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Otterhound
- noun - hardy British hound having long pendulous ears and a thick coarse shaggy coat with an oily undercoat; bred for hunting otters
Otto Cycle
- - A four-stroke cycle for internal-combustion engines consisting of the following operations: First stroke, suction into cylinder of explosive charge, as of gas and air; second stroke, compression, ignition, and explosion of this charge; third stroke (the working stroke), expansion of the gases; fourth stroke, expulsion of the products of combustion from the cylinder. This is the cycle invented by Beau de Rochas in 1862 and applied by Dr. Otto in 1877 in the Otto-Crossley gas engine, the first commercially successful internal-combustion engine made.
Otto Loewi
- noun - United States pharmacologist (born in Germany) who was the first to show that acetylcholine is produced at the junction between a parasympathetic nerve and a muscle (1873-1961)
Otus Scops
- noun - European scops owl
Ouananiche
- - A small landlocked variety of the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar ounaniche) of Lake St. John, Canada, and neighboring waters, noted for its vigor and activity, and habit of leaping from the water when hooked.
Oubliettes
- noun - a dungeon with the only entrance or exit being a trap door in the ceiling
Ouse River
- noun - a river in northeastern England that flows generally southeastward to join the Trent River and form the Humber
Out Of Use
- adjective - closed to traffic; "the repaving results in many blocked streets"
Out-Basket
- noun - a wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your outgoing material