English words: oscillative to osmote

300 English words, part 41 of 67 of the words starting with O, A to Z. 16 have a page of their own.

English words oscillative to osmote

oscillative adjective: Tending to oscillate; oscillatory, oscillating.
oscillatively adverb: In an oscillative manner.
oscillativity noun: The quality of being oscillative.
oscillaton noun: A spherically-symmetric solution to an Einstein–Klein–Gordon equation
oscillator noun: A tuned electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform.
oscillatoriaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Oscillatoriaceae.
oscillatorian noun: Any filamentous cyanobacterium of the genus Oscillatoria.
oscillatorical adjective: oscillatory
oscillatorily adverb: In a way of oscillations or oscillators.
oscillatorioid adjective: Being or relating to any cyanobacterium of the order Oscillatoriales.
oscillatority noun: The quality of being oscillatory.
oscillatory adjective: That oscillates; oscillating.
oscillatory reaction noun: Any chemical reaction in which the concentration of some component varies over time or space in a regular periodic manner.
oscillaxanthin noun: A particular carotenoid.
oscillo- prefix: oscillation
oscilloclast noun: A device that was supposed to diagnose cancer from tissue samples.
oscillogenesis noun: The generation of physiological oscillations
oscillogram noun: A record produced by an oscillograph or oscilloscope.
oscillograph noun: An instrument for measuring alternating or varying electric current in terms of current and voltage; an oscilloscope.
oscillographic adjective: Of or pertaining to an oscillograph
oscillographically adverb: By means of oscillography.
oscillography noun: Measurement by means of an oscillograph.
oscillometer noun: Any of several devices that measure oscillations
oscillometric adjective: Of or pertaining to oscillometry.
oscillometrically adverb: In an oscillometric manner
oscillometry noun: The measurement of oscillations
oscillon noun: A form of soliton observed in a granular environment.
oscillopathic adjective: Relating to or characteristic of oscillopathies
oscillopathy noun: Any neurocognitive disorder characterised by oscillations in brain rhythms
oscillopolarographic adjective: Relating to oscillopolarography.
oscillopsia noun: A visual disturbance in which objects in the visual field appear to oscillate.
oscilloscope noun /əˈsɪl.ɪ.skəʊp/: An electronic measuring instrument that creates a visible two-dimensional graph, on a screen, of one or more continuously varying voltages or currents.
oscilloscopic adjective: Relating to, or carried out by using an oscilloscope.
oscilloscopy noun: The use of the oscilloscope.
oscillotonometer noun: A form of sphygmomanometer (for measuring blood pressure) that employs two alternating cuffs that measure systolic and diastolic pressures
oscillotonometric adjective: Of or relating to oscillotonometry or the oscillotonometer.
oscillotonometry noun: The measurement of blood pressure by means of an oscillotonometer
oscine adjective, noun /ˈɒ.saɪn/: Of or pertaining to songbirds (suborder Passeri).
oscinine adjective: Of or pertaining to the Oscines, or songbirds (birds of the clade Passeri).
oscitance noun: oscitancy
oscitancy noun: the act of yawning
oscitant adjective /ˈɒsɪtənt/: yawning or gaping
oscitantly adverb: In an oscitant manner; drowsily or yawningly
oscitate verb: To gape or yawn.
oscitation noun /ˌɒsɪˈteɪʃən/: The act of yawning or gaping.
oscnode noun: A node of a plane curve where two branches meet with contact order 3.
Osco- prefix: Oscan.
Osco-Umbrian adjective: Of or relating to a group of languages of the Italic family of Indo-European languages, spoken in ancient times in central and southern Italy before Latin...
Oscoda proper noun: An unincorporated community in Iosco County, Michigan, United States.
osculance noun: The state of being osculant.
osculant adjective, noun: Adhering closely; applied to certain creeping animals, such as caterpillars.
oscular adjective: Of or pertaining to the mouth.
oscularly adverb: By means of the mouth.
osculate adjective, verb /ˈɒskjʊˌleɪt/: To kiss.
osculating adjective, verb: Having three or more points coincident with another
osculating circle noun: The circle that has the same tangent, and the same curvature at the point on the curve.
osculating orbit noun: The orbit that an astronomical body such as a planet, asteroid, comet or satellite would follow if suddenly all perturbing forces other than the...
osculation noun /ˌɒs.kjʊˈleɪ.ʃən/: The action of kissing.
osculator noun: An algorithm for performing osculation.
osculatory adjective, noun: A religious tablet, usually carrying a representation of Christ or the Virgin Mary, which is kissed by the priest during the Mass ("kiss of peace"); it is...
osculatrix noun: A curve whose contact with a given curve at a given point is of a higher order (or involves the equality of a greater number of successive differential...
osculometer noun: An instrument consisting of a series of arcs of known curvature, for comparison with other curves.
osculum noun: One of the suckers on the head of a tapeworm.
osculum infame noun: A witch's supposed ritual greeting of kissing the anus of the Devil.
oscuro noun: A cigar made with very dark tobacco.
