English words: octodentate to odalisque

300 English words, part 8 of 67 of the words starting with O, A to Z. 16 have a page of their own.

English words octodentate to odalisque

octodentate adjective: Having eight teeth.
octodont adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to the Octodontidae, a family of rodents including the degu (Octodon degus) and 12 other South American species.
octodontid noun: Any of the Octodontidae, a family of rodents including the common degu (Octodon degus) and 12 other South American species
octodontine adjective: Relating to, or characteristic of the octodontids
octodontoid noun: Any rodent of the superfamily Octodontoidea
octodrachm noun: An ancient coin worth eight drachms.
octodrine noun: A particular kind of stimulant drug.
octoedrical adjective: octahedral
octofarious adjective /ˌɒk.təˈfɛəɹi.əs/: In eight ranks or rows.
octofid adjective: Cleft or separated into eight segments.
octofinal noun: Alternative form of octafinal.
octofoil adjective, noun /ˈɒktəfɔɪl/: Having eight lobes or leaves.
octofoiled adjective: decorated with octofoils
octogamy noun: The state of having eight spouses simultaneously.
octogen noun: The explosive HMX
octogenarian adjective, noun /ˌɑktəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/: Synonym of eightysomething: a person between 80 and 89 years old.
octogenarianism noun: The state or condition of being an octogenarian.
octogenary adjective, noun /ɑkˈtɑ.d͡ʒəˌnɛr.i/: Of or related to the number 80, particularly
octogesimal adjective: Based on the number eighty; used to describe the Réaumur scale.
octogild noun: A pecuniary compensation for an injury, amounting to eight times the value of the thing.
octogintillion number: 10²⁴³
octoglot adjective: In eight languages.
octogram noun /ˈɒk.tə.ɡɹæm/: A regular eight-pointed star shape.
octogynous adjective: Having eight pistils.
octohedron noun: Alternative form of octahedron.
octoic adjective: Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling octane; used mostly to designate any of a group of acids including caprylic acid.
octoid adjective: Being a form of gear or tooth that resembles the involute, but whose complete path of contact on the surface of a sphere is in the form of a figure eight.
octoidal adjective: octoid
octolateral adjective: eight-sided
octolingual adjective: Written in eight languages.
octolocular adjective: Having eight cells or compartments, as for seeds.
octology noun: Alternative spelling of octalogy.
octomer noun: Alternative form of octamer.
octomeral adjective: octamerous
octomerize verb: To polymerize to form an octomer
octomino noun /ɒkˈtɒmɪnəʊ/: A polyomino consisting of eight squares.
Octomom proper noun: American woman Nadya Suleman, who gave birth to octuplets in 2009.
octonal adjective: octonary
octonaphthene noun: A colourless liquid hydrocarbon, 1,3 dimethylcyclohexane, occurring in petroleum.
octonarian adjective /ˌɒk.təˈnɛə.ɹi.ən/: Composed of eight metrical feet
octonarius noun /ˌɒk.təˈnɛəɹi.əs/: A verse having eight metrical feet.
octonary adjective, noun: Of eighth rank or order.
octonion noun /ɒkˈtəʊ.ni.ən/: An 8-dimensional nonassociative extension of a quaternion with a real part and 7 imaginary parts (each a real multiple of a distinct square root of −1).
octonionic adjective: Of or pertaining to octonions.
octonionically adverb: In terms of octonions.
octonionics noun: The application of the mathematics of octonions in various branches of physics
octonocular adjective: Having eight eyes.
octonucleate adjective: Alternative form of octanucleate.
octoon noun: The eighth segment of an insect.
octopal adjective: Octopuslike.
octopamine noun: An aromatic amine, 4-(2-amino-1-hydroxy-ethyl)phenol, related to noradrenaline, having similar characteristics to dopamine.
octopaminergic adjective: Containing or releasing octopamine.
octopartite adjective: Having eight parts.
octopawn noun /ˈɒktəpɔːn/: A board game played with four pawns on each side of a 4×4 board.
octopean adjective: Of, pertaining to, or resembling an octopus; octopuslike.
octoped noun: octopod
octopedal adjective: Alternative form of octopodal.
octopede noun: Any eight-legged creature.
octopetalous adjective: Having eight petals.
octophobia noun: The irrational fear of the number eight.
octophone noun: A modern stringed instrument intended to be able to play the tone combinations of the tenor guitar, tenor banjo, ukulele, taro-patch fiddle, tiple,...
