Defn: To swell or rise above; to overflow. [R.] Shak.
OVERT O"vert, a. Etym: [OF. overt, F. ouvert, p. p. of OF. ovrir, F. ouvrir, to open, of uncertain origin; cf. It. aprire, OIt. also oprire, L. aperire to open, operire to cover, deoperire to uncover. Perch. from L. aperire influenced by F. couvrir to cover. Cf. Aperient, Cover.]
1. Open to view; public; apparent; manifest. Overt and apparent virtues bring forth praise. Bacon.
2. (Law)
Defn: Not covert; open; public; manifest; as, an overt act oftreason. Macaulay.No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony oftwo witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.Constitution of the U. S.
Note: In criminal law, an overt act is an open done in pursuance and manifestation of a criminal design; the mere design or intent not being punishable without such act. In English law, market overt is an open market; a pound overt is an open, uncovered pound.
OVERTAKEO`ver*take", v. t. [imp. Overtook; p. p. Overtaken; p. pr. & vb. n.Overtaking.]
1. To come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion; tocatch up with.Follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say . . .Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good. Gen. xliv. 4.He had him overtaken in his flight. Spenser.
2. To come upon from behind; to discover; to surprise; to capture; toovercome.If a man be overtaken in a fault. Gal. vi. 1I shall see The winged vengeance overtake such children. Shak.
3. Hence, figuratively, in the past participle (overtaken), drunken. [Obs.] Holland.
OVERTALKO`ver*talk", v. i.
Defn: To talk to excess. Milton.
OVERTASKO`ver*task", v. t.
Defn: To task too heavily.
OVERTAXO`ver*tax", v. t.
Defn: To tax or to task too heavily.
OVERTEDIOUSO`ver*te"di*ous, a.
Defn: Too tedious.
OVERTEMPTO`ver*tempt", v. t.
Defn: To tempt exceedingly, or beyond the power of resistance.Milton.
OVERTHROW O`ver*throw", v. t. [imp. Overthrew; p. p. Overthrown; p. pr. & vb. n. Overthrowing.]
1. To throw over; to overturn; to upset; to turn upside down. His wife overthrew the table. Jer. Taylor.
2. To cause to fall or to fail; to subvert; to defeat; to make a ruinof; to destroy.When the walls of Thebes he overthrew. Dryden.[Gloucester] that seeks to overthrow religion. Shak.
Syn. — To demolish; overturn; prostrate; destroy; ruin; subvert; overcome; conquer; defeat; discomfit; vanquish; beat; rout.
OVERTHROWO"ver*throw`, n.
1. The act of overthrowing; the state of being overthrow; ruin. Your sudden overthrow much rueth me. Spenser.
2. (a) (Baseball) The act of throwing a ball too high, as over a player's head. (b) (Cricket) A faulty return of the ball by a fielder, so that striker makes an additional run.
OVERTHWARTO"ver*thwart", a.
1. Having a transverse position; placed or situated across; hence, opposite. "Our overthwart neighbors." Dryden.
2. Crossing in kind or disposition; perverse; adverse; opposing. "Overthwart humor." Clarendon.
OVERTHWARTO"ver*thwart", adv.
Defn: Across; crosswise; transversely. "Y'clenched overthwart and endelong." Chaucer.
OVERTHWARTO"ver*thwart", prep.
Defn: Across; from alde to side of. "Huge trees overthwart one another." Milton.
OVERTHWARTO"ver*thwart`, n.
Defn: That which is overthwart; an adverse circumstance; opposition.[Obs.] Surrey.
OVERTHWART , v. t.
Defn: To cross; to oppose. [Obs.]
OVERTHWARTLYO`ver*thwart"ly, adv.
Defn: In an overthwart manner;across; also, perversely. [Obs.]Peacham.
OVERTHWARTNESSO"ver*thwart"ness, n.
Defn: The state of being overthwart; perverseness. [Obs.] LordHerbert.
OVERTILTO`ver*tilt", v. t.
Defn: To tilt over; to overturn.
OVERTIMEO"ver*time`, n.
Defn: Time beyond, or in excess of, a limit; esp., extra working time.
OVERTIREO`ver*tire", v. t.
Defn: To tire to excess; to exhaust.
OVERTIREO`ver*tire", v. t.
Defn: To become too tired. Br. Hall.
OVERTITLEO`ver*ti"tle, v. t.
Defn: To give too high a title to.
OVERTLYO"vert*ly, adv.
Defn: Publicly; openly.
OVERTOILO`ver*toil", v. t.
Defn: To overwork.
OVERTOILO`ver*toil", v. t.
Defn: To weary excessively; to exhaust. Then dozed a while herself, but overtoiled By that day's grief and travel. Tennyson.
OVERTONEO"ver*tone`, n. Etym: [A translation of G. oberton. See Over,Tone.](Mus.)
Defn: One of the harmonics faintly heard with and above a tone as it dies away, produced by some aliquot portion of the vibrating sting or column of air which yields the fundamental tone; one of the natural harmonic scale of tones, as the octave, twelfth, fifteenth, etc.; an aliquot or "partial" tone; a harmonic. See Harmonic, and Tone. Tyndall.
OVERTOPO`ver*top", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overtopped; p. pr. & vb. n.Overtopping.]
1. To rise above the top of; to exceed in height; to tower above. "To old Pelion." Shak.
2. To go beyond; to transcend; to transgress. If kings presume to overtop the law by which they reign, . . . they are by law to be reduced into order. Milton.
3. To make of less importance, or throw into the background, by superior excellence; to dwarf; to obscure. Becon.
OVERTOWERO`ver*tow"er, v. t.
Defn: To tower over or above.
OVERTOWERO`ver*tow"er, v. i.
Defn: To soar too high. [R.] Fuller.
OVERTRADEO`ver*trade", v. i.
Defn: To trade beyond one's capital; to buy goods beyond the means of paying for or seleng them; to overstock the market.
OVERTRADINGO`ver*trad"ing, n.
Defn: The act or practice of buying goods beyond the means of payment; a glutting of the market.
OVERTREADO`ver*tread", v. t. Etym: [AS. oferiredan.]
Defn: To tread over or upon.
OVERTRIPO`ver*trip", v. t.
