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Ovarian
- adjective - of or involving the ovaries; "ovarian cancer"
Ovaries
- noun - (vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone
- Female generative organ containing eggs.
- the organ that bears the ovules of a flower
Ovation
- noun - enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause)
Ovidian
- - Of or pertaining to the Latin poet Ovid; resembling the style of Ovid.
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.
Oxalite
- - A yellow mineral consisting of oxalate of iron.