octopian adjective: Of, pertaining to, or resembling an octopus; octopuslike.
octopic adjective: Of, pertaining to, or resembling an octopus; octopuslike.
octopine adjective, noun: An analog of lactic acid, derived from the amino acids arginine and alanine, first isolated from the muscle tissue of octopus species.
octoploid adjective, noun: having eight complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell
octoploidization noun: Modification to become octoploid
octoploidy noun: The condition of being octoploid
octopod adjective, noun /ˈɑktoʊpɑd/: Any animal with eight feet or foot-like parts.
octopodal adjective: Octopoid, octopuslike.
octopodan adjective: Relating to cephalopod molluscs of the order Octopoda.
octopode noun: Alternative form of octopod.
octopodean adjective: Resembling or pertaining to an octopus; octopuslike.
octopodial adjective: Synonym of octopodal, octopuslike.
octopodian adjective: Resembling an octopus; octopuslike.
octopodic adjective: Resembling an octopus; octopuslike.
octopodid noun: Any octopus in the family Octopodidae.
octopodiform noun: A cephalopod of the superorder Octopodiformes, comprising octopuses and vampire squid.
octopodoid noun: A member of the cephalopod superfamily Octopodoidea.
octopodous adjective: Having eight feet.
octopoid adjective, noun: Of, pertaining to, or resembling an octopus or octopod; octopuslike.
octopoidal adjective: Octopoid, octopuslike.
octopolar adjective: Relating to an octopole.
octopole noun: A multipole configuration with eight equal charges arranged in a circular pattern.
octopoteuthid noun: Any squid in the family Octopoteuthidae.
octopus noun, verb /ˈɒktəpʊs/: Any of several marine molluscs of the order Octopoda, having no internal or external protective shell or bone (unlike the nautilus, squid and cuttlefish)...
octopus bush noun: Heliotropium foertherianum, a flowering plant in the borage family, native to tropical Asia.
octopus cable noun: A set of grouped cables offering different types of connector.
Octopus card noun: A contactless smart card, introduced in 1997, used as a form of payment in Hong Kong, originally for the mass transit system, but now widely used for public...
octopus hold noun /ˌɒk.tə.pəs ˈhəʊ̯ld/: A hold in which the wrestler stands behind the opponent and hooks a leg over the opponent's opposite leg.
octopus ink noun: A defensive fluid composed of melanin and mucus that an octopus ejects from an ink sac through its siphon.
octopus stinkhorn noun: A fungus of the genus Clathrus, especially C. archeri, featuring pink or white 'arms' and an odor similar to rotten meat.
octopus strap noun: Synonym of bungee cord (“elastic fabric-bound strap for securing luggage”).
octopus stretch noun /ˌɒk.tə.pəs ˈstɹɛt͡ʃ/: Synonym of octopus hold.
octopusal adjective: Octopuslike.
octopusesque adjective: Octopuslike; resembling an octopus.
octopush noun: The sport of underwater hockey.
octopusher noun: Someone who plays octopush.
octopusial adjective: Octopoid; octopuslike.
octopusian adjective: Octopuslike.
octopusic adjective: Octopuslike.
octopusical adjective: Synonym of octopusine.
octopusine adjective: Resembling or characteristic of an octopus.
octopusish adjective: Resembling an octopus; octopuslike.
octopuslike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of an octopus, for example in having eight (or many) arms.
octopussy noun: An octopus.
octopusy adjective: Resembling an octopus; octopuslike.
octopyranose noun: The pyranose form of an octose
octoradial adjective: radiating outward in eight directions
octoradiant adjective: Having eight rays.
octoradiate adjective: Having eight rays.
octoradiated adjective: Having eight rays.
Octorara proper noun: A stream in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a tributary of the Susquehanna River.
octoroon noun: Someone having one-eighth black ancestry.
octose noun: A sugar or saccharide containing eight carbon atoms.
octospermous adjective: Having eight seeds.
octospore noun: A carpospore (one of eight) produced by red algae of the family Bangiaceae
octosporoblastic adjective: Having eight sporoblasts
octosporous adjective: Having eight spores
octostichous adjective: octastichous
octostyle noun: A temple or portico with eight columns in front.
octosyllabic adjective, noun /ˌɒk.təʊ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/: Containing eight syllables
octosyllabical adjective: Alternative form of octosyllabic.
octosyllable noun: line of verse with eight syllables
octotaxic adjective: Of or relating to the system of porose secretory organs found in poronotic oribatid mites.
