| MONOTONOUSLY | • monotonously adv. In a manner that is tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety. • monotonously adv. In a droning manner, that does not change pitch. • MONOTONOUS adv. uttered or sounded in one unvarying tone. |
| ODONTOLOGIES | • ODONTOLOGY n. the study of teeth. |
| ODONTOLOGIST | • odontologist n. One who studies teeth. • ODONTOLOGIST n. a student of odontology. |
| ODONTOMATOUS | • odontomatous adj. Relating to an odontoma. • ODONTOMATOUS adj. like an odontoma, a tumour arising in connection with the teeth. |
| ODONTOPHORES | • odontophores n. Plural of odontophore. • ODONTOPHORE n. the rasping apparatus in molluscs. |
| 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. |
| ORTHOTROPOUS | • orthotropous adj. (Botany, of an ovule) Growing straight and having the micropyle at the apex. • ORTHOTROPOUS adj. growing straight, so that the micropyle is opposite the stalk. |
| OSTEOPOROSES | • osteoporoses n. Plural of osteoporosis. • OSTEOPOROSIS n. development of a porous structure in bone due to loss of calcium, resulting in brittleness. |
| 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. |
| PHOTOCOMPOSE | • photocompose v. To use photocomposition to prepare text for printing. • PHOTOCOMPOSE v. to set (as reading matter) by photocomposition. |
| POGONOTOMIES | • POGONOTOMY n. shaving. |