| GNOTOBIOLOGY | • gnotobiology n. (Biology) The study of animals in a microbe-free environment. • GNOTOBIOLOGY n. the study of life in germfree conditions. |
| HOMOLOGATION | • homologation n. (Organic chemistry) Any reaction that converts a compound into the next member of a homologous series… • homologation n. (Law) Official certification. • HOMOLOGATION n. confirmation, agreement. |
| ODONTOLOGIES | • ODONTOLOGY n. the study of teeth. |
| ODONTOLOGIST | • odontologist n. One who studies teeth. • ODONTOLOGIST n. a student of odontology. |
| ODONTOPHOBIA | • odontophobia n. An irrational fear of dentistry. • ODONTOPHOBIA n. the fear of teeth. |
| ONOMATOPOEIA | • onomatopoeia n. (Uncountable) The property of a word of sounding like what it represents. • onomatopoeia n. (Countable) A word that sounds like what it represents, such as "gurgle," "stutter," or "hiss". • onomatopoeia n. (Uncountable, rhetoric) The use of language whose sound imitates that which it names. |
| ONOMATOPOEIC | • onomatopoeic adj. Of or relating to onomatopoeia. • onomatopoeic adj. Having the property of onomatopoeia. • onomatopœic adj. Alternative spelling of onomatopoeic. |
| OPISTHODOMOI | • opisthodomoi n. Plural of opisthodomos. • OPISTHODOMOS n. (Greek) a portico or apartment at the back of an ancient Greek or Roman temple. |
| OPISTHODOMOS | • opisthodomos n. (Greek architecture) A porch at the rear of a temple, set against the blank back wall of the cella. • OPISTHODOMOS n. (Greek) a portico or apartment at the back of an ancient Greek or Roman temple. |
| OPISTHOTONOS | • opisthotonos n. (Medicine) Sustained tetanic spasm in which the body is bent backwards and stiffened, as produced by various diseases. • OPISTHOTONOS n. extreme arching backwards of the spine and neck as a result of spasm of the muscles in that region, etc. |
| OSTEOPOROSIS | • osteoporosis n. (Pathology) A disease, occurring especially in women following menopause, in which the bones become… • OSTEOPOROSIS n. development of a porous structure in bone due to loss of calcium, resulting in brittleness. |
| OSTEOPOROTIC | • osteoporotic adj. Relating to osteoporosis. • OSTEOPOROTIC adj. relating to osteoporosis. |
| PHOTOBIOLOGY | • photobiology n. The study of the effects of light on living organisms, and on biological processes. • PHOTOBIOLOGY n. the study of the effects of light on organisms. |
| POGONOTOMIES | • POGONOTOMY n. shaving. |