octothorn noun: Alternative form of octothorpe, the symbol #.
octothorp noun: Alternative spelling of octothorpe.
octothorpe noun /ˈɒktəʊθɔːp/: The hash or square symbol #, used mainly in telephony and computing.
octotiamine noun: A particular thiamine analog.
octotrigintillion number: 10¹¹⁷.
octovalent adjective: Alternative form of octavalent.
octovigintillion number: 10⁸⁷.
octovir noun: Any member of a group of eight officials.
octovirate noun: A group of eight people, especially (politics) a council of eight men who share office or rule.
octoword noun: A numerical value of eight times the magnitude of a word, 128 bits on a 16-bit architecture.
octoxide noun: any oxide having eight oxygen atoms in each molecule or unit cell
octoyl noun: A hypothetical radical, C₈H₁₅O, regarded as the essential residue of octoic acid.
octree noun: A treelike data structure each of whose nodes has up to eight children, most often used to partition a three-dimensional space by recursively subdividing it.
octreoscan noun: scintigraphy of radiolabelled octreotide
octreoscanning noun: The generation of an octreoscan
octreotate noun: A cyclopeptide related to somatostatin
octreotide noun: An octapeptide that mimics natural somatostatin pharmacologically, though it is a more potent inhibitor of growth hormone, glucagon and insulin than the...
octriptyline noun: A tricyclic antidepressant.
octroi noun /ɒkˈtɹɔɪ/: A privilege granted by the sovereign authority, such as the exclusive right of trade granted to a guild or society; a concession.
octroy verb: To grant (a privilege etc, by a government etc).
OCTU noun: Initialism of officer cadet training unit.
octulofuranoside noun: Any furanoside of an octulosonic acid
octulopyranoside noun: Any pyranoside of an octulosonic acid
octulose noun: Any octose containing a ketone group
octulosonic acid noun: Any carboxylic acid obtained by oxidation of an octulose
octuor noun /ˈɒktjʊˌɔː/: Synonym of octet (“a composition for eight instruments or voices”).
octuple adjective, noun, verb /ɒkˈtuː.pəl/: eightfold
octuplet noun: An eight-part multiplet.
octuplex adjective: Having eight components.
octuplicate noun, verb: A set of eight like or identical things.
octuplication noun: multiplication by eight
octuply adverb: In an eightfold manner
octupolar adjective: Of or pertaining to an octupole.
octupolarity noun: The condition of being an octupole
octupole noun: Anything having eight poles or electrodes, but especially a kind of magnet used for controlling beams of charged particles
octyl noun: Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₈H₁₇, formally derived from octane by the loss of a hydrogen atom
octyl gallate noun: The ester of octanol and gallic acid, used as a food additive.
octylaldehyde noun: Synonym of octanal (especially n-octanal)
octylamide noun: An octyl amide (anionic derivative of ammonia)
octylamine noun: Any of very many isomeric amines derived from an octane, but especially the primary amine CH₃(CH₂)₇NH₂
octylammonium noun: The univalent cation obtained by protonation of octylamine CH₃(CH₂)₇NH₃⁺
octylated adjective: Modified by addition of an octyl group
octylation noun: modification by addition of an octyl group
octylene noun: octene
octylglucoside noun: A glycoside of glucose and octanol, used as a specialist surfactant
octylic adjective: Pertaining to, derived from, or containing octyl.
octylisothiazolinone noun: A compound used as a preservative.
octyloxy noun: The univalent radical CH₃-(CH₂)₇-O- derived from octanol
octylphenol noun: A type of alkylphenol.
octyne noun /ˈɒktaɪn/: Any of many isomeric alkynes having eight carbon atoms and one triple bond
ocular adjective, noun /ˈɒk.jə.lə/: Of, or relating to the eye, or the sense of sight
ocular inspection noun: A visual inspection of a place using the naked eye.
ocular lens noun: Synonym of eyepiece
ocular micrometer noun: A measuring instrument that is inserted into the eyepiece of a microscope, used to measure microscopic features.
ocular radiance noun: A behavioral mechanism allowing organisms to radiate focused light from their irises in order to improve their vision.
ocular spark noun: A type of ocular radiance, reflecting it into the visual field to illuminate the field of vision, for diurnal active photolocation.
ocularcentric adjective: Centred or focusing on vision.
ocularcentrism noun: The privileging of vision over the other senses.
