English Words: O

15,494 words · Page 294 of 310

ovigenesisnoun

Synonym of oogenesis.

ovigeneticadj

Synonym of oogenetic.

ovigernoun

A leg, of some pycnogonids, that is modified to carry eggs

ovigerousadj

carrying or bearing eggs.

ovigersnoun

plural of oviger

ovinationnoun

The inoculation of sheep with ovine virus against sheeppox.

ovineadj

Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a sheep; also, (not comparable) of an animal: from the genus Ovis.

ovinelyadv

In an ovine manner.

Ovingtonname

A placename in England:

ovinizedadj

Modified by the addition of ovine genes

oviparanoun

oviparous organisms

oviparitynoun

The condition of being oviparous.

oviparousadj

Depositing eggs that develop and hatch outside the body as a reproductive strategy.

oviparouslyadv

In an oviparous manner

oviparousnessnoun

The quality of being oviparous; oviparity.

ovipositverb

To lay eggs.

ovipositionnoun

The process or instance of ovipositing, laying eggs.

ovipositionaladj

Related to, or by means of, oviposition

ovipositornoun

A tubular protruding organ for laying eggs.

oviraptornoun

Any of several bipedal dinosaurs, of the genus Oviraptor, from the late Cretaceous period.

oviraptorosauriannoun

Any maniraptoran dinosaur of the clade Oviraptorosauria

oviraptosauriannoun

Any maniraptoran dinosaur of the clade Oviraptorosauria.

ovisacnoun

A Graafian follicle; any sac containing an ovum or ova.

oviscapenoun

The basal part of the ovipositor of some species of insects, typically the non-retractile sheath that remains exposed when the ovipositor is withdrawn and not in action.

oviscaptenoun

The oviscape or ovipositor.

ovismnoun

The belief that the ovum holds all material needed for the development of the embryo.

ovispirinnoun

Any of a group of ovine antimicrobial and cytotoxic cathelicidins

ovistnoun

Someone who believes that the complete embryo is contained preformed within the ovum; a proponent of ovism.

ovistripnoun

A form of ovitrap

ovitrapnoun

A device that resembles the preferred breeding site of mosquitoes, used to attract them and capture their eggs in scientific studies.

ovitrappingnoun

The trapping of mosquitos in an ovitrap

ovivorousadj

egg-eating

ovo-prefix

egg; ovum

ovo-lacto-vegetariannoun

Alternative form of ovolactovegetarian.

ovoblasticadj

Relating to or involving the development of an ovum (egg cell); describing something connected to the origin or formation of an egg or ovum.

ovococcusnoun

An ellipsoid-shaped bacterium

ovocylindricaladj

cylindrical but with an oval rather than circular cross section

ovoflavoproteinnoun

A flavoprotein present in egg white

ovogenesisnoun

Synonym of oogenesis.

ovogeneticadj

Synonym of oogenetic.

ovogenicadj

Relating to ovogenesis

ovoglobulinnoun

Any of a class of proteins found in egg white.

ovoglycoproteinnoun

A glycoprotein found in hen's egg white

ovogoniumnoun

oogonium

ovoidadj

Shaped like an oval.

ovoidaladj

somewhat ovoid

ovoinhibitornoun

Any of a class trypsin inhibitors found in hen's eggs

ovolactovegetariannoun

A lacto-ovo-vegetarian.

ovolactovegetarianismnoun

The practice of being ovolactovegetarian.

ovolonoun

A classical convex moulding carved with an egg and dart ornament.

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