Defn: To trip over nimbly.
OVERTROUBLEDO`ver*trou"bled, a.
Defn: Excessively troubled.
OVERTROWO`ver*trow", v. i.
Defn: To be too trustful or confident; to trust too much. [Obs.]Wyclif
OVERTRUSTO"ver*trust`, n.
Defn: Excessive confidence.
OVERTRUSTO`ver*trust", v. t. & i.
Defn: To trust too much. Bp. Hall.
OVERTURE O"ver*ture, Etym: [OF. overture, F. ouverture, fr. OF. ovrir, F. ouvrir. See Overt.]
1. An opening or aperture; a recess; a recess; a chamber. [Obs.] Spenser. "The cave's inmost overture." Chapman.
2. Disclosure; discovery; revelation. [Obs.] It was he That made the overture of thy treasons to us. Shak.
3. A proposal; an offer; a proposition formally submitted for consideration, acceptance, or rejection. "The great overture of the gospel." Barrow.
4. (Mus.)
Defn: A composition, for a full orchestra, designed as an introduction to an oratorio, opera, or ballet, or as an independent piece; — called in the latter case a concert overture.
OVERTUREO"ver*ture, v. t.
Defn: To make an overture to; as, to overture a religious body on some subject.
OVERTURNO`ver*turn", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overturned; p. pr. & vb. n.Overturning.]
1. To turn or throw from a basis, foundation, or position; to overset; as, to overturn a carriage or a building.
2. To subvert; to destroy; to overthrow.
3. To overpower; to conquer. Milton.
Syn.— To demolish; overthrow. See Demolish.
OVERTURNO"ver*turn`, n.
Defn: The act off overturning, or the state of being overturned or subverted; overthrow; as, an overturn of parties.
OVERTURNABLEO`ver*turn"a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being, or liable to be, overturned or subverted.
OVERTURNERO`ver*turn"er, n.
Defn: One who overturns. South.
OVERVAILO`ver*vail", v. t.
Defn: See Overveil.
OVERVALUATIONO"ver*val`u*a"tion, n.
Defn: Excessive valuation; overestimate.
OVERVALUEO`ver*val"ue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overvalued; p. pr. & vb. n.Overvaluing.]
1. To value excessively; to rate at too high a price. "To overvalue human power." Holyday.
2. To exceed in value. [R.] H. Brooke.
OVERVEILO`ver*veil", v. t.
Defn: To veil or cover. Shak.
OVERVIEWO"ver*view`, n. Etym: [Cf. Survey.]
Defn: An inspection or overlooking. [Obs.] Shak.
OVERVOTEO`ver*vote", v. t.
Defn: To outvote; to outnumber in votes given. [R.] Eikon Basilike.
OVERWALKO`ver*walk", v. t.
Defn: To walk over or upon.
OVERWARO`ver*war", v. t.
Defn: To defeat. [Obs.] Warner.
OVERWARYO"ver*wa"ry, a.
Defn: Too wary; too cautious.
OVERWASHO`ver*wash", v. t.
Defn: To overflow. Holinshed.
OVERWASTEDO`ver*wast"ed, a.
Defn: Wasted or worn out; [Obs.] Drayton.
OVERWATCHO"ver*watch", v. t.
1. To watch too much.
2. To weary or exhaust by watching. Dryden.
OVERWAXO`ver*wax", v. i.
Defn: To wax or grow too rapindly or too much. [Obs.] R. ofGloucester.
OVERWEAKO"ver*weak", a.
Defn: Too weak; too feeble.
OVERWEARO`ver*wear", v. t.
Defn: To wear too much; to wear out. Drayton.
OVERWEARYO"ver*wea"ry v. t.
Defn: To weary too much; to tire out. Dryden.
OVERWEATHERO`ver*weath"er, v. t.
Defn: To expose too long to the influence of the weather. [Obs.]Shak.
OVERWEENO`ver*ween", v. t. Etym: [AS. oferw. See Over, and Ween.]
Defn: To think too highly or arrogantly; to regard one's own thinking or conclusions too highly; hence, to egotistic, arrogant, or rash, in opinion; to think conceitedly; to presume. They that overween, And at thy growing virtues fret their spleen. Milton.
OVERWEENERO`ver*ween"er, n.
Defn: One who overweens. [R.]The conceits of warmed or overweening brain. Locke.
OVERWEENINGO`ver*ween"ing, a.
Defn: Unduly confident; arrogant; presumptuous; conceited.— O`ver*ween"ingly, adv. Milton.— O`ver*ween"ing*ness, n.Here's an overweening rogue. Shak.
OVERWEENINGO`ver*ween"ing, n.
Defn: Conceit; arrogance. Milton.
OVERWEIGHO`ver*weigh", v. t.
Defn: To exceed in weight; to overbalance; to weigh down. Drayton.Hooker.
OVERWEIGHTO"ver*weight`, n.
1. Weight over and above what is required by law or custom.
2. Superabundance of weight; preponderance.
OVERWEIGHTO"ver*weight", a.
Defn: Overweighing; excessive. [Obs.] "Of no overweight worth."Fuller.
OVERWELLO`ver*well", v. t.
Defn: To overflow. R. D. Blackmore.
OVERWETO"ver*wet, n.
Defn: Excessive wetness. [Obs.]Another ill accident is, overwet at sowing time. Bacon.
OVERWHELMO`ver*whelm", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overwhelmed; p. pr. & vb. n.Overwhelming.]
1. To cover over completely, as by a great wave; to overflow and bury beneath; to ingulf; hence, figuratively, to immerse and bear down; to overpower; to crush; to bury; to oppress, etc., overpoweringly. The sea overwhelmed their enemies. Ps. lxxviii. 53. Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. Ps. lv. 5. Foul deeds will rise, Though all the earth o'erwhelm them. Shak. Gaza yet stands; but all her sons are fallen, All in a moment overwhelmed and fallen. Milton.
2. To project or impend over threateningly. His louering brows o'erwhelming his fair sight. Shak.
3. To cause to surround, to cover. Papin.
OVERWHELMO"ver*whelm`
Defn: , n. The act of overwhelming. [R.]
OVERWHELMINGO`ver*whelm"ing, a.