OSD noun: Initialism of on-screen display.
OSDD noun: Initialism of other specified dissociative disorder.
ose noun, suffix /-əʊs/: full of
oseltamivir noun /ˌoʊ.sɛlˈtæm.ɪˌvɪɹ/: An antiviral drug that is taken orally in the form of its phosphate C₁₆H₂₈N₂O₄·H₃PO₄ and is a neuraminidase inhibitor used in the treatment and prevention...
oserskite noun: Synonym of aragonite.
oses noun, suffix /ˈəʊsiːz/: The various sugars ending in -ose, such as sucrose, lactose, glucose, and fructose.
Osete adjective, noun: Alternative form of Ossete.
OSETI noun: Acronym of optical search for extraterrestrial intelligence, comparable to SETI, but using visible light instead of traditional radio waves.
Osetian adjective, noun: Alternative form of Ossetian.
osetr noun: Alternative form of osseter.
osetra noun: Caviar made from the Russian sturgeon.
osetrova noun: Synonym of osetra (“type of caviar”).
OSFA adjective: Initialism of one-size-fits-all.
OSFM adjective: Initialism of one-size-fits-most.
Osgood proper noun: A surname.
Osgood-Schlatter disease noun: epiphysitis of the tibial tubercle; an irritation of the patellar ligament at the tibial tuberosity, characterized by painful lumps just below the knee;...
Osgood-Schlatter syndrome noun: Osgood-Schlatter disease
osh noun: A Tajik dish of rice cooked with meat and oil; a kind of pilaf.
osha noun: A perennial herb of species Ligusticum porteri, found in parts of the Rocky Mountains and northern New Mexico.
oshac noun: The perennial herb Dorema ammoniacum, whose stem yields ammoniacum.
oshaku noun: An apprentice geisha having the role of pouring sake or other alcoholic beverages for others.
oshamnu noun: Alternative form of ashamnu.
oshana noun: A kind of seasonally inundated depression, particularly in Namibia's Oshana Region.
Oshawa proper noun /ˈɒʃəwə/: A city in the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.
Oshawan adjective, noun: Of or relating to Oshawa in Canada.
oshi noun: A person's favorite VTuber, idol, or character, especially one they actively support and promote.
oshibori noun: A moist towel for cleaning the hands, offered to customers in Japanese restaurants and bars.
oshidashi noun: a kimarite in which the attacker pushes his opponent out of the ring, maintaining hand contact at all times
Oshima proper noun: One of four subprefectures in Tokyo, occupying a part of the Izu Islands
oshinko noun: traditional Japanese pickled vegetable mix
Oshiro proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
oshitaoshi noun: A kimarite in which the attacker pushed his opponent backwards and over.
oshizushi noun: sushi made in compressed block form and then cut into pieces
Oshkosh proper noun /ˈɒʃkɒʃ/: A small city, the county seat of Garden County, Nebraska, United States.
Osho proper noun: A religious and spiritual leader from India.
oshona noun: Synonym of floodplain.
Osi noun: A tribe of Germania mentioned by Tacitus
OSI layer noun: Any of the seven layers of abstraction in the OSI model of communications systems: application, presentation, session, transport, network, data link, or...
Osiandrian adjective, noun: Of or relating to Andreas Osiander (1498–1552), German Lutheran theologian.
Osias proper noun /oʊˈsaɪəs/: A surname.
osier noun /ˈəʊzɪə/: A willow, of species Salix viminalis, growing in wet places in Europe and Asia, and introduced into North America, considered the best willow for wickerwork.
osiered adjective: Covered or adorned with osiers.
osierlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of an osier.
osiery noun: A willow plantation.
Osijek proper noun: A city in Croatia.
osilodrostat noun: A drug for the treatment of Cushing's disease.
osimertinib noun: A drug used to treat non-small-cell lung carcinomas with a specific mutation.
-osin suffix: An alpha-1 adrenergic receptor antagonist
OSINT noun /ˈəʊ.sɪnt/: Acronym of open-source intelligence.
Osirian adjective: Of or pertaining to Osiris.
Osiric adjective: Of or pertaining to Osiris.
Osiride adjective: Of or relating to Osiris.
