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Oenanthylidene
() A colorless liquid hydrocarbon, having a garlic odor; heptine.
Oenanthylous
() Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid formerly supposed to be the acid of oenanthylic ether, but now known to be a mixture of higher acids, especially capric acid.
Oenocyan
() The coloring matter of red wines.
Oenology
() Knowledge of wine, scientific or practical.
Oenomania
() Delirium tremens.
Oenomania
() Dipsomania.
Oenomel
() Wine mixed with honey; mead,
Oenometer
() See Alcoholometer.
Oenophilist
() A lover of wine.
Oenothionic
() Pertaining to an acid now called sulphovinic, / ethyl sulphuric, acid.
O'er
() A contr. of Over.
Oesophagus
() Alt. of Oesophageal
Oesophageal
() Same as Esophagus, Esophageal, etc.
Oestrian
() Of or pertaining to the gadflies.
Oestrian
() A gadfly.
Oestrual
() Of or pertaining to sexual desire; -- mostly applied to brute animals; as, the oestrual period; oestrual influence.
Oestruation
() The state of being under oestrual influence, or of having sexual desire.
Oestrus
() A genus of gadflies. The species which deposits its larvae in the nasal cavities of sheep is oestrus ovis.
Oestrus
() A vehement desire; esp. (Physiol.), the periodical sexual impulse of animals; heat; rut.
Of
() In a general sense, from, or out from; proceeding from; belonging to; relating to; concerning; -- used in a variety of applications; as:
Of
() Denoting that from which anything proceeds; indicating origin, source, descent, and the like; as, he is of a race of kings; he is of noble blood.
Of
() Denoting possession or ownership, or the relation of subject to attribute; as, the apartment of the consul: the power of the king; a man of courage; the gate of heaven.
Of
() Denoting the material of which anything is composed, or that which it contains; as, a throne of gold; a sword of steel; a wreath of mist; a cup of water.
Of
() Denoting part of an aggregate or whole; belonging to a number or quantity mentioned; out of; from amongst; as, of this little he had some to spare; some of the mines were unproductive; most of the company.
Of
() Denoting that by which a person or thing is actuated or impelled; also, the source of a purpose or action; as, they went of their own will; no body can move of itself; he did it of necessity.
Of
() Denoting reference to a thing; about; concerning; relating to; as, to boast of one's achievements.
Of
() Denoting nearness or distance, either in space or time; from; as, within a league of the town; within an hour of the appointed time.
Of
() Denoting identity or equivalence; -- used with a name or appellation, and equivalent to the relation of apposition; as, the continent of America; the city of Rome; the Island of Cuba.
Of
() Denoting the agent, or person by whom, or thing by which, anything is, or is done; by.
Of
() Denoting relation to place or time; belonging to, or connected with; as, men of Athens; the people of the Middle Ages; in the days of Herod.
Of
() Denoting passage from one state to another; from.
Of
() During; in the course of.
Off
() In a general sense, denoting from or away from; as:
Off
() Denoting distance or separation; as, the house is a mile off.
Off
() Denoting the action of removing or separating; separation; as, to take off the hat or cloak; to cut off, to pare off, to clip off, to peel off, to tear off, to march off, to fly off, and the like.
Off
() Denoting a leaving, abandonment, departure, abatement, interruption, or remission; as, the fever goes off; the pain goes off; the game is off; all bets are off.
Off
() Denoting a different direction; not on or towards: away; as, to look off.
Off
() Denoting opposition or negation.
Off
() Away; begone; -- a command to depart.
Off
() Not on; away from; as, to be off one's legs or off the bed; two miles off the shore.
Off
() On the farther side; most distant; on the side of an animal or a team farthest from the driver when he is on foot; in the United States, the right side; as, the off horse or ox in a team, in distinction from the nigh or near horse or ox; the off leg.
Off
() Designating a time when one is not strictly attentive to business or affairs, or is absent from his post, and, hence, a time when affairs are not urgent; as, he took an off day for fishing: an off year in politics.
Off
() The side of the field that is on the right of the wicket keeper.
Offal
() The rejected or waste parts of a butchered animal.
Offal
() A dead body; carrion.
Offal
() That which is thrown away as worthless or unfit for use; refuse; rubbish.
Offcut
() That which is cut off.
Offcut
() A portion ofthe printed sheet, in certain sizes of books, that is cut off before folding.
Offence
() See Offense.
Offended
() of Offend