Defn: Overpowering; irresistible.— O`ver*whelm"ing*ly, adv.
OVERWINDO`ver*wind", v. t.
Defn: To wind too tightly, as a spring, or too far, as a hoisting rope on a drum.
OVERWINGO`ver*wing", v. t.
Defn: To outflank. [Obs.] Milton.
OVERWISEO"ver*wise", a.
Defn: Too wise; affectedly wise.— O`ver*wise"ly, adv.— O`ver*wise"ness, n.
OVERWITO`ver*wit", v. t.
Defn: To outwit. Swift.
OVERWORDO`ver*word", v. t.
Defn: To say in too many words; to express verbosely. Hales.
OVERWORK O`ver*work", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overworked or Overwrought (; p. pr. & vb. n. Overworking.]
1. To work beyond the strength; to cause to labor too much or too long; to tire excessively; as, to overwork a horse.
2. To fill too full of work; to crowd with labor. My days with toil are overwrought. Longfellow.
3. To decorate all over.
OVERWORKO`ver*work", v. t.
Defn: To work too much, or beyond one's strength.
OVERWORKO"ver*work`, n.
Defn: Work in excess of the usual or stipulated time or quantity; extra work; also, excessive labor.
OVERWORNO`ver*worn", p. p. & a. from Overwear, v. t.
Defn: Worn out or subdued by toil; worn out so as to be trite.
OVERWRESTO`ver*wrest", v. t.
Defn: To wrest or force from the natural or proper position. Shak.
OVERWRESTLEO`ver*wres"tle, v. t.
Defn: To subdue by wrestling. [Obs.] Spenser.
OVERWROUGHTO`ver*wrought, p. p. & a. from Overwork.
Defn: Wrought upon excessively; overworked; overexcited.
OVERZEALO"ver*zeal, n.
Defn: Excess of zeal. Fairfax.
OVERZEALOUSO"ver*zeal"ous, a.
Defn: Too zealous.
OVICAPSULEO`vi*cap"sule, n. Etym: [Ovum + capsule.]
1. (Anat)
Defn: The outer layer of a Graafian follicle.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Oötheca.
OVICELLO"vi*cell`, n. Etym: [Ovum + cell.] (Zoöl)
Defn: One of the dilatations of the body wall of Bryozoa in which the ova sometimes undegro the first stages of their development. See Illust. of Chilostoma.
OVICULARO*vic"u*lar, a. Etym: [L. ovum an egg.] (Biol.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to an egg.
OVICYSTO"vi*cyst, n. Etym: [Ovum + cyst.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The pouch in which incubation takes place in some Tunicata.
OVIDIANO*vid"i*an, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Latin poet Ovid; resembling the style of Ovid.
OVIDUCALO`vi*du"cal, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to oviducts; as, oviducal glands.
OVIDUCTO"vi*duct, n. Etym: [Ovum + duct: cf. F. oviducte.] (Anat.)
Defn: A tube, or duct, for the passage of ova from the ovary to the exterior of the animal or to the part where further development takes place. In mammals the oviducts are also called Fallopian tubes.
OVIFEROUSO*vif"er*ous, a. Etym: [Ovum + -ferous: cf. F. ovifère.] (Biol.)
Defn: 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.
OVIFORMO"vi*form, a. Etym: [Ovum + -form: cf. F. oviforme.] (Biol.)
Defn: Having the form or figure of an egg; egg-shaped; as, an oviform leaf.
OVIGERONSO*vig"er*ons, a. Etym: [Ovum + -gerous: cf. F. ovigere.] (Biol.)
Defn: Bearing eggs; oviferous.
OVILEO"vile, a.
Defn: See Ovine.
OVINEO"vine, a. Etym: [L. ovinus, fr. ovis sheep: cf. F. ovine.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to sheep; consisting of sheep.
OVIPARAO*vip"a*ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Oviparous.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: An artifical division of vertebrates, including those that lay eggs; -opposed to Vivipara.
OVIPARITYO`vi*par"i*ty, n. Etym: [See Oviparous.] (Biol.)
Defn: Generatuon by means of ova. See Generation.
OVIPAROUS O*vip"a*rous, a. Etym: [L. oviparus; ovum egg + parere to bring forth: cf. F. ovipare.] (Physiol.)
Defn: 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.
OVIPOSITO`vi*pos"it, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Oviposited; p. pr. & vb. n.Ovipositing.] Etym: [See Ovum, and Posit.]
Defn: To lay or deposit eggs; — said esp. of insects.
OVIPOSITO`vi*pos"it, v. t.
Defn: To deposit or lay (an egg).
OVIPOSITING; OVIPOSITIONO`vi*pos"it*ing, O`vi*po*si"tion, n.
Defn: The depositing of eggs, esp. by insects.
OVIPOSITOR O`vi*pos"i*tor, n. Etym: [L. ovum an egg + positor a placer, fr. ponere to place.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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 larvæ of other insects, in order to lay their own eggs within the same.
OVISAC O"vi*sac, n. Etym: [Ovum + sac.] (Anat) (a) A Graafian follicle; any sac containing an ovum or ova. (b) The inner layer of the fibrous wall of a Graafian follicle.
OVISMO"vism, n. [Ovum + -ism.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The old theory that the egg contains the whole embryo of the future organism and the germs of all subsequent offsprings and is merely awakened to activity by the spermatozoön; — opposed to spermism or animalculism.
OVISTO"vist, n. (Biol.)
Defn: Same as Ovulist.
OVOCOCCUSO`vo*coc"cus, n.; pl. Ovococci. Etym: [Ovum + Gr. (Biol.)
Defn: A germinal vesicle.
OVOID; OVOIDALO"void, O*void"al, a. Etym: [Ovum + -oid: cf. F. ovoïde.]
Defn: Resembling an egg in shape; egg-shaped; ovate; as, an ovoidal apple.
OVOIDO"void, n.
Defn: A solid resembling an egg in shape.
OVOLOO"vo*lo, n. Etym: [It. ovolo, uovolo, fr. L. ovum an egg. Cf. Ovule.](Arch.)
Defn: A round, convex molding. See Illust. of Column.