Osiridean adjective: Alternative form of Osiridian.
Osiridian adjective: Relating to Osiris.
Osirification noun: The process of becoming Osirified.
Osirify verb: To cause to become identified with Osiris after death.
Osiris proper noun /əʊˈsaɪ.ɹɪs/: The Egyptian god of the dead and of the underworld.
Osirism noun: The worship of Osiris.
-osis suffix /-əʊ.sɪs/: functional disease or condition such as hepatosis
osite noun: guano from the island of Sombrero, Anguilla
-osity suffix /ˈɒ.sɪ.ti/: Forming nouns, usually abstract, and usually from adjectives in -ous or -ose.
Oska noun: Synonym of Azawakh.
Oskaloosa proper noun: A city, the county seat of Mahaska County, Iowa, United States.
oskarssonite noun: A certain anhydrous aluminium fluoride mineral.
OSL noun: Initialism of optically stimulated luminescence.
osladin noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
OSLAM syndrome noun: A rare autosomal-dominant hereditary disorder involving osteosarcoma, limb anomalies, and erythroid macrocytosis with megaloblastic marrow.
Osler proper noun: A surname.
Osler node noun: A painful, red, raised skin lesion, usually on the pads of the fingers or toes, indicative of the heart disease bacterial endocarditis.
Osler-Rendu-Weber disease noun: Synonym of Osler-Weber-Rendu disease.
Osler-Vaquez disease noun: Synonym of polycythemia vera
Osler-Weber-Rendu disease noun: Synonym of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia.
Oslerian adjective: Of or relating to William Osler (1849–1919), Canadian physician regarded as the father of modern medicine.
Oslerization noun: The process of Oslerizing; euthanasia given to a person as a consequence of their having reached old age.
Oslerize verb: To euthanize a person as a consequence of their having reached old age.
Oslin proper noun: A surname from Swedish.
Oslo proper noun /ˈɒzləʊ/: A county and municipality, the capital city of Norway. Formerly called Christiania and Kristiania.
Oslo breakfast noun: A healthy breakfast served to schoolchildren, typically including wholemeal bread, cheese, milk, and fruit.
Oslo paper noun /ˌʔos.lo ˈpeɪ̯.pɚ/: Thicker rough-textured bond paper (usually sized 9 inches by 12 inches or 229mm by 305mm).
Oslo syndrome noun: A disease similar to Wilson's disease but caused by NTBI (non-transferrin bound iron).
Oslob proper noun: A municipality of Cebu, Philippines.
Osloite adjective, noun: Of, from, or pertaining to Oslo.
Oslovian adjective, noun: A person from Oslo, the capital of Norway.
OSLT phrase: Initialism of or something like that.
osm adjective, noun /ˈɔːsəm/: awesome; like OK, can be used to express enthusiastic approval.
Osman adjective, noun /ˈɒzmən/: Synonym of Ottoman (“member of the Ottoman dynasty”).
Osmanabad proper noun: A district of Maharashtra, India.
Osmanian adjective: Synonym of Ottoman.
Osmanic adjective: Synonym of Ottoman.
Osmanid adjective, noun: Synonym of Ottoman.
Osmanli adjective, noun: Synonym of Ottoman.
osmanthus noun /ɒzˈmænθəs/: Any of several widely distributed evergreen flowering plants, of the genus Osmanthus.
osmanthus wine noun: A Chinese distilled spirit flavored with osmanthus flowers, specially consumed during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
osmanthuside noun: Any of a group of phenolic glycosides present in Osmanthus fragrans.
Osmaston proper noun: A locality in Meander Valley council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.
osmate noun: Any salt of osmic acid.
osmaterial adjective: Alternative form of osmeterial.
osmaterium noun: Alternative form of osmeterium.
osmatic adjective: Relating to the sense of smell.
osmazome noun: A substance formerly supposed to impart the characteristic meaty smell and taste to certain dishes.
Osmeña proper noun: A barangay of Araceli, Palawan, Philippines.
Osment proper noun: A surname.
osmerid noun: Any fish of the family Osmeridae, a smelt.
osmeriform adjective: Of the order Osmeriformes of ray-finned fish, characterised by having the maxilla in the gape of the mouth, radii absent from the scales, and loss of the...
osmeterial adjective: Relating to the osmeterium.
osmeterium noun: One of a pair of scent organs in the larvae of certain swallowtail butterflies.
