<B>organizability, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>capability for organization or for being turned into living tissue. <BR> <I>Ex. the organizability of fibrin.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>the quality of being organizable. </DL>
<A NAME="organizable">
<B>organizable, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>that can be organized. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Biology.) that can be converted into living tissue. </DL>
<A NAME="organization">
<B>organization, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a group of persons united for some purpose. Churches, clubs, and political parties are organizations. (SYN) association. <DD><B> 2. </B>a grouping and arranging of parts to form a whole; organizing. <BR> <I>Ex. The organization of a big picnic takes time and thought.</I> (SYN) arrangement. <DD><B> 3. </B>the way in which a thing's parts are arranged to work together. <BR> <I>Ex. The organization of the human body is very complicated.</I> (SYN) constitution. <DD><B> 4. </B>a thing made up of related parts, each having a special duty; organism. <BR> <I>Ex. A tree is an organization of roots, trunk, branches, leaves, and fruit.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>the people who manage an organization, as in a political party or business; management. <BR> <I>Ex. Politics is a business ... you got to have organization (Newsweek).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="organizational">
<B>organizational, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with organization. <BR> <I>Ex. This results in a vote-getting free-for-all and minimizes party loyalty and organizational possibilities (New York Times).</I> adv. <B>organizationally.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="organizationchart">
<B>organization chart,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a chart showing the structure of an organization. <BR> <I>Ex. Although there are many kinds of organizations, the same type of organization chart is used to describe them all. This is the familiar pyramid of lines and boxes arranged in ascending order of importance (Harper's).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="organizationman">
<B>organization man,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an employee of a large corporation, generally an executive, who has absorbed its philosophy and has merged his personality, habits, and activities into it to the extent that he has lost his identity as an individual. </DL>
<A NAME="organize">
<B>organize, </B>verb, <B>-ized,</B> <B>-izing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to put into working order; get together and arrange. <BR> <I>Ex. The explorer organized an expedition to the North Pole.</I> (SYN) form, systematize. <DD><B> 2. </B>to bring together into a labor union (the workers of a particular industry). <BR> <I>Ex. to organize the truckers, to organize the steel industry.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>to furnish with organs; provide with an organic structure; make organic. <DD><B> 4. </B>(Slang.) to steal; talk someone out of (something). <BR> <I>Ex. We tracked the group down in a butcher shop, where they were busy organizing some sausage from the reluctant proprietor (New Yorker).</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to combine in a company, political party, labor union, or other group; form an organization. <BR> <I>Ex. The employees organized in an effort to form a union.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to assume organic structure; become living tissue. </DL>
<A NAME="organized">
<B>organized, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>combined in an organization, such as a company, party, or labor union. <BR> <I>Ex. ... the leader of organized crime in the U.S., won court review of the narcotic conviction that sent him to prison (Wall Street Journal).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>put into working order; systematically arranged. <BR> <I>Ex. An assembly governs each organized borough. ... The state legislature governs all unorganized boroughs (Lyman E. Allen).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>having organs or organic structure. <BR> <I>Ex. A rose is a highly organized plant.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="organizedlabor">
<B>organized labor,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the workers who belong to labor unions. <DD><B> 2. </B>labor unions as a group. </DL>
<A NAME="organizedferment">
<B>organized ferment,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a living organism, such as yeast or other fungi, which is used to cause fermentation. </DL>
<A NAME="organizer">
<B>organizer, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person who organizes or brings elements or parts together; one who brings into being or action. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Biology.) an inductor. </DL>
<A NAME="organo">
<B>organo-,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (combining form.) <DD><B> 1. </B>organ, as in <I>organography, organotherapy.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>organic, as in <BR> <I>Ex. organochlorine, organophosphate.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="organochlorine">
<B>organochlorine, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an organic compound containing chlorine, such as methyl chloride. <DD><B> 2. </B>a chlorinated hydrocarbon, such as DDT, chlordane, and aldrin. Organochlorines are among the most persistent pesticides. </DL>
<A NAME="organofcorti">
<B>organ of Corti,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a part of the structure of the inner ear that lies along the basilar membrane of the cochlea. It contains over 15,000 hair cells which transmit sound vibrations to the nerve fibers. </DL>