Note: In Roman work it is usually a quarter circle in section; in Greek work it is flatter, and is equivalent to the echinus; that is, it has in section the elastic curve of the shell of the sea urchin. In mediæval architecture it is not distinguishable from the multitude of convex moldings, of all sections, which are used.
OVOLOGYO*vol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Ovum + -logy. Cf. F. ovologie.]
Defn: That branch of natural history which treats of the origin and functions of eggs.
OVOPLASMAO`vo*plas"ma, n. Etym: [Ovum + plasma.] (Boil.)
Defn: Yolk; egg yolk. Haeckel.
OVOTESTTISO`vo*test"tis, n. Etym: [NL. See Ovum, and Testis.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: An organ which produces both ova and spermatozoids; an hermaphrodite gland.
OVOVIVIPAROUSO*vo*vi*vip"a*rous, a. Etym: [Ovum + viviparous: cf. F. ovovivipare.](Biol.)
Defn: Oviparous, but hatching the egg while it is within the body, as some fishes and reptiles.
OVULARO"vu*lar, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Relating or belonging to an ovule; as, an ovular growth.
OVULARYO"vu*la*ry, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Pertaining to ovules.
OVULATEO"vu*late, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Containing an ovule or ovules.
OVULATIONO`vu*la"tion, n. (Phisiol.)
Defn: 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 O"vule, n. Etym: [Dim. of L. ovum an egg: cf. F. ovule. Cf. Ovolo, Ovulum.] (Biol.) (a) 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. (b) An ovum.
OVULIFEROUSO`vu*lif"er*ous, a. Etym: [Ovule + -ferous.] (biol.)
Defn: Producing ovules.
OVULISTO"vu*list n. (Biol.)
Defn: 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.
OVULITEO"vu*lite, n. Etym: [Ovum + -lite.]
Defn: A fossil egg.
OVULUMO"vu*lum, n.; pl. Ovula. Etym: [NL. See Ovule.] (Biol.)
Defn: An ovule.
OVUMO"vum, n.; pl. L. Ova, E. Ovums. Etym: [L., an egg. See Oval.]
1. (Biol.)
Defn: 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.
Note: The ovum is a typical cell, with a cell wall, cell substance, nucleus, and nucleolus. In man and the higher animals the cell wall, a vertically striated membrane, is called the zona pellucida; the cell contents, the vitellus; the nucleus, the germinal vesicle; and the nucleolus, the germinal spot. The diameter of the ripe ovum in man and the domestic animals varies between 1-200 and 1-120 of an inch.
2. (Arch.)
Defn: One of the series of egg-shaped ornaments into which the ovolo is often carved. Gwilt.
OWCHOwch, n.
Defn: See Ouch. [Obs.] Speser.
OWE Owe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Owed, (Ought ( obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Owing.] Etym: [OE. owen, awen,aghen, to have, own, have (to do), hence, owe, AS. agan to have; akin to G. eigen, a., own, Icel. eiga to have, Dan. eie, Sw. äga, Goth. áigan, Skr. Ought, v., 2d Own, Fraught.]
1. To possess; to have, as the rightful owner; to own. [Obs.] Thou dost here usurp The name thou ow'st not. Shak.
2. 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 victoty to his lieutenants. Milton. O deem thy fall not owed to man's decree. Pope.
3. 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. The one ought five hundred pence, and the other fifty. Bible (1551). A son owes help and honor to his father. Holyday.
Note: Owe was sometimes followed by an objective clause introduced by the infinitive. "Ye owen to incline and bow your heart." Chaucer.
4. 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.
OWELOw"el, a. Etym: [OF. oel, owel, iwel,ivel, F. égal, fr. L. aequalis.](Law)
Defn: Equal. [Obs.] Burrill.
OWELTYOw"el*ty, n. Etym: [OF. oelté, ivelté.] (Law)
Defn: Equality; — sometimes written ovelty and ovealty. Burrill.
OWENOw"en, a.Etym: [See Own.]
Defn: Own. [Obs.] Chaucer.
OWENITEOw"en*ite, n.
Defn: 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.
OWHERO"wher, adv. Etym: [AS. ahwær.]
Defn: Anywhere. [Obs.] "If he found owher a good fellow." Chaucer.
OWINGOw`ing, P. p. & a. Etym: [Used in a passive sense for owed (AS. agen.See Own).]
1. Had or held under obligation of paying; due. There is more owing her than is paid. Shak.
2. 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 Owl, n. Etym: [AS. ; akin to D. uil, OHG. , G. eule, Icel. ugla, Sw. ugla, Dan. ugle.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any cpecies of raptorial birds of the family Strigidæ. They have large eyes and ears, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye. They are mostly nocturnal in their habits.
Note: Some species have erectile tufts of feathers on the head. The feathers are soft and somewhat downy. The species are numerous. See Barn owl, Burrowing owl, Eared owl, Hawk owl, Horned owl, Screech owl, Snowy owl, under BarnBurrowing, etc.
Note: In the Scriptures the owl is commonly associated with desolation; poets and story-tellers introduce it as a bird of ill omen. . . . The Greeks and Romans made it the emblem of wisdom, and sacred to Minerva, — and indeed its large head and solemn eyes give it an air of wisdom. Am. Cyc.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A variety of the domestic pigeon. Owl monkey (Zoöl.), any one of several species of South American nocturnal monkeys of the genus Nyctipithecus. They have very large eyes. Called also durukuli. — Owl moth ( (Zoöl.), a very large moth (Erebus strix). The expanse of its wings is over ten inches. — Owl parrot (Zoöl.), the kakapo. — Sea owl (Zoöl.), the lumpfish. — Owl train, a cant name for certain railway trains whose run is in the nighttime.
OWLOwl, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Owled; p. pr. & vb. n. Owling.]
1. To pry about; to prowl. [Prov. Eng.]
2. To carry wool or sheep out of England. [Obs.]
Note: This was formerly illegal, and was done chiefly by night.
3. Hence, to carry on any contraband trade. [Eng.]
OWLEROwl"er, n. Etym: [From Owl, v. i.]
Defn: One who owls; esp., one who conveys contraband goods. SeeOwling, n. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] T. Brown.
OWLERYOwl"er*y, n.; pl. Owleries (.
