English Words: O

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onycholysisnoun

The loosening or separation of a fingernail or toenail from its bed

onychomadesisnoun

Periodic idiopathic shedding of the nails beginning at their proximal ends, possibly caused by the temporary arrest of the function of the nail matrix.

onychomancynoun

An ancient form of divination based on the symbols that are reflected by sunlight on a person's fingernails.

onychomycosisnoun

Fungal infection of the nail, especially the toenail.

onychomycoticadj

Relating to or affected by onychomycosis.

onychoosteodysplasianoun

nail-patella syndrome

onychopathicadj

Relating to onychopathy.

onychopathologynoun

The study of diseases of the nails.

onychopathynoun

A disease of the fingernails or toenails.

onychophagianoun

Nail biting.

onychophagistnoun

A person who bites his or her fingernails.

onychophagynoun

Nail biting.

onychophorannoun

Any of many wormlike carnivorous ecdysozoan animals of the phylum Onychophora.

onychoptosisnoun

Synonym of onychomadesis.

onychorrhexisnoun

fingernail and toenail brittleness and breakage, such as may be due to excessive strong soap and water exposure, nail polish remover, hypothyroidism, anemia, anorexia nervosa or bulimia, or after oral retinoid therapy.

onychoschisisnoun

A condition where the nails split into layers.

onychoschizianoun

Synonym of onychoschisis.

onychosisnoun

Any disease or disorder of the fingernails or toenails.

onychotillomanianoun

A compulsion for picking and tearing at one's fingernails or toenails.

onygenaceousadj

Belonging to the Onygenaceae.

onygenaleanadj

Of or pertaining to the fungal order Onygenales.

onymousadj

Having a name.

onymouslyadv

In an onymous manner; having a name.

onyonnoun

Obsolete spelling of onion.

onyxnoun

A banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz.

onzadj

Taking place

onzanoun

A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 28.76 g.

onçanoun

A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, usually equivalent to 28.7 g.

Onųdaʔgegáʔname

Synonym of Onondaga.

oonoun

(Ω, ω) The Greek letter omega.

oo arrintj

Used to indicate agreement.

oo oo aa aaintj

Used to represent the sound of a monkey's cry.

oo-erintj

An expression of surprise or befuddlement.

ooaanoun

Any member of the extinct species †Moho braccatus of oo birds of Hawaii.

OOBnoun

Abbreviation of Open(ing) Of Business, usually referring to a time frame margin.

OOBEnoun

Initialism of out-of-body experience or out-of-the-body experience.

OOBEsnoun

plural of OOBE

oobitnoun

A caterpillar.

ooblastnoun

A cell that develops into an ovum; a germinal epithelium giving rise to ova.

ooblasticadj

Relating to the ooblast.

ooblecknoun

A mixture of cornstarch and water with unusual physical properties.

OOCadj

Initialism of out of character.

oochverb

To move or slide (oneself or someone, or something) by a small amount.

OOCSSnoun

Initialism of Object-oriented CSS.

oocyannoun

biliverdin

oocyesisnoun

Ovarian pregnancy: the type of ectopic pregnancy that occurs within an ovary.

oocystnoun

A reproductive cell in certain fungi.

oocysticadj

Relating to an oocyst.

oocytenoun

A cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a female gametocyte.

oocytectomynoun

The removal of oocytes.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter O contains 15,494 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 310 pages, and you are currently viewing page 116. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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