<A NAME="organogenesis">
<B>organogenesis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Biology.) the origin or development of the organs of an animal or plant. </DL>
<A NAME="organogenetic">
<B>organogenetic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with organogenesis. adv. <B>organogenetically.</B> </DL>
<B>organography, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the description of the organs of living beings; descriptive organology. </DL>
<A NAME="organoleptic">
<B>organoleptic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> using various sense organs to determine flavor, texture, or other quality. adv. <B>organoleptically.</B> </DL>
<B>organological, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with organology. </DL>
<A NAME="organology">
<B>organology, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the branch of biology that deals with the structure and function of animal and plant organs. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=phrenology.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="organomercurial">
<B>organomercurial, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> any one of various highly toxic organic compounds that contain mercury. <DD><I>adj. </I> having to do with or containing organomercurials. <BR> <I>Ex. organomercurial seed dressings.</I> </DL>
<B>organometallic, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> consisting of an atom of a metal in combination with one or more alkyl radicals. <DD><I>noun </I> an organometallic compound. </DL>
<A NAME="organon">
<B>organon, </B>noun, pl. <B>-na</B> or <B>-nons.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an instrument of thought or knowledge; means by which some process, such as reasoning or discovery, is carried on. <BR> <I>Ex. Language has been called "the supreme organon of the mind's self-ordering growth." It is the means by which we not only communicate our thoughts to others but interpret our thoughts to ourselves (Wall Street Journal).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a system of rules or principles for investigation of a field of knowledge. </DL>
<A NAME="organophosphate">
<B>organophosphate, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an organophosphorous compound. <BR> <I>Ex. Organophosphates in drinking water ... can indicate the presence of toxic pesticides (Science News).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="organophosphorous">
<B>organophosphorous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with or containing organophosphorous. <BR> <I>Ex. organophosphorous nerve gases, organophosphorous insecticides.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="organophosphorus">
<B>organophosphorus, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a chemical compound consisting of an atom of phosphorus combined with an atom of carbon and one or more alkyl radicals, used especially as a pesticide. Malathion is an organophosphorus. Organophosphorus acts by inhibiting the enzyme cholinesterase. </DL>
<B>organotherapy, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> therapy using preparations from the organs of animals, such as the thyroid gland, the pancreas, and suprarenal bodies. </DL>
<A NAME="organpipe">
<B>organ pipe,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> one of the pipes of a pipe organ. </DL>
<A NAME="organpipecactus">
<B>organ-pipe cactus,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a large columnar cactus of Mexico and Arizona, having ribbed stems up to 25 feet high and 6 inches in diameter. </DL>
<A NAME="organpoint">
<B>organ point,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Music.) a pedal point. </DL>
<A NAME="organule">
<B>organule, </B>noun. <B>=molechism.</B></DL>
<A NAME="organum">
<B>organum, </B>noun, pl. <B>-na</B> or <B>-nums.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> in medieval music: <DD><B> 1. </B>the addition of a part below or above a melody, usually at the interval of a fourth, fifth, or octave. <DD><B> 2. </B>the singing of such a part. </DL>
<A NAME="organza">
<B>organza, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a sheer cloth, as of rayon or silk, resembling organdy, used especially for dresses. </DL>
<A NAME="organzine">
<B>organzine, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a very fine quality of silk thread made of several single threads twisted together, used for the warp in weaving. </DL>
<A NAME="orgasm">
<B>orgasm, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the highest point of sexual excitement, accompanied by a release of sexual tension, and in the male by ejaculation of semen; climax. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) a paroxysm of excitement; rage; fury. <BR> <I>Ex. the periodic orgasm of war.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="orgasmic">
<B>orgasmic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of, characteristic of, or like an orgasm. </DL>
<A NAME="orgastic">
<B>orgastic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> characterized by or exhibiting orgasm. </DL>
<A NAME="orgeat">
<B>orgeat, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a syrup flavored with almonds (formerly, barley) and water in which orange flowers have been steeped. </DL>
<A NAME="orgiac">
<B>orgiac, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with orgies; orgiastic. </DL>
<A NAME="orgiast">
<B>orgiast, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> one who celebrates orgies. </DL>
<A NAME="orgiastic">
<B>orgiastic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of, having to do with, or of the nature of orgies; wild; frenzied. <BR> <I>Ex. an orgiastic carnival, gross in all its manifestations of joy (Arnold Bennett).</I> adv. <B>orgiastically.</B> </DL>