Defn: An abode or a haunt of owls.
OWLETOwl"et, n. Etym: [Dim. of owl. Cf. Howlet.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small owl; especially, the European species (Athene noctua), and the California flammulated owlet (Megascops flammeolus). Owlet moth (Zoöl.), any noctuid moth.
OWL-EYEDOwl"-eyed`, a.
Defn: Having eyes like an owl's.
OWLINGOwl"ing, n. Etym: [From Owl, v. i.] (O. Eng. Law)
Defn: The offense of transporting wool or sheep out of England contrary to the statute formerly existing. Blackstone.
OWLISHOwl"ish, a.
Defn: Resembling, or characteristic of, an owl.
OWLISMOwl"ism, n.
Defn: Affected wisdom; pompous dellness. [R.]
OWLLIGHTOwl"light`, n.
Defn: Glimmering or imperfect [R.] Bp. Warburton.
OWN Own, v. t. Etym: [OE. unnen to grant, permit, be pleased with, AS. unnan to grant; akin to OS. giunnan, G. gönnen, Icel. unna; of uncertain origin. This word has been confused with own to possess.]
Defn: To grant; to acknowledge; to admit to be true; to confess; torecognize in a particular character; as, we own that we haveforfeited your love.The wakeful bloodhound rose, and shook his hide owns. Keats.
OWN Own, a. Etym: [OE. owen, awen, auen, aughen, AS. agen, p. p. of agan to possess; akin to OS. egan, G. & D. eigen, Icel. eiginn, Sw. & Dan. egen. sq. root110. See Owe.]
Defn: 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. "No man was his own [i. e., no man was master of himself, or in possession of his senses]." Shak. To hold one's own, to keep or maintain one's possessions; to yield nothing; esp., to suffer no loss or disadvantage in a contest. Shak.
OWN Own, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Owned; p. pr. & vb. n. Owning.] Etym: [OE. ohnien, ahnien, AS. agnian, fr. agen own, a. See Own, a.]
Defn: 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.
OWNEROwn"er, n.
Defn: One who owns; a rightful proprietor; one who has the legal or rightful title, whether he is the possessor or not. Shak.
OWNERLESSOwn"er*less, a.
Defn: Without an owner.
OWNERSHIPOwn"er*ship, n.
Defn: The state of being an owner; the right to own; exclusive right of possession; legal or just claim or title; proprietorship.
OWREOwre, n. Etym: [AS. r; akin to G. auerochs, OHG. , ohso, Icel. .](Zoöl.)
Defn: The aurohs. [Obs.]
OWSE; OWSEROwse, Ow"ser, n.
Defn: Tanner's ooze. See Ooze, 3.
OX Ox, n.; pl. Oxen. Etym: [AS. oxa; akin to D. os. G. ochs, ochse, OHG. ohso, Icel. oxi, Sw. & Dan. oxe, Goth. aúhsa, Skr. ukshan ox, bull; cf. Skr. uksh to sprinkle. Humid, Aurochs.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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. All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field. Ps. viii. 7.
Note: The castrated male is called a steer until it attains its full growth, and then, an ox; but if castrated somewhat late in life, it is called a stag. The male, not castrated, is called a bull. These distinctions are well established in regard to domestic animals of this genus. When wild animals of this kind are spoken of, ox is often applied both to the male and the female. The name ox is never applied to the individual cow, or female, of the domestic kind. Oxen may comprehend both the male and the female. Grunting ox (Zoöl.), the yak. — Indian ox (Zoöl.), the zebu. — Javan ox (Zoöl.), the banteng. — Musk ox. (Zoöl.) See under Musk. — Ox bile. See Ox gall, below. — Ox gall, the fresh gall of the domestic ox; — used in the arts and in medicine. — Ox pith, ox marrow. [Obs.] Marston. — Ox ray (Zoöl.), a very large ray (Dicerobatis Giornæ) of Southern Europe. It has a hornlike organ projecting forward from each pectoral fin. It sometimes becomes twenty feet long and twenty-eight feet broad, and weighs over a ton. Called also sea devil. — To have the black ox tread on one's foot, to be unfortunate; to know what sorrow is (because black oxen were sacrificed to Pluto). Leigh Hunt.
OXACIDOx`ac"id, n. (Chem.)
Defn: See Oxyacid.
OXALANOx"a*lan, n. Etym: [From Alloxan, by transposition of letters.](Chem.)
Defn: 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 Ox`a*lan"tin, n. Etym: [From Alloxantin, by transposition of letters.] (Chem.)
Defn: A white crystalline nitrogenous substance (C6H4N4O5) obtained by the reduction of parabanic acid; — called also leucoturic acid.
OXALATEOx"a*late, n. Etym: [Cf. F. oxalate. See Oxalic.] (Chem.)
Defn: A salt of oxalic acid.
OXALDEHYDEOx*al"de*hyde, n. Etym: [Oxalic + aldehyde.] (Chem.)
Defn: Same as Glyoxal.
OXALETHYLINEOx`al*eth"yl*ine, n. Etym: [Oxalic + ethyl + -ine.]
Defn: 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.
OXALICOx*al"ic, a. Etym: [From Oxalis: cf. F. oxalique.] (Chem.)
Defn: 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. Oxalic acid (Chem.), a dibasic acid, existing combined in oxalis as an acid potassium oxalate, and in many plant tissues as the calcium oxalate. It is prepared on a large scale, by the action of fused caustic soda or potash on sawdust, as a white crystalline substance, which has a strong acid taste, and is poisonous in large doses. It is used in dyeing, calico printing, bleaching flax and straw, the preparation of formic acid, and in salts of lemon for removing ink stains, mold, etc.
OXALINEOx"a*line, n. Etym: [Glyoxal + -ine.] (Chem.)
Defn: See Glyoxaline.
OXALISOx"a*lis, n. Etym: [L., a kind of sorrel, Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of plants,mostly herbs, with acid-tasting trifoliolate or multifoliolate leaves; — called also wood sorrel.
OXALITEOx"a*lite, n. (Min.)
Defn: A yellow mineral consisting of oxalate of iron.
OXALURAMIDEOx`a*lur*am"ide, n. Etym: [Oxaluric + amide.] (Chem.)
