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 overworship Excessive worship. overwound Nervous, tense, jumpy. overwrap A secondary wrapper covering an item. overwrapped Having too many wrappings. overwrapper A machine that wraps a packaged item in a secondary outer wrapping. overwrapping A secondary outer wrapping around an item. overwrestle To defeat or overcome by wrestling. overwritable Capable of being overwritten. overwrite To destroy (older) data by recording new data over it. overwriter Software that writes over the contents or unused section of a data store to prevent recovery of sensitive information. overwriting Something written over something else. overwroth Excessively angry. overwrought Excessively nervous, excited, tense, angry, anxious, or upset; overemotional; very uneasy. overwroughtness The property of being overwrought. Overy A surname from Old English. overyear Kept over from the previous year. overyield To yield more than normally, typically when grown with another plant species overyielding The amount a species yields, when grown with other species compared to yield in a monoculture. overyoung Excessively young. overyouthful Excessively youthful. overzeal Excessive zeal. overzealous Excessively zealous; excessively enthusiastic or fervent. overzealously In an overzealous way; with excessive zeal. overzealousness The quality of being too zealous ovest The mast and acorns of the oak; the turn-out. OVFST original-language version French subtitles; a film in a non-French language, with French-language subtitles. ovibos The musk ox. ovibovine Of or relating to the genus Ovibos. ovicaprid A domestic sheep or goat. ovicaprine Synonym of ovicaprid. ovicapsular Relating to an ovicapsule. ovicapsule The outer layer of a Graafian follicle; the theca externa. ovicell One of the dilatations of the body wall of Bryozoa in which the ova sometimes