Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
oncidium |
noun |
A genus of tropical orchidaceous plants, the flower of one species of which (O. Papilio) resembles a butterfly. |
oncotomy |
noun |
The opening of an abscess, or the removal of a tumor, with a cutting instrument. |
oneberry |
noun |
The herb Paris. See Herb Paris, under Herb. |
one-hand |
adjective |
Employing one hand; as, the one-hand alphabet. See Dactylology. |
onerated |
imp. & past participle |
of Onerate |
onliness |
noun |
The state of being alone. |
onocerin |
noun |
A white crystalline waxy substance extracted from the root of the leguminous plant Ononis spinosa. |
onomancy |
noun |
Divination by the letters of a name; nomancy. |
ontogeny |
noun |
The history of the individual development of an organism; the history of the evolution of the germ; the development of an individual organism, — in distinction from phylogeny, or evolution of the tribe. Called also henogenesis, henogeny. |
ontology |
noun |
That department of the science of metaphysics which investigates and explains the nature and essential properties and relations of all beings, as such, or the principles and causes of being. |