Defn: Same as Oxalan.
OXALURATEOx`a*lur"ate, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A salt of oxaluric acid.
OXALURICOx`a*lur"ic, a. Etym: [Oxalyl + urea.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid related to the ureids, and obtained from parabanic acid as a white silky crystalline substance.
OXALYL Ox"a*lyl, n. Etym: [Oxalic + -yl.] (Chem.) (a) A hydrocarbon radical (C2O2) regarded as a residue of oxalic acid and occurring in derivatives of it. (b) An old name for carbonyl. (c) An old name for carboxyl.
OXAMATEOx*am"ate, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A salt of oxamic acid.
OXAMETHANEOx`a*meth"ane, n. Etym: [Oxamic + ethyl.] (Chem.)
Defn: Ethyl oxamate, obtained as a white scaly crystalline powder.
OXAMETHYLANEOx`a*meth"yl*ane, n. Etym: [Oxamic + methyl.] (Chem.)
Defn: Methyl oxamate, obtained as a pearly white crystalline substance.
OXAMICOx*am"ic, a. Etym: [Oxalic + amido] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, an acid NH2.C2O2.HO obtained as a fine crystalline powder, intermediate between oxalic acid and oxamide. Its ammonium salt is obtained by boiling oxamide with ammonia.
OXAMIDEOx*am"ide, n, Etym: [Oxalic + amide.] (Chem.)
Defn: A white crystalline neutral substance (C2O2(NH2)2) obtained by treating ethyl oxalate with ammonia. It is the acid amide of oxalic acid. Formerly called also oxalamide.
OXAMIDINEOx*am"i*dine, n. Etym: [Oxygen + amido + -ine.] (Chem.)
Defn: One of a series of bases containing the amido and the isonitroso groups united to the same carbon atom.
OXANILAMIDE; OXANILLAMIDEOx`a*nil*am"ide, Ox`a*nill*am"ide, n. Etym: [Oxanilic + amide.](Chem.)
Defn: A white crystalline nitrogenous substance, obtained indirectly by the action of cyanogen on aniline, and regarded as an anilide of oxamic acid; — called also phenyl oxamide.
OXANILATEOx*an"i*late, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A salt of oxanilic acid.
OXANILICOx`an*il"ic, a. Etym: [Oxalic + aniline.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or derived from, oxalic acid and aniline; — used to designate an acid obtained in white crystalline scales by heating these substances together.
OXANILIDEOx*an"i*lide, n. Etym: [Oxalic + aniline + amide.] (Chem.)
Defn: a white crystalline substance, resembling oxanilamide, obtained by heating aniline oxalate, and regarded as a double anilide of oxalic acid; — called also diphenyl oxamide.
OXBANEOx"bane`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A poisonous bulbous plant (Buphane toxicaria) of the Cape ofGood Hope.
OXBIRD Ox"bird`, n. (Zoöl.) (a) The dunlin. (b) The sanderling. (c) An African weaver bird (Textor alector).
OXBITEROx"bit`er, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The cow blackbird. [Local, U. S.]
OXBOWOx"bow`, n.
Defn: A frame of wood, bent into the shape of the letter U, and embracing an ox's neck as a kind of collar, the upper ends passing through the bar of the yoke; also, anything so shaped, as a bend in a river.
OXEYEOx"eye`, n. Etym: [Ox + eye.]
1. (Bot.) (a) The oxeye daisy. See under Daisy. (b) The corn camomile (Anthemis arvensis). (c) A genus of composite plants (Buphthalmum) with large yellow flowers.
2. (Zoöl.) (a) A titmouse, especially the great titmouse (Parus major) and the blue titmouse (P. coeruleus). [Prov. Eng.] (b) The dunlin. (c) A fish; the bogue, or box. Creeping oxeye (Bot.) a West Indian composite plant (Wedelia carnosa). — Seaside oxeye (Bot.), a West Indian composite shrub (Borrichia arborescens).
OXEYEDOx"*eyed`, a.
Defn: Having large, full eyes, like those of an ox. Burton.
OXFLYOx"fly`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The gadfly of cattle.
OXFORDOx"ford, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the city or university of Oxford, England. Oxford movement. See Tractarianism. — Oxford School, a name given to those members of the Church of England who adopted the theology of the so-called Oxford "Tracts for the Times," issued the period 1833 — 1841. Shipley. — Oxford tie, a kind of shoe, laced on the instep, and usually covering the foot nearly to the ankle.
OXGANGOx"gang`, n. Etym: [Ox + gang, n., 1.] (O. Eng. Law)
Defn: See Bovate.
OXGOADOx"goad`, n.
Defn: A goad for driving oxen.
OXHEADOx"head`, n. Etym: [Cf. Hogshead.]
Defn: Literally, the head of an ox (emblem of cuckoldom); hence, adolt; a blockhead.Dost make a mummer of me, oxhead Marston.
OXHEALOx"heal`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: Same as Bear's-foot.
OXHEARTOx"heart`, n.
Defn: A large heart-shaped cherry, either black, red, or white.
OXHIDEOx"hide`, n.
1. The skin of an ox, or leather made from it.
2. (O. Eng. Law)
Defn: A measure of land. See 3d Hide.
OXIDOx"id, n. (Chem.)
Defn: See Oxide.
OXIDABILITYOx`i*da*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. oxydabilité.]
Defn: Capability of being converted into an oxide.
OXIDABLEOx"i*da*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. oxydable.]
Defn: Capable of being converted into an oxide.
OXIDATEOx"i*date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Oxidated; p. pr. & vb. n. Oxidating.]Etym: [Cf. f. oxyder. See Oxide.] (Chem.)
Defn: To oxidize. [Obs.]
OXIDATIONOx`i*da"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. oxidation.] (Chem.)
Defn: The act or process of oxidizing, or the state or result of being oxidized.
OXIDATOROx"i*da`tor, n.
1. An oxidizer. [Obs.]
2. A contrivance for causing a current of air to impinge on the flame of the Argand lamp; — called also oxygenator.
OXIDE Ox"ide, n. Etym: [F. oxygène oxigen + acide acid: cf. F. oxyde. The French word was correctly spelt oxide, till about the year 1840, when, in ignorance or forgetfulness of the true history and composition of the word, the orthography was change to make it represent the u of Gr. 'oxy`s, from which it was supposed to be directly derived.] (Chem.)
