Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Onondagan Of or relating to the Onondaga people. ononin An isoflavone, the 7-O-glucoside of formononetin, found in various plants and herbs, including the soybean. onopordum Any of the genus Onopordum of asteraceous thistles. Onor Former name of Honnavar (“Indian town”). Onorato A surname from Italian. onoratoite A monoclinic-prismatic white mineral containing antimony, chlorine, and oxygen. Onore Former name of Honnavar (“Indian town”). onos Synonym of epinetron (“Attic pottery item”). onosma Any flowering plant of the genus Onosma, of the family Boraginaceae. Onota A former village in Au Train Township, Alger County, Michigan. onotherapy Donkey riding as physical therapy. Onoway A town in Alberta, Canada. onpass To pass along or hand over. Onrait A surname. onrush A forceful rush or flow forward. onrushing rushing or flowing forward ons A female given name from Arabic. Onsagerian Of or relating to Lars Onsager (1903–1976), Norwegian–American physical chemist and theoretical physicist, or his work on thermodynamics. Onsagerism The Onsagerian theories of thermodynamics. Onsagerist A proponent of Onsagerism. onscreen As seen on a screen (as of television, film, or computer) rather than in real life. onsell To sell (a purchased item) to a second buyer. onsen A (Japanese) hot spring. onsend To send; send on; send out; forward; transmit. onset The initial phase of a disease or condition, in which symptoms first become apparent. onsetter A worker at the bottom of a mineshaft who exchanges the empty and full corves. onsetting An onset; a beginning. onshell That conforms to classical physics onshore Moving from the sea towards the land. onside Not in an offside position; in the part of the playing area where one can legally play the ball, puck, etc. onsides Onside: in a legal position with respect to the ball and boundaries onsight Without having previously seen the terrain. onsite On or at a site. onslaught A fierce attack. onslaughter An onslaught. Onslow A male given name from the Germanic languages. Onsong A county of North Hamgyong Province, North Korea. onst once Onstad A surname from Norwegian. onstaffing Synonym of onboarding. onstage On the part of a stage that is visible to the audience. onstead A single farmhouse; a steading. onstream Being produced. Onsu A county of Aksu prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China. onsweep A rapid arrival, especially one that is forceful. onsweeping sweeping onward ontake To take on; undertake; assume. Ontarian Of, from or relating to the province of Ontario, Canada. Ontario A province in eastern Canada. Capital: Toronto. ontazolast A particular antiasthmatic drug. ontic Ontological. ontical Of or relating to ontology. ontically In an ontic sense. onticity One's ontic attributes. Ontiveros A surname from Spanish. onto Arriving upon or on top of (speaking of a physical or metaphorical movement). ontoepistemological Relating to ontoepistemology. ontoepistemologically In terms of ontoepistemology. ontoepistemology A form of agential realism that is at once an epistemology (theory of knowing), an ontology (theory of being), and an ethics. ontogenesis The generation and development of an individual organism from fertilization to adulthood. ontogenetic Of or relating to ontogenesis. ontogenetical ontogenetic ontogenetically Synonym of ontogenically. ontogeneticist A geneticist whose speciality is ontogenesis ontogenic Synonym of ontogenetic ontogenically With regard to ontogeny ontogenist One who studies ontogeny. ontogeny Synonym of ontogenesis. ontogimorph A semaphoront identified via taxonomic ontogeny. ontogram A graphical representation of an ontology (branch of knowledge) ontographic Relating to ontography. ontographical Relating to ontography. ontography The study of how living creatures react to the physiographic environment. ontologic ontological ontological Of or relating to ontology. ontologically In an ontological manner. ontologism An ideological system which maintains that God and divine ideas are the first object of our intelligence and the intuition of God's existence the first act of our intellect. ontologist A scholar or theorist of ontology, or an adherent of a particular ontological doctrine. ontologistic Of or relating to ontologism. ontologization Ontological analysis. ontologize To convert into ontological entities or express in ontological