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Ovulist
- - 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.
Owenite
- - 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.
Ox-Eyed
- adjective - having large round eyes like those of an ox; "ox-eyed Juno"
Oxalate
- noun - a salt or ester of oxalic acid
Oxalite
- - A yellow mineral consisting of oxalate of iron.
Oxamide
- - 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.
Oxandra
- noun - genus of tropical trees