<B>ownership, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> ther state of being an owner; the possessing (of something); right of possession. <BR> <I>Ex. He claimed ownership of a boat he found drifting down the river.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="ownlabel">
<B>own-label, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British.) <B>=own-brand.</B> <BR> <I>Ex. [He] has stirred up rival distributors and manufacturers by introducing 50 own-label items costing up to a third less than equivalent branded goods (London Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="owse">
<B>owse, </B>noun, pl. <B>owsen,</B> <B>owssen,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Scottish.) ox. </DL>
<A NAME="owt">
<B>owt, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (English Dialect.) anything; aught. <BR> <I>Ex. ... the old Yorkshire saying that you can't get owt for nowt (London Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="ox">
<B>ox, </B>noun, pl. <B>oxen.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the full-grown male of domestic cattle, that has been castrated and is used as a draft animal or for beef. An ox is slow but very strong. <DD><B> 2. </B>any one of a group of mammals with horns and cloven hoofs, to which domestic cattle, buffaloes, and bison belong; bovine animal. Oxen are ruminants. adj. <B>oxlike.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="oxacillin">
<B>oxacillin, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a semisynthetic form of penicillin that is resistant to neutralizing by penicillinase. <BR> <I>Ex. Oxacillin ... cured nearly two-thirds of 124 patients who had acquired severe staphylococcal infections (Science News Letter).</I> </DL>
<B>oxalate, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a salt or ester of oxalic acid. </DL>
<A NAME="oxalic">
<B>oxalic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of or derived from oxalis. <DD><B> 2. </B>of oxalic acid. </DL>
<A NAME="oxalicacid">
<B>oxalic acid,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a colorless, crystalline, poisonous organic acid found in many vegetables and other plants, such as wood sorrel, spinach, rhubarb, tomatoes, grapes, and sweet potatoes. It is also produced in the body, and is prepared commercially by heating sodium formate with sodium hydroxide. <BR> <I>Ex. Industry uses oxalic acidin processing textiles, bleaching straw hats, and removing paint and varnish (John E. Leffler).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="oxalidaceous">
<B>oxalidaceous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> belonging to the family of plants typified by the wood sorrel. </DL>
<A NAME="oxalis">
<B>oxalis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a group of plants with acid juice, usually having leaves composed of three heart-shaped leaflets, and delicate white, yellow, or pink flowers; wood sorrel. </DL>
<A NAME="oxaloacetate">
<B>oxaloacetate, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a salt or ester of oxaloacetic acid. </DL>
<A NAME="oxaloaceticacid">
<B>oxaloacetic acid,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a colorless, crystalline, unstable acid that combines with acetic acid at the beginning and end of the Krebs cycle. </DL>
<A NAME="oxazin">
<B>oxazin, </B>noun. <B>=oxazine.</B></DL>
<A NAME="oxazine">
<B>oxazine, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> one of a series of isomeric chemical compounds consisting of one oxygen, one nitrogen, and four carbon atoms arranged in a ring. </DL>
<A NAME="oxblood">
<B>oxblood, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a deep red color. </DL>
<A NAME="oxbow">
<B>oxbow, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a piece of wood shaped like a U that is placed under and around the neck of an ox, with the upper ends inserted in the bar of the yoke. <DD><B> 2. </B>a bend in a river shaped like a U. <DD><B> 3. </B>the land contained within it. </DL>
<A NAME="oxbowlake">
<B>oxbow lake,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a small lake or pond formed by a river that has straightened its meandering bed, so that a former oxbow becomes separated from the river. </DL>
<A NAME="oxbridge">
<B>Oxbridge, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British.) <DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with Oxford and Cambridge Universities, together contrasted with redbrick universities. <DD><I>noun </I> a student or graduate of Oxford or Cambridge. </DL>
<A NAME="oxbridgean">
<B>Oxbridgean</B> or <B>Oxbridgian, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British.) Oxbridge. </DL>
<A NAME="oxcart">
<B>oxcart, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a cart drawn by an ox or oxen. </DL>
<A NAME="oxen">
<B>oxen, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> plural of <B>ox.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="oxer">
<B>oxer, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British Slang.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a fence to keep oxen from straying. <DD><B> 2. </B>(in fox-hunting) a fence consisting of a wide ditch bordered by a strong hedge, beyond which is a railing. <BR> <I>Ex. The fence ... was an oxer, about seven feet high, and impervious to a bird (G. J. Whyte-Melville).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="oxeye">
<B>oxeye, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the common American daisy; oxeye daisy. <DD><B> 2. </B>any one of several other composite plants like it. <DD><B> 3. </B>any one of various shore birds, such as the semipalmated sandpiper and the black-bellied plover of North America. </DL>
<A NAME="oxeyed">
<B>ox-eyed, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having large, full eyes like those of an ox. </DL>
<A NAME="oxeyedaisy">
