odize 
odize (6'dlz or od'i/.), ' ' : pret, and pp. <uli:l, 
ppr. i><li.:tii<i. |< nit'-' + -ize.] To charge or 
impregnate with od: as, "odized water," Ah- 
hm'ner. 
odlingt, " [Prob. a var. of addling, verbal n. 
of adtlliP, gain, etc.] Some kind of trickery or 
swindling. The word is found only in the fol- 
lowing passage: 
Shift, a thread-bare shark ; one that never was a soldier, 
yet lives upon tendings, llis profession la skeldrinK and 
iMimj ; his Imnk Paul's, and his warehouse Picthatch. 
B. joiaun, Every Man out of his Humour (characters). 
odometer (o-dom'e-ter), n. [Prop, hodoun i< r, 
< Gr. <W6f, a way, 4- ftirpm>, a measure.] An in- 
strument extensively used for measuring the 
distance passed over by any wheeled vehicle, 
and also in topographical surveying in regions 
traversed by roads . For ordinary purposes of diatance- 
meaauriiig the odometer Is attached to the wheel of the 
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odontoblastic (o-don-to-blas'tik), a. [< odon- 
lnhliixl + -ic.] Of, pertaining to, or of the na- 
ture of an odontoblast or odontoblasts. 
odontocete (o-don'to-set), a. and n. [< Gr. 
orforf (Movr-),'= E. tooth, T ?rof, a whale.] I. 
a. Toothed, as a cetacean ; having teeth instead 
of baleen: opposed to mystiri'/i: 
II. a. An odontocete cetacean. 
Odontoceti (o-don-to-se'ti), n.pl. [NL., < Gr. 
6<ioi'f (uA,,vr-), '= E. tooth, + lojn-of, a whale.] The 
toot lied whales or odontocete cetaceans, a sub- 
order of Cete. 
Odontogenic (o-don-to-jen'ik), a. [< odontogeny 
+ -ic.J Pertaining to the origin and develop- 
ment of teeth. 
odontogeny (6-don-toj'e-ni), n. [< Gr. 5of'c 
(uAovr-J, = E. tooth,+ -ytvtut,< -ytvift, producing: 
see -geny.] The origin and development of 
teeth ; the embryology of dentition. 
Odontoglossa (o-don-to-glos'S), n. pi. [NL., < 
Gr. Mavs (ooWr-), =E. tooth, -f yluaoa, tongue.] 
A group of proboscidiferpus gastropods, with 
the teeth in three longitudinal rows, the central 
as well as the lateral being fixed and transverse. 
It includes the Fanciolariida; and Turbinellid<p. 
See cut under Fasciolaria. 
Odontoglossse (o-don-to-glos'e), n. pi. [NL., 
so called from the serrations of the tongue 
corresponding to those of the beak ; < Gr. oooif 
(6cW-), = E. tooth, + ylixsaa, tongue.] The fla- 
<j, Hudson's odometer ; A. working parts, enlarged. (The recording 
wheel is operated on the worm-gear principle.) 
vehicle, the length of the circumference of which has been 
measured, and the distance Is computed from the reading of 
the Index. In surveying with the odometerthe wheel is ten 
feet In circumference, and Is made with great care ; It Is 
drawn by hand. This kind of odometer has been exten- 
sively used In the United States in the preparation of the 
various State maps chiefly in use. In most of the so-called 
"county maps" In the northeastern States nearly all the 
work has been done by compass and odometer surveys. 
odometrical (6-do-met'ri-kal), a. [As odome- 
ter + -ic-al.] Pertaining to an odometer, or to 
the measurements made by it. 
odometry (o-dom'et-ri), . [As odometer + -y 3 .] 
The measurement by some mechanical contri- 
vance of distances traveled. See odometer. 
Odonata (o-dg-na'tii), n. pi. [NL. (Fabricius, 
1792), for "Odontata, < Gr. orforc (boavr-), = E. 
tooth, + -ate 2 .] A group of pseudoneuropte- 
rous insects, the dragon-flies, corresponding to 
the family Libellulidts in a broad sense, and by 
some authors considered an order. See cut un- 
der dragon-fly. 
odontalgia (6-don-tal'ji-B), n. [NL., < Gr. 
ooWraAj'io, < bfioi'f (6<5ovr-), = E. tooth, + dXyof, 
pain.] Pain in the teeth ; toothache. 
odontalglc (6-don-tal'jik), a. and . [< odon- 
talgia + -ic.] I. a. Of or pertaining to, or suf- 
fering from, toothache. 
II. H. A remedy for the toothache. 
odontalgy (6-don-tal'ji), . Same as odontalgia. 
Odontaspidae (6-don-tas'pi-de), n. pi. [NL.] 
Same as Oflituta.fftididd'. 
Odontaspidid re (o'don-tas-pid'i-de). n.pl. [NL., 
< Odontanfiif: (Odontaspid-) + -idai.'] A family 
of anarthrous sharks, represented by the genus 
Odontaspis. The body Is fusiform ; the five branchial 
apertures are mostly in front of the pectorals; there are two 
well-developed dorsal HUB, and an anal resembling the sec- 
ond dorsal ; the upper lobe of the tail is elongate ; and the 
teeth are long and nail-shaped. The family has a few spe- 
cies, one of which (Odontaftpis littoralw) is common along 
the Atlantic coast of America, and is known as sand-shark. 
Odontaspis (o-dou-tas'pis), n. [NL., < Gr. 
6(5orf (oiovT-), = E. tooth, T affm'f, a shield.] A 
genus of fossil selachians, typical of the family 
Odontaspididte. 
odontiasis (o-don-ti'a-sis), n. [NL., < Gr. *6<5of- 
riaaif, teething, < ooavriav, teethe, < o<5ot>f (ooWr-) 
= E. tooth.] The cutting of the teeth. 
odontic (o-don'tik), a. [< Gr. bAovf (wioir-), = 
E. tooth, -f- -ic.] Dental ; pertaining to the teeth. 
odontoblast (o-don'to-blast), n. [< Gr. wWr 
(O<?OIT-), = E. tooth, -f- /?/Uio-ToV, germ.] A cell 
by which dentine is developed; a cell which 
produces dentinal tissue, the special substance 
which largely composes teeth. They occur In the 
layers of well-deflned cells on the surface of the dentinal 
wall of a tooth, constituting the so-called inembrana eborisi 
and become converU-d into iK-ntine by the process of cal- 
cification. An odontoblast differs from an osteoblast only 
in the result of its formative activity. 
odontophoral 
instrument invented by Willis for laying out 
the forms of the teeth of geared wheels or rack- 
gears. 2. A templet or guide used in cutting 
gears in any form of gear-cutter. 
odontography (6-don-tog'ra-fi), . [< Gr. Wofcf 
(wl'irr-), = K. tnoth, + -yjia.ipia, < -,/mQnr, write.] 
Description of teeth; descriptive odontology. 
odontoid (o-don'toid), a. and . K Gr. aftov- 
T0fi%, like teeth, < odovf (Movr-), = E. tooth, + 
cldof, form.] I. a. 1. Tooth-like; resembling 
a tooth. Specifically applied (a) to the horny paplll* 
of the tongue of some animals, as the cat tribe ; and (b), 
In human anatomy, to the check-ligaments of the axis, 
which pass from the odontoid process to the occipital 
bone and limit the rotation of the head ; also to the sus- 
pensory ligament of the odontoid process. Odontoid 
process, the characteristic tooth or peg of the axis or 
vertebra dentata. It represents, morphologically, the 
body or centrum of the atlas, detached from Ha own ver- 
tebra and ankyloted with the next one. See cut under 
<u*i,3. Odontoid vertebra. Same a>ozul,3(a). 
II. n. The odontoid process of the axis or 
second cervical vertebra. 
Odontolcae (6-don-tol'se), n. pi. [NL. ; fern. pi. 
of 'odontolcus: see odontolcous.\ Birds with 
teeth implanted in grooves: a subclass of Aves 
represented by the genus Hesperornis and re- 
lated forms from the Cretaceous of North Amer- 
ica. These birds had saddle-shaped or heterocoslous ver- 
tebne, and short pygostyled tail, like recent birds, but 
keelless sternum and rudimentary wings. 
odontolcate (o-don-tol'kat), a. [As odontol- 
coug + -ate 1 .] Same as odontolcous. 
odontolcous (6-don-tol'kus), a. [< NL. *odon- 
. Mof'f (bfavr), = 
Head of Phcfnicopterns antiqttorttm. one of t 
mingos, I'luenicopteridai, considered as a group 
of greater value than a family: equivalent to 
the later term Amphimorphce of Huxley. Origi- 
nally Odontoglossi. Nitzsch, 1829. See also cut 
under flamingo. 
odontoglossal (o-don-to-glos'al), a. [< Odon- 
toglossie + -al.] ' Haying serrations like teeth 
on the tongue ; specifically, pertaining to the 
Odontoglossa;, or having their characters. 
odontoglossate (6-don-to-glos'at), a. [< Odon- 
toylossa + -ate 1 .] Same as odontoglossal. 
Odontoglossum (o-don-to-glos'um), n. [NL. 
(Humboldt, Bonpl'and, arid Kunth, 1815), < Gr. 
btiovf (ooWr-), = E. 
tooth, + y).uaaa, 
tongue.] An or- 
namental genus of 
orchids of the tribe 
Vandece and the 
subtribe Oncidiea;, 
known by the free 
and spreading se- 
pals, the lip not 
spurred and free 
from the long un- 
appendaged col- 
umn. There are over 
80 species, natives of 
the Andes from Bolivia 
to Mexico. They are 
epiphytes, producing 
a peeudobulb, a few 
stltf fleshy leaves, and 
showy flowers, often 
white, reddish, or yel- 
low, in an ample pan- 
icle. It is an extremely 
handsome genus, now 
commonin collections. 
0. Sfadrense has been 
distinguished as <it- 
tlfli'l >v.';lf.'</, O. Witr- 
nerianum as vMet- 
scfntfd orchid-. 
odontognathous 
(6-dou-tog'na- 
thus), a. [< Gr- 
odoi'f (ooWr-), = E. 
tooth, + xvdflof, 
jaw.] In conch., 
having the jaws ottoi/Kr/j-t cerjan*,. 
surmounted by 
well-marked transverse ridges: applied to the 
restricted //, liriiln: 
odontograph (6-<lon'to-graf), H. [< Gr. OOOIY 
(6(!ovr-), = E. tooth, + -jpa^eiv, write.] 1. An 
, prop, "odontholcus, < Gr. 
E. tooth, + oXjoJf. a furrow.] Having teeth in 
grooves, as a bird; specifically, of or pertaining 
to the Odontolcee. 
odontolite (o-don'to-lit), n. [< Gr. bSoi'f (ofovr-), 
= E. tooth,' + /UfloV, stone.] A fossil tooth ; 
specifically, a fossil tooth or bone of a bright- 
blue color, occurring in the Tertiary. Compare 
bone-turquoise. 
odontological (o-don-to-loj'i-kal), a. [< odon- 
tolog-y + -ic-al.] Of or pertaining to odon- 
tology. 
odontologist (o-don-tpl'p-jist), . [< odontol- 
o ff-y + -ist.] A specialist in odontology ; one 
who is versed in the systematic study of the 
teeth. 
odontology (6-don-tol'o-ji), n. [< Gr. dSoi-f 
(orfovT-), =E. tooth, + -Aoyia, < teytiv, speak: see 
-ology.] The science of dentition ; that branch 
of anatomical science which relates to the teeth. 
It includes odontography and odontogeny. 
odontoloxia (o-don-to-lok'si-a), n. [NL., < Gr. 
odoi'f (ocWr-), = E. tooth, + Xofa, oblique: see 
lux 1 .] Irregularity or obliquity of the teeth. 
Thomas, Med. Diet. 
odontoma (6-don-to'ma), .: pi. odontomata 
(-ma-ta). [NL., < Gr. S6oi>( (oiavr-), = E. tooth, 
+ -oma.] A small tumor composed of dentin, 
formed in connection with a tooth. The name Is 
also applied more loosely to other hard tumors or growths 
of teeth, as to dental osteomas or exostoses springing from 
the cement. 
odontome (o-don'tom), n. [< NL. odontoma.'] 
Same as odontonui.CoTonexy odontome, an odon- 
tome involving the crown of the tooth. 
odontomous (o-don'to-mus), a. [< odontoma + 
-ous.] Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of an 
odontoma ; affected with an odontoma. 
Odontomyia (o-don-to-mi'i-a), n. [NL. (Mei- 
gen, 1803), < Gr. bfoi'f (boovr-)", =E. tooth,+ i*via, 
a fly.] A genus of flies of the family Stratiomy- 
ida;, of wide-spread distribution, having many 
European and North and South American spe- 
cies. The lame live in damp earth and rotting leaves. 
The flies are of medium and rather small size, not hairy, 
usually blackish with yellow or green markings. The ab- 
domen is fire-jointed ; the discoidal cell sends three veins 
to the wing-border ; the sen tellu m has two thorns ; the 
antenna; are moderately long, with the first two joints 
of equal length, or the first twice as long as the second ; 
the third joint is lengthened, four-jointed, with a two- 
jointed bristle ; and the eyes are naked or hairy, in the 
male joining, and with the lower facets much smaller than 
the upper ones. 
Odontophora (6-don-tof'o-r8), n.pl. [NL., fern. 
of odontophorus : see odontophorous.] A prime 
division of Mollusca, including all those mol- 
lusks which have an odontophore or tooth-bear- 
ing lingual ribbon: opposed to Acephala, in 
which this organ is wanting. It Includes the classes 
Cephalopoda, Gasteropoda, and Pteropoda, as well as the 
tooth-shells and chitons. Echinoyloua is a synonym. See 
Mniltara, and cuts under OatUropoda, pttropod, Tetra- 
branchiata, and toath-shflt. 
odontophoral (6-don-tof'o-ral), a. [< odonto- 
phore + -al.] 1. Of or pertaining to the odon- 
tophore of a mollusk: as, the odontophoral ap- 
paratus. 2. Pertaining to the Odontophora, or 
having their characters ; odontophoran. 