Defn: A binary compound of oxygen with an atom or radical, or a compound which is regarded as binary; as, iron oxide, ethyl oxide, nitrogen oxide, etc.
Note: In the chemical nomenclature adopted by Guyton de Morveau, Lavoisier,and their associates, the term oxides was made to include all compounds of oxygen which had no acid (F. acide) properties, as contrasted with the acid, all of which were at that time supposed to contain oxygen. The orthography oxyde, oxyd, etc., was afterwards introduced in ignorance or disregard of the true etymology, but these forms are now obsolete in English. The spelling oxid is not common.
OXIDIZABLEOx"i*di`za*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being oxidized.
OXIDIZEOx"i*dize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Oxidized; p. pr. & vb. n. Oxidizing.](Chem.)
Defn: To combine with oxygen, or subject to the action of oxygen, or of an oxidizing agent. Specifically: (a) To combine with oxygen or with more oxygen; to add oxygen to; as, to oxidize nitrous acid so as to form nitric acid. (b) To remove hydrogen from (anything), as by the action of oxygen; as, to oxidize alcohol so as to form aldehyde. (c) To subject to the action of oxygen or of an oxidizing agent, so as to bring to a higher grade, as an -ous compound to an -ic compound; as, to oxidize mercurous chloride to mercuric chloride.
Note: In certain cases to oxidize is identical with to acidify; for, in nearly all cases, the more oxygen a substance contains the more nearly does it approximate to acid qualities; thus, by oxidation many elements, as sulphur, nitrogen, carbon, chromium, manganese, etc., pass into compounds which are acid anhydrides, and thus practically in the acid state.
OXIDIZEMENTOx"i*dize`ment, n.
Defn: Oxidation. [R.]
OXIDIZEROx"i*di`zer, n. (Chem.)
Defn: An agent employed in oxidation, or which facilitates or brings about combination with oxygen; as, nitric acid, chlorine, bromine, etc., are strong oxidizers.
OXIDULATEDOx*id"u*la`ted, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Existing in the state of a protoxide; — said of an oxide. [R.]
OXIMEOx"ime, n. (Chem.)
Defn: One of a series of isonitroso derivatives obtained by the action of hydroxylamine on aldehydes or ketones.
OXINDOLOx*in"dol, n. Etym: [Oxygen + indol.] (Chem.)
Defn: A white crystalline nitrogenous substance (C8H7NO) of the indol group, obtained by the reduction of dioxindol. It is a so-called lactam compound.
OXIODICOx`i*od"ic, a. Etym: [Oxy- (a) + iodic.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, certain compounds of iodine and oxygen.
OXLIKEOx"like, a.
Defn: Characteristic of, or like, an ox.
OXLIPOx"lip`, n. Etym: [AS. oxanslyppe. See Ox, and Cowslip.] (Bot.)
Defn: The great cowslip (Primula veris, var. elatior).
OXONATEOx"o*nate, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A salt of oxonic acid.
OXONIANOx*o"ni*an, a.
Defn: Of or relating to the city or the university of Oxford,England. Macaulay.
OXONIANOx*o"ni*an, n.
Defn: A student or graduate of Oxford University, in England.
OXONICOx*on"ic, a. Etym: [Prob. glyoxalic + carbonic.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid (C4H5N3O4) not known in the free state, but obtained, in combination with its salts, by a slow oxidation of uric acid, to which it is related.
OXPECKEROx"peck`er, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An African bird of the genus Buphaga; the beefeater.
OXSHOEOx"shoe`, n.
Defn: A shoe for oxen, consisting of a flat piece of iron nailed to the hoof.
OXTEROx"ter, n. Etym: [AS. ohsta.]
Defn: The armpit; also, the arm. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
OXTONGUEOx"tongue`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A name given to several plants, from the shape and roughness of their leaves; as, Anchusa officinalis, a kind of bugloss, and Helminthia echioides, both European herbs.
OXY-Ox"y-. (Chem.)
Defn: A prefix, also used adjectively, designating: (a) A compound containing oxygen. (b) A compound containing the hydroxyl group, more properly designated by hydroxy-. See Hydroxy-. Oxy acid. See Oxyacid (below).
OXYACETICOx`y*a*ce"tic, a. Etym: [Oxy- (b) + acetic.]
Defn: Hydroxyacetic; designating an acid called also glycolic acid.
OXYACIDOx`y*ac"id, n. Etym: [Oxy- (a) + acid.] (Chem.)
Defn: An acid containing oxygen, as chloric acid or sulphuric acid; - - contrasted with the hydracids, which contain no oxygen, as hydrochloric acid. See Acid, and Hydroxy-.
OXYAMMONIAOx`y*am*mo"ni*a, n. Etym: [Oxy- (b) + ammonia.] (Chem.)
Defn: Same as Hydroxylamine.
OXYBENZENEOx`y*ben"zene, n. Etym: [Oxy- (b) + benzene.] (Chem.)
Defn: Hydroxy benzene. Same as Phenol.
OXYBENZOICOx`y*ben*zo"ic, a. Etym: [Oxy- (b) + benzoic.] (Chem.)
Defn: Hydroxybenzoic; pertaining to, or designating, any one of several hydroxyl derivatives of benzonic acid, of which the commonest is salicylic acid.
OXYBROMICOx`y*bro"mic, a. Etym: [Oxy- (a) + bromic.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, certain compounds of oxygen and bromine.
OXYBUTYRICOx`y*bu*tyr"ic, a. Etym: [Oxy- (b) + butyric.] (Chem.)
Defn: Hydroxybutyric; designating any one of a group of metameric acids (C3H6.OH.CO2H).
OXYCALCIUMOx`y*cal"ci*um, a. Etym: [Oxy- (a) + calcium.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to oxygen and calcium; as, the oxycalcium light. See Drummond light.
OXYCAPROICOx`y*ca*pro"ic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: See Leucic.
OXYCHLORIC Ox`y*chlo"ric, a. Etym: [Oxy- (a) + chloric.] (Chem.) (a) Of, pertaining to, or designating in general, certain compounds containing oxygen and chlorine. (b) Formerly designating an acid now called perchloric acid. See Perchloric.