<B>oxeye daisy,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the common American daisy, having flower heads with a yellow disk and white rays; oxeye. </DL>
<A NAME="oxfam">
<B>Oxfam</B> or <B>OXFAM, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a British voluntary organization for the relief of poverty and disease, especially in underdeveloped countries, founded in 1942 and headquartered at Oxford. </DL>
<A NAME="oxfly">
<B>oxfly, </B>noun, pl. <B>-flies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a fly troublesome to cattle. </DL>
<A NAME="oxford">
<B>oxford</B> or <B>Oxford, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a kind of low shoe, laced over the instep, usually with three or more eyelets. <DD><B> 2. </B>a kind of cotton or synthetic cloth used for men's shirts, women's blouses, and other garments. It has a basket weave. <DD><B> 3. </B>a very dark gray. <DD><B> 4. </B>(British Slang.) five shillings. </DL>
<A NAME="oxfordbags">
<B>Oxford bags,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a style of trousers very wide at the ankles, worn especially in the 1920's. </DL>
<A NAME="oxfordcorners">
<B>Oxford corners,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Printing.) ruled borderlines around the print, as of a book, that cross and extend beyond the corners. </DL>
<A NAME="oxforddown">
<B>Oxford Down,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of an English breed of hornless sheep. </DL>
<A NAME="oxfordgray">
<B>Oxford gray,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a very dark gray. </DL>
<A NAME="oxfordgroup">
<B>Oxford Group</B> or <B>Oxford Group movement,</B> <B>=Buchmanism.</B></DL>
<A NAME="oxfordian">
<B>Oxfordian, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a supporter of the theory that the Earl of Oxford was the author of Shakespeare's plays. <BR> <I>Ex. What can the Oxfordians say about the fact that the Earl of Oxford died in 1604 and the author of the plays was writing until 1613? (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="oxfordmovement">
<B>Oxford movement,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a movement in the Church of England favoring High-Church principles, which originated at Oxford University about 1833. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=Buchmanism.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="oxfordshoe">
<B>Oxford shoe,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a kind of low shoe; oxford. </DL>
<A NAME="oxfordtheory">
<B>Oxford theory,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the theory that the Earl of Oxford was the author of Shakespeare's plays. </DL>
<A NAME="oxfordtie">
<B>Oxford tie,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a kind of low shoe; oxford. </DL>
<A NAME="oxforduniversity">
<B>Oxford University,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a famous university at Oxford, England, founded in the 1200's. </DL>
<A NAME="oxheart">
<B>oxheart, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a large, heart-shaped, sweet cherry. </DL>
<A NAME="oxhide">
<B>oxhide, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the hide of an ox. <DD><B> 2. </B>leather made from it. <BR> <I>Ex. It was an exhilarating feeling to be hauled up on a length of oxhide tied around the waist (London Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="oxid">
<B>oxid, </B>noun. <B>=oxide.</B></DL>
<A NAME="oxidant">
<B>oxidant, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an oxidizer, such as liquid oxygen, used for burning the fuel of missiles and rockets. </DL>
<A NAME="oxidase">
<B>oxidase, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a group of enzymes that cause or promote oxidation. </DL>
<A NAME="oxidasic">
<B>oxidasic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with oxidase. </DL>
<B>oxidation, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the act or process of oxidizing. Burning is one kind of oxidation. <DD><B> 2. </B>the condition of being oxidized. Also, <B>oxydation.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="oxidationenzyme">
<B>oxidation enzyme,</B> <B>=oxidase.</B> <I>Ex. Oxidation enzymes are required in all living matter to help cells burn oxygen (Wall Street Journal).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="oxidationpotential">
<B>oxidation potential,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Chemistry, Physics.) a measure, in volts, of an element's tendency to oxidize or lose electrons, used to predict how the element will react with another substance. The oxidation potential of hydrogen is arbitrarily assigned as zero. The standard oxidation potential of potassium is + 2.92, and of gold, - 1.42. </DL>
<A NAME="oxidationreduction">
<B>oxidation-reduction, </B>noun, or <B>oxidation-reduction reaction,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a chemical reaction involving the transfer of electrons from one atom or ion to another atom or ion by the processes of oxidation and reduction; redox. </DL>
<A NAME="oxidationreductionpotential">
<B>oxidation-reduction potential,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the electromotive force resulting from oxidation-reduction, usually measured relative to a standard hydrogen electrode. <BR> <I>Ex. Electron-donor and electron-acceptor molecules can be characterized by the quantity called oxidation-reduction potential, which can be positive or negative and is usually expressed in volts (Scientific American).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="oxidationstate">
<B>oxidation state,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Chemistry.) the state of an element or atom in a compound with respect to the number of electrons it has lost or gained, expressed as a positive or negative number indicating the ionic charge of the atom and equal to its valence. In most of their compounds, the oxidation state of oxygen is -2 and that of hydrogen is + 1. </DL>