-osmia suffix: Smell; odour.
osmiamate noun: A salt of osmiamic acid.
osmiamic acid noun: A nitrogenous acid of osmium, H₂N₂Os₂O₅, forming osmiomates (a series of yellow salts).
osmian adjective: Containing osmium.
osmiate noun: osmate
osmic adjective: Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, osmium; specifically, designating those compounds in which it has a higher valence.
osmic acid noun: A supposed acid formed from osmium tetroxide but known only as osmate salts.
osmicate verb: To stain or impregnate with osmic acid.
osmication noun: The process of osmicating.
osmics noun: The scientific study of smells.
osmide noun: Any binary compound of osmium and a more electropositive metal
osmidrosis noun: Body odour.
osmification noun: staining or fixating with osmic acid solution
osmina noun: An old Russian dry measure, approximately 105 litres; half of a tchetvert.
osmio- prefix: osmium
osmiophil adjective: Synonym of osmiophilic.
osmiophile adjective: Synonym of osmiophilic.
osmiophilic adjective: Having an affinity for, and thus easily stained by, osmium tetroxide
osmiophilicity noun: The condition of being osmiophilic
osmious adjective: Denoting those compounds of osmium in which the element has a valence relatively lower than in the osmic compounds.
osmiridium noun: A hard, corrosion-resistant alloy of osmium and iridium, used in pen nibs.
osmite noun: A salt of osmious acid.
osmium noun /ˈɒz.mi.əm/: A chemical element (symbol Os) with atomic number 76: a hard, brittle, heavy, bluish-white transition metal found as a trace element in alloys, mostly in...
osmium tetroxide noun: An oxide of the metal osmium, OsO₄; it is very poisonous, has a pungent smell and can cause blindness; it is a powerful oxidizing agent, and is used to...
osmo- prefix: osmosis
osmoadapt verb: To undergo osmoadaptation.
osmoadaptation noun: adaptation to changes in osmotic pressure
osmoadapted adjective, verb: Modified by osmoadaptation
osmoadaption noun: Alternative form of osmoadaptation.
osmoadaptive adjective: That can adapt to changes in osmotic pressure
osmobalancing noun: The balancing of osmotic pressure
osmobiosis noun: A form of cryptobiosis triggered by increased solute concentration in the solution in which the organism lives.
osmobiotic adjective /ˌɒzməʊbaɪˈɒtɪk/: Of or pertaining to osmobiosis.
osmoceptor noun: osmoreceptor
osmocompetence noun: The condition of being osmocompetent.
osmocompetent adjective: Of a fish, able to cope with differing levels of salinity.
osmoconcentration noun: The process by which the concentration of solutes in a solution increases.
osmoconform verb: To maintain its internal salinity such that it is always equal to the surrounding seawater
osmoconformation noun: The condition of being a osmoconformer
osmoconformer noun: Any marine invertebrate that maintains its internal salinity such that it is always equal to the surrounding seawater
osmoconforming adjective: Maintaining an internal salinity equal to that of the surrounding seawater.
osmoconformist noun: Synonym of osmoconformer.
osmoconformity noun: The condition of being osmoconformist
osmocytosis noun: endocytosis as a result of osmotic pressure
osmodiuretic noun: An osmotic diuretic
osmoeffector noun: Any substance that regulates osmotic pressure (in tissues)
osmoequivalent adjective: osmotically equivalent
osmofragility noun: osmotic fragility - the fragility of cells when in a saline solution
osmogene noun: An apparatus, consisting of a number of cells whose sides are of parchment paper, for conducting the process of osmosis. It is used especially in sugar...
osmograph noun: An instrument for recording the height of the liquid in an endosmometer or for registering osmotic pressures.
osmoheterotrophic adjective: Relating to osmoheterotrophy
osmoheterotrophy noun: heterotrophy (acquisition of external energy in the form of food) via osmosis
osmohomeostasis noun: homeostasis of osmotic pressure
osmohomeostatic adjective: Relating to osmohomeostasis
osmol noun: Alternative form of osmole.
osmolagnia noun /ˌɒz.məˈlæɡ.niə/: sexual arousal from body odours
osmolal adjective: Of or pertaining to osmolality.
osmolality noun: The molality of an ideal solution that would exert the same osmotic pressure as the solution being considered.
osmolar adjective: Of or pertaining to osmolarity
osmolarity noun /ˌɒz.mə(ʊ)ˈlar.ɪt.i/: The osmotic concentration of a solution, normally expressed as osmoles of solute per litre of solution.
osmole noun: A unit of measurement, a mole of an osmotically active compound
osmology noun: The scientific study of smells.
osmolysed adjective: Broken down by osmolysis
osmolysis noun: The rupture of a cell wall due to excessive osmotic pressure
osmolyte noun: Any substance that contributes to the (regulation of) osmotic pressure in cells and tissues
osmolytic adjective: Relating to osmolysis
osmolytical adjective: Alternative form of osmolytic.
