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OXYMURIATIC ACID 



hatched; intermediate between, viviparous 



and oviparous; in scorpions. 

 Ovis, (6'vis). [The Latin name.]=Sheep. 0. 



argalis= Axgal. 0. anes=Common sheep. 



Female sheep = Ewe. 

 Ovules, (6'vulz). [L. ovulum, small egg.] 



Young seeds; also called seed buds. 

 Ovum, (6'vum). [The Latin word.] One of 



the two bodies employed in sexual repro- 

 duction; the total result of the development 



of one ovum is called an individual. 

 Owenite, (6-we-nit). [Professor Owen.]= 



Thuringite, q.v. 

 Owen's classification of animals (made by 



Professor Owen): 



Vertebrata. 

 Articulata. 

 Mollusca. 

 Radiara. 

 Entozoa. 

 Infusoria, 



Owl, (owl). [Ule, the A.-S. name.] A noc- 

 turnal bird. Great 



O. Bubo maxi- 



nms. Hawk 0.= 



Strix surnia. 

 Ox, (oks). [Oxa, the 



A.-S. name.] = Bos 



taurus: an animal 



belonging to Bovi- 



dae. Indian O.= 



Bos Indicus. 0. 



tongue = H e 1 m i n- 



thia. O. eye daisy 



=. Chrysanthemum 



leucanthemum. 0. 



iip=.Primula elatior. O.bird: a snipe-like 



bird. O. tongue :=Helminthia. 

 Oxalates, (oks'a-lats). [Oxalis, q.v.] Salts of 



Oxalic acid. 

 Oxalhydric acid, (oks-al-lu'drik) = Saccharic 



acid, q.v. 

 Oxalic, (ok-sal'ik). [Oxalis, q.v.] O. acid=* 



Dihydric oxaJate = C2HaO4 : a crystalline 



poisonous substance obtained from the 



leaves of the plant oxalis, from sugar, 



Btarch, &c.; also from carbonic and acetic 



acids. O. etfur = (C 2 H 5 )2C 2 H4 = Diethyl 



oxaiate =Cf;HioO4: an odorous liquid. 0. 



smes=C n H2n.2O4: a series of volatile acids, 



including oxalic and succinic acidsi 

 Oxalidaceae, (oks-al-i-da'se-e). [Oxalis, q.v.} 



Oxalids : herbs and trees belonging to 



Geraniales; also called Hugomacete. 

 Oxalis, (oks'a-lis). [Gk. oxys> sharp. ]=Wood- 



sorrel: an herb, the type of Oxalidacete. 

 Oxalite, (oks'a-lit). [Oxalis, g.w.]=Humbold- 



tine: a mineral, chiefly oxaiate of iron. 

 Oxalo-mtrile= Prussian blue. 

 Oxalunc, (oks-a-lu'rik). [Oxalic and Uric, 



q.v.] O. acid=C^R^N20^: a derivative of 



uric acid, which readily separates into oxalic 



acid and urea. 

 Oxamethane, (oks-a-meth'an) =Oxamic 



ethane", a crystaDine substance. 

 Oxamic acid, (oks'a-mik). [Oxamide, q.v.]= 



CgHsNOs: one of the amidated acids. O. 



eMer=Oxaniethane. 

 Oxamide, (oks'a-mid). [Oxalis and Amide, 



Owl. 



sometimes acid, some- 



- one of the diamides ; a 



neutral, solid, powdery substance, from 



oxalic ether, &c. 

 Oxammite, (oks-am'mit). Oxaiate of ammo- 



nium: found in the stomach and vertebral 



column of birds. 



Oxanilide, (oks-an'i-lid)=Diphenyl oxamide. 

 Oxanthracene, (oks-an'thra'sen). Ci 4 H 8 Oo: a 



crystalline substance obtained from anthra- 



cene. 

 Oxatyl, (oks'a-til)=CHO 2 =Carboxyl: an 



organic radicle, assumed to be present in 



organic acids, of which it is supposed to be 



the acid principle. 

 Oxen, (oks'en). Plural of Ox, q.v. 

 Oxford clay. A bed, belonging to Middle 



Oolite, containing many fossil remains of 



Cephalopoda. 

 Oxidation, (oks-i-da'shun). f Oxide, q . v. ] The 



combination of oxygen with a metal or other 



substance. 

 Oxides, (oks'idz). [Oxygen, Q.V.] Compounds 



of oxygen and metals, or other substances 



which combine with it, 1. Basic oxides, 



which have the properties of bases. 2. 



Neutral oxitfes. 3. Anhydrides, q.v. 



Suboxides : as HgoO. 



Monoxides: as Ca<3: basic. 



Sesquioxides: as AloOs: basic in a feeble 



degree. 

 Dioxides: as 



times basic. 

 Tri oxides: as WO 3 . 

 Anhydrides: as 



Oxidising flame, of blowpipe. The portion of 

 the flame where complete combustion takes 

 place; in which substances become oxidised. 



Oxion, (oks'i-on). [Oxygen, q.v.] The radicle 

 of a salt: the non-metallic element, or equiva- 

 lent compound, of hydrated acid, ending in ic 

 =an anhydride and an atom of oxygen. If 

 the acid end in ous the oxion is termed an 

 osion. 



Oxlip= Primula elatior. 



Ox-tongue=Helminthia. 



Oxyacids, (oks-i-as'ids). Formerly used for 

 acids containing oxygen, to distinguish them 

 from hydracids. cf. Hydracids. 



Oxybenzamio acid=Benzamic acid, q,v. 



Oxybutyric acid Butylactic acid: 



Oxycarbons, (oks-i-kar'bonzJ^Carbon oxides, 



Oxychlorides of acids = Chlorides of acid 

 radicles. 



Oxycoccos, (oks-i-kok'kos). [Gk. oxys, acid; 

 kokkos, berryJ^Cranberry: a shrub belong- 

 ing to Vacciniacese. 



Oxygen, (ok'si-gen). [Gk. oxys- t acid; gennao, 

 I produce.] =O": a colourless, tasteless, in- 

 odorous gas, heavier than the atmosphere, 

 of which, as also of water, it is a constituent; 

 essential to the life of nearly all animals: 

 enters into combination with nearly all other 

 substances, sometimes so violently as to cause 

 combustion. 



Oxyhydrogen light=Lime light: an intense 

 light, produced by heating a ball of lime in a 

 flame of hydrogen burning in oxygen. 



Oxymurlatic acid, (oks-i-mu-ri-at'ik). An old 



