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Nostocs
- noun - found in moist places as rounded jellylike colonies
Nostril
- noun - either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose
Nostrum
- noun - hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
- patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable
Obscene
- adjective - designed to incite to indecency or lust; "the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene"-Margaret Mead
- offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels"
- suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks"
Obscura
- unknown - type of camera used by painters to project an image
Obscure
- adjective - difficult to find; "hidden valleys"; "a hidden cave"; "an obscure retreat"
- make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"
- make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured"
- make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"
- make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
- marked by difficulty of style or expression; "much that was dark is now quite clear to me"; "those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure"
- not clearly understood or expressed; "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of sci
Obsequy
- - The last duty or service to a person, rendered after his death; hence, a rite or ceremony pertaining to burial; -- now used only in the plural.
Observe
- verb - behave as expected during of holidays or rites;
- conform one's action or practice to;
- discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "
- follow with the eyes or the mind;
- make mention of;
- observe with care or pay close attention to;
- show respect towards;
- stick to correctly or closely;
- watch attentively;
Oestrus
- noun - applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
- type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies
Onsager
- noun - United States chemist (born in Norway) noted for his work in thermodynamics (1903-1976)