osmomechanical adjective: Describing a mechanical action or force caused by osmotic pressure
osmometer noun: Any of various devices used to measure osmotic pressure.
osmometric adjective: Relating to osmometry
osmometrical adjective: Alternative form of osmometric.
osmometrically adverb: In terms of, or by means of, osmometry.
osmometry noun: The measurement of osmotic pressure
Osmond noun: Alternative form of osmunda (“type of fern”).
osmophile noun: Any organism that is adapted to living in aqueous environments with high solute concentrations (salt, sugar, alcohol), and resisting internal desiccation...
osmophilia noun: adaptation to environments with high osmotic pressure
osmophilic adjective: Adapted to living in environments that have a high osmotic pressure
osmophily noun: The quality of growing well under high osmotic pressure.
osmophobia noun: A heightened dislike or sensitivity to smells
osmophobic adjective: Relating to osmophobia
osmophobicity noun: The condition of being osmophobic
osmophore noun: An osmophoric grouping of atoms in a molecule
osmophoric adjective: Imparting a characteristic odour to any compound
osmophysiological adjective: Relating to osmotic pressure and physiology
osmoprimed adjective: Subjected to osmopriming.
osmopriming noun: A form of hydropriming in which seed is soaked in a solution of polyethylene glycol or similar.
osmoprotectant noun: Any osmolyte that helps an organism to survive osmotic stress.
osmoprotecting adjective: osmoprotective
osmoprotection noun: The mechanism by which the cells of an organism protect themselves against osmotic stress.
osmoprotective adjective: That protects an organism from osmotic stress
osmoprotector noun: Any material that provides osmoprotection.
osmoreception noun: The action of an osmoreceptor
osmoreceptive adjective: That functions as an osmoreceptor
osmoreceptor noun: A sensory receptor, primarily found in the hypothalamus of most homeothermic organisms, that detects changes in osmotic pressure
osmorecovery noun: The recovery of osmotic balance after exercise
osmoregulant noun: Synonym of osmoregulator.
osmoregulate verb: To regulate osmotic pressure (via osmoregulation, in order to maintain a certain water content, concentration of electrolytes, pH, etc).
osmoregulation noun: The homeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure in the body in order to maintain a certain water content (concentration of electrolytes, pH, etc).
osmoregulative adjective: Relating to osmoregulation
osmoregulator noun: Any organism that practices osmoregulation
osmoregulatorily adverb: In terms of, or by means of, osmoregulation.
osmoregulatory adjective: Of or pertaining to osmoregulation
osmoresistance noun: resistance to high salt concentrations
osmoresistant adjective: resistant to high salt concentrations
osmorespiratory adjective: Relating to osmoregulation and respiration in fish
osmoresponse noun: A response to a change in osmotic pressure
osmoresponsive adjective: whose transcriptional expression is altered by changes in the osmolarity of the environment
osmoresponsiveness noun: The quality or degree of being osmoresponsive.
osmoscope noun: An instrument for detecting and for measuring odors.
osmose verb: To diffuse by osmosis.
osmosensation noun: The sensory perception of osmotic pressure
osmosensing noun: The regulation of cell turgor in response to changes in the osmolarity of the external environment.
osmosensitive adjective: sensitive to high salt concentrations
osmosensitivity noun: An organism's degree of sensitivity to osmotic gradients
osmosensor noun: Any of several classes of organic compound that undergo transitions between "off" and "on" conformations in response to changes in extracellular water...
osmosensory adjective: Relating to osmosensing.
osmoshock noun: osmotoxic shock
osmosignaling noun: biological transmission of signals as a result of osmosensing
osmosignalling noun: Alternative form of osmosignaling.
osmosis noun /ɒzˈməʊ̯sɪs/: The net movement of solvent molecules, usually water, from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration through a...
osmosolute noun: Any solute produced via osmosis
osmospecific adjective: specific to a certain (range of) osmotic pressure(s)
osmostabilizer noun: An osmolyte that stabilizes osmotic pressure and thus prevents osmostress
osmostat noun: The mechanism, in the hypothalamus, that regulates osmolality by the secretion of antidiuretic hormone
osmostress noun, verb: The stress caused by (changes in) osmotic pressure
osmostressor noun: Anything that causes osmostress
osmotactic adjective: Of or relating to osmotaxis.
osmotaxis noun: movement of an organism in an osmotic pressure gradient
osmote verb: To move by osmosis.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under O: 20,049 words, in 67 parts.