemistry) Capable of being oxidized.oximetre(nonstandard, uncommon) Alternative form of oximeter.oxindole(uncountable, organic chemistry) A bicyclic aromatic heterocycle containing a benzene ring fused with five-membered cyclic amideoxoamide(organic chemistry) Any amide of a ketocarboxylic acidoxtongueBeef tongue (a foodstuff).oxyarene(organic chemistry) Any arene that has a benzyloxy (or similar) protecting groupoxyclineA sharp gradient on oxygen concentrationoxycrate(medicine, archaic) A mixture of water and vinegar.oxyhaemeAlternative form of oxyheme.oxyjoule(physiology, rare) The number of joules of heat energy produced per unit of oxygen consumption.oxylanceSynonym of oxygen lance.oxytrope(botany) Synonym of locoweed.ozaenineAny ground beetle of the tribe Ozaeniniozarkite(mineralogy) Thomsonite, a mineral series of the zeolite group.ozmazomeAlternative form of osmazome.ozobrome(photography, historical) A form of carbro print.ozophore(zoology) An elevated cone present on the prosoma of some harvestman