OXYCHLORIDEOx`y*chlo"ride, n. Etym: [Oxy- (a) + chloride.] (Chem.)
Defn: A ternary compound of oxygen and chlorine; as, plumbic oxychloride.
OXYCRATEOx"y*crate, n. Etym: [Gr. oxycrat.] (med.)
Defn: A Mixture of water and vinegar. Wiseman.
OXYCYMENEOx`y*cy"mene, n. Etym: [Oxy- (b) + cymene.] (Chem.)
Defn: Hydroxy cymene. Same as Carvacrol.
OXYGENOx"y*gen n. Etym: [F. oxygène, from Gr. acid.]
1. (Chem.)
Defn: A colorless, tasteless, odorless, gaseous element occurring in the free state in the atmosphere, of which it forms about 23 per cent by weight and about 21 per cent by volume, being slightly heavier than nitrogen. Symbol O. Atomic weight 15.96.
Note: It occurs combined in immense quantities, forming eight ninths by weight of water, and probably one half by weight of the entire solid crust of the globe, being an ingredient of silica, the silicates, sulphates, carbonates, nitrates, etc. Oxygen combines with all elements (except fluorine), forming oxides, bases, oxyacid anhydrides, etc., the process in general being called oxidation, of which combustion is only an intense modification. At ordinary temperatures with most substances it is moderately active, but at higher temperatures it is one of the most violent and powerful chemical agents known. It is indispensable in respiration, and in general is the most universally active and efficient element. It may be prepared in the pure state by heating potassium chlorate. This element (called dephlogisticated air by Priestley) was named oxygen by Lavoisier because he supposed it to be a constituent of all acids. This is not so in the case of a very few acids (as hydrochloric, hydrobromic, hydric sulphide, etc.), but these do contain elements analogous to oxygen in property and action. Moreover, the fact that most elements approach the nearer to acid qualities in proportion as they are combined with more oxygen, shows the great accuracy and breadth of Lavoisier's conception of its nature.
2. Chlorine used in bleaching. [Manufacturing name]
OXYGENATEOx"y*gen*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Oxygenated; p. pr. & vb. n.Oxygenating.] Etym: [Cf. F. oxygéner.] (Chem.)
Defn: To unite, or cause to combine, with oxygen; to treat with oxygen; to oxidize; as, oxygenated water (hydrogen dioxide).
OXYGENATIONOx`y*gen*a"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. oxygénation.] (Chem.)
Defn: The act or process of combining or of treating with oxygen; oxidation.
OXYGENATOROx"y*gen*a`tor, n.
Defn: An oxidizer.
OXYGENICOx`y*gen"ic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, containing, or resembling, oxygen; producing oxygen.
OXYGENIUMOx`y*ge"ni*um, n. Etym: [NL.] (Chem.)
Defn: The technical name of oxygen. [R.]
OXYGENIZABLEOx"y*gen*i"za*ble, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Oxidizable.
OXYGENIZEOx"y*gen*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Oxygenized; p pr. & vb. n.Oxygenizing.] (Chem.)
Defn: To oxidize.
OXYGENIZEMENTOx"y*gen*ize`ment, n.
Defn: Oxidation.
OXYGENOUSOx*yg"e*nous, a.
Defn: Oxygenic.
OXYGONOx"y*gon, n. Etym: [Gr. oxygone.] (Geom.)
Defn: A triangle having three acute angles.
OXYGONAL; OXYGONIALOx*yg"o*nal, Ox`y*go"ni*al, a.
Defn: Having acute angles. Barlow.
OXYHAEMACYANIN; OXYHAEMOCYANIN Ox`Y*hæm`a*cy"a*nin, Ox`y*hæm`o*cy"a*nin, n. Etym: [Oxy- (a) + hæmacyanin, hæmocyanin.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: See Hæmacyanin.
OXYHAEMOGLOBIN; OXYHEMOGLOBIN Ox`y*hæm`o*glo"bin, Ox`y*hem`o*glo"bin, n. Etym: [Oxy- (a) + hæmoglobin, hemoglobin.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: See Hemoglobin.
OXYHYDROGENOx`y*hy"dro*gen, a. Etym: [Oxy- (a) + hydrogen.] (Chem.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to a mixture of oxygen and hydrogen; as, oxyhydrogen gas. Oxyhydrogen blowpipe. (Chem.) See Blowpipe. — Oxyhydrogen microscope, a form of microscope arranged so as to use the light produced by burning lime or limestone under a current of oxyhydrogen gas.
OXYHYDROGEN LIGHTOxyhydrogen light.
Defn: A light produced by the incandescence of some substances, esp. lime, in the oxyhydrogen flame. Coal gas (producing the oxygas light), or the vapor of ether (oxyether light) or methylated spirit (oxyspirit light), may be substituted for hydrogen.
OXYMELOx"y*mel, n. Etym: [L. oxymeli, Gr. (Med.)
Defn: A mixture of honey, water, vinegar, and spice, boiled to a sirup. Sir T. Elyot.
OXYMETHYLENEOx`y*meth"yl*ene, n. Etym: [Oxy- (a) + methylene.] (Chem.)
Defn: Formic aldehyde, regarded as a methylene derivative.
OXYMORONOx`y*mo"ron, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Rhet.)
Defn: A figure in which an epithet of a contrary signification is added to a word; e. g., cruel kindness; laborious idleness.
OXYMURIATEOx`y*mu"ri*ate, n. (Old Chem.)
Defn: A salt of the supposed oxymuriatic acid; a chloride. Oxymuriate of lime, chloride of lime.
OXYMURIATIC Ox`y*mu`ri*at"ic, a. Etym: [Oxy- (a) + muriatic: cf. F. oxymuriatique.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or consisting of, oxygen and muriatic acid, that is, hydrochloric acid. [Archaic.] Oxymuriatic acid, chlorine, formerly so called on the supposition that it was a compound of oxygen and muriatic acid. [Obs.]
OXYNEURINEOx`y*neu"rine, n. (Chem.)
Defn: See Betaine.
OXYNTICOx*yn"tic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Physiol.)