ocularist noun /ˈɒkjʊləɹɪst/: Someone who specializes in the fabrication and fitting of ocular prostheses for people who have lost an eye or eyes due to trauma or illness.
ocularity noun: A measure of the number of eyes needed to see something, i.e. monocular or binocular.
ocularium noun /ˌɒk.jʊˈlɛəɹi.əm/: A slit in a helmet through which the wearer could see.
ocularly adverb /ˈɒk.jə.lə.li/: By means of the eye; visually.
oculary adjective: Of or pertaining to the eye.
oculate adjective, verb: IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /ˈɒkjʊlət/
oculated adjective: Synonym of oculate.
oculauditory adjective: Alternative form of oculoauditory.
oculesic adjective: of or relating to oculesics
oculesics noun: The study of eye contact as a form of body language.
oculiferous adjective: Bearing an eye or eyes.
oculiform adjective: Having the shape of an eye
oculigerous adjective: Bearing an eye or eyes.
oculimotor adjective: Dated form of oculomotor.
oculinid noun: Any of the family Oculinidae of stony corals.
oculism noun /ˈɒkjəlɪzəm/: ophthalmology; optometry
oculist noun /ˈɒkjəlɪst/: An eye doctor; an ophthalmologist or optometrist.
oculistic adjective: Relating to oculism.
oculo- prefix /ɒk.jʊl.əʊ/: Of or pertaining to the eye.
oculo-vestibular adjective: Alternative form of oculovestibular.
oculoauditory adjective: Relating to vision and hearing.
oculoauricular adjective: ocular and auricular
oculoauriculovertebral adjective: Relating to the eyes, ears, and vertebrae; applied to Goldenhar syndrome.
oculobuccogenital adjective: Relating to the eyes, mouth, and genitals; applied to Behçet's disease.
oculobulbar adjective: Relating to the eye and the bulbus oculi.
oculocardiac adjective: Relating to the eyes and heart; applied to a reflex where a decrease in pulse rate is associated with traction applied to extraocular muscles and/or...
oculocentre noun: A reference point in the centre of each eye
oculocentric adjective: Passing through the oculocentre
oculocephalic adjective: Relating to the eyes and head; applied to the Vestibulo–ocular reflex.
oculocephalogyric adjective: Relating to the turning of the eyes and head, typically towards a source of stimulation
oculocerebral adjective: Relating to the eye and the cerebrum.
oculocerebrocutaneous adjective: Affecting the eyes, cerebrum, and skin.
oculocerebrocutaneous syndrome noun: A disorder characterized by orbital cysts, microphthalmia, porencephaly, agenesis of the corpus callosum, and facial skin tags.
oculocerebrofacial adjective: Involving the eyes, cerebrum, and face.
oculocerebrorenal adjective: Relating to the eyes, cerebrum, and kidneys; applied to Lowe syndrome.
oculocraniosomatic disease noun: A mitochondrial myopathy with a typical onset before 20 years of age.
oculocutaneous adjective: That affects the eyes and the skin
oculodentodigital adjective: Affecting the eyes, teeth, and fingers.
oculodermal adjective: Relating to the eye and skin; applied to a form of melanocytosis that affects the face.
oculodigital adjective: Relating to the eyes and the fingers
oculodigitoesophagoduodenal adjective: Relating to a combination of structures involving the eye, digits/fingers, esophagus, and duodenum, applied to Feingold syndrome.
oculodorsal adjective: dorsal to the eye
oculodynia noun: pain in the eye
oculofacial adjective: Of or pertaining to the eyes and face.
oculofaciocardiodental adjective: Relating to the eyes, face, heart, and teeth; applied to a rare X-linked dominant genetic disorder.
oculofacioskeletal adjective: Relating to the eyes, face, and skeleton.
oculogenesis noun: The growth and development of the eye (in the foetus)
oculogenital adjective: Relating to the eyes and genitals.
oculoglandular adjective: Relating to the eye and the lymph glands
oculographic adjective: Relating to oculography
oculography noun: The measurement and recording of the position and movement of the eye
oculogyral adjective: Relating to oculogyration
oculogyration noun: Movement of the eye about the anteroposterior axis; eye-rolling
oculogyria noun: The rotation of the eyeballs within their orbits.
oculogyric adjective: Pertaining to the rotation of the eyeballs within their orbits.
oculoleptomeningeal adjective: Relating to the eyes and the leptomeninges
oculolinctus noun: A paraphilia involving licking the eyeballs.
oculomandibulofacial adjective: Affecting the eyes, jaw, and face.
oculomanual adjective: Relating to coordination between eye and hand movement
oculomasticatory adjective: Involving eye movement and mastication; applied to a form of myorhythmia associated with Whipple's disease.
oculometer noun: An ocular micrometer used in oculometry
oculometric adjective: Relating to oculometry; measured using an oculometer
oculometrics noun: Synonym of oculometry.
oculometry noun: Biometric measurement of the condition and movements of the eye.
oculomotility noun: ocular motility
oculomotion noun: The faculty of movement of the eye.
oculomotor adjective /ˈɒk.jʊl.ə(ʊ)ˌməʊ.tə/: Of or pertaining to movement of the eyeball.
oculomotor nerve noun: The third of twelve paired cranial nerves, which controls most of the eye's movements and constriction of the pupil and maintains an open eyelid.
oculomotricity noun: Synonym of oculomotion.
oculomucocutaneous syndrome noun: A condition characterized by keratoconjunctivitis sicca and by scarring, fibrosis, metaplasia, and shrinkage of the conjunctiva; a side effect of the drugs...
oculonasal adjective: Pertaining to the eyes and nose.
oculonasally adverb: In an oculonasal manner
oculopalatal adjective: Relating to the eye and the palate
oculopalpebral adjective: Relating to the eye and the eyelid.
oculopathy noun: eye disease
oculopharyngeal adjective: Relating to both the eye and the throat (especially to their respective muscles)
oculopharyngodistal adjective: oculopharyngeal and distal
oculophilia noun: A paraphilia involving sexual attraction to eyes and the licking of eyes; eye fetishism.
oculoplastic adjective: Relating to oculoplastics.
oculoplastics noun: surgery dealing with the eye and related structures
oculoplasty noun: Corrective surgery to the eyelid(s)
oculopneumoplethysmography noun: A noninvasive technique that identifies and assesses carotid artery stenosis.
oculopupillary adjective: Relating to the pupil of the eye
oculorenal adjective: Pertaining to the eyes and kidneys.
oculorespiratory adjective: That affects the eyes and the respiratory system.
oculorhinitis noun: inflammation of the mucous membranes of the eyelid and of the nose
oculorotatory adjective: Serving to rotate the eye.
oculoskeletal adjective: Relating to, or affecting the eyes and the skeleton
oculospinal adjective: Relating to the eyes and the spine.
oculosympathetic adjective: Relating to the eye and the sympathetic nervous system.
oculosyphilis noun: Ocular syphilis: the ocular component or manifestations of syphilis; syphilis's effects on the eyes. In modern nosology not entirely distinct from the rest...
oculotoxic adjective: toxic to the eyes
oculotropic adjective: Having an affinity for, or moving towards the eye
oculovestibular adjective: Relating to the eye and the vestibule.
oculozygomatic adjective: Relating to the eye and the zygoma or zygomatic bone.
oculus noun /ˈɒk.jʊ.ləs/: The central boss of a volute.
ocupado adjective: Occupied (said of a toilet stall).
OCW noun: Initialism of Overseas Contract Worker.
ocydrome noun: Any beetle of the genus Ocydromus.
ocypodan noun: Any crab of the family Ocypodidae
ocypodian noun: A member of the crab family Ocypodidae.
ocypodid noun: Any crab in the family Ocypodidae.
ocythoid noun: Any member of the Ocythoidae.
od noun, verb /ɒd/: (Euphemistic form of) God.
od's bobs interjection: Expressing surprise, emotion etc.
oda noun: A room within a harem.
ODAAT phrase: Initialism of one day at a time (especially in contexts of recovery from substance use disorders).
Odaawaa noun: Alternative form of Odawa (“an individual from this people”).
odachi noun: A long, large Japanese sword.
odacid noun: Any of the family Odacidae of perciform fishes
odacine noun: Any fish of the genus Odax
Odagiri effect noun: A television phenomenon in which a program attracts a larger than expected number of women viewers because the program stars attractive male actors or...
odah noun: Alternative form of oda (“room in a harem”).
odal adjective, noun: Among the early and medieval Teutonic peoples, especially Scandinavians, the heritable land held by the various odalmen constituting a family or kindred of...
odalborn adjective: Inheriting land by odal.
odalisk noun: Alternative spelling of odalisque.
odalism noun: A system of heritable freehold property rights to odal land.
odalisque noun /ˈəʊd(ə)lɪsk/: A female slave in a harem, especially one in the Ottoman seraglio.

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.