terms. ontology The branch of metaphysics that addresses the nature or essential characteristics of being and of things that exist; the study of being qua being. Ontonagon A village, the county seat of Ontonagon County, Michigan, United States. ontonomous Pertaining to or characteristic of ontonomy; Involving the harmonious coexistence of disparate entities. ontonomy A philosophy of existence that emphasizes the harmonious coexistence of nonuniform entities. ontop atop. ontopragmatic Relating to ontopragmatics. Ontos A light, armored anti-tank vehicle of a particular kind. ontosophy A comprehensive explanation for being (in contrast to merely a description of being, or a reason for being). ontotheologian One who studies ontotheology. ontotheological Relating to ontotheology. ontotheologically In terms of ontotheology. ontotheologist One who studies ontotheology. ontotheology The ontology of God and/or the theology of being; a tradition of philosophical theology first prominent among medieval scholastics, notably Duns Scotus. ontotype The hierarchical form of a genotype Onuoha A surname from Igbo. onuphid Any polychaete worm of the family Onuphidae. Onuphrius A male given name from Egyptian. onus A legal obligation. onward Moving forward. onwardly onward onwardness Progress; advancement. onwards Onward. onwing On the wing(s) of an aircraft. onya good on you onyalai A form of thrombocytopenia found in Central Africa. onycha the operculum of kinds of strombus or muricid, smoked as an ingredient in the Mosaic incense and pre-modern medicine onychalgia pain in the nails or claws. onychauxis Thickening of the nails without deformity. onychectomy The surgical removal of a fingernail or toenail. onychia An infection of the nailbed, which more or less always also involves the nail itself (sometimes causing the nail to slough off). onychial Of, related to, or being onychia (nailbed infection). onychinus onyx onychitis Synonym of onychia. onychium A little claw or clawlike appendage, present on some arthropods. onychiurid Any springtail of the family Onychiuridae onychochilid Any extinct gastropod in the family Onychochilidae. onychocryptosis ingrown toenail onychodont Synonym of onychodontid. onychodontid Any extinct fish the family Onychodontidae onychodysplasia dysplasia of the nails onychodystrophic Relating to onychodystrophy. onychodystrophy Dystrophic changes in nails, such as deformations, malformations or discolourations. onychogryphosis A hypertrophy or excess growth of the nails. onychogryphotic Related to, or characterised by onychogryphosis. onychogryposis thickening and curvature of the nails onychology The study of fingernails and toenails; the knowledge that such study produces; the clinical practice that benefits from it. onycholysis The loosening or separation of a fingernail or toenail from its bed onychomadesis Periodic idiopathic shedding of the nails beginning at their proximal ends, possibly caused by the temporary arrest of the function of the nail matrix. onychomancy An ancient form of divination based on the symbols that are reflected by sunlight on a person's fingernails. onychomycosis Fungal infection of the nail, especially the toenail. onychomycotic Relating to or affected by onychomycosis. onychoosteodysplasia nail-patella syndrome onychopathic Relating to onychopathy. onychopathology The study of diseases of the nails. onychopathy Any disease of the fingernails or toenails. onychophagia Nail biting. onychophagist A person who bites his or her fingernails. onychophagy Nail biting. onychophoran Any of many wormlike carnivorous ecdysozoan animals of the phylum Onychophora. onychopod Any branchiopod crustacean of the suborder Onychopoda onychopsin Any of a group of opsins present in velvet worms of the phylum Onychophora onychoptosis Synonym of onychomadesis. onychorrhexis fingernail and toenail brittleness and breakage, such as may be due to excessive strong soap and water exposure, nail polish remover, hypothyroidism, anemia, anorexia nervosa or bulimia, or after oral retinoid therapy. onychoschisis A condition where the nails split into layers. onychoschizia Synonym of onychoschisis. onychosis Synonym of onychopathy. onychostroma The matrix or sensitive tissue of the finger, forming the bed of the nail. onychoteuthid Any squid in the family Onychoteuthidae. onychotillomania A compulsion for picking and tearing at one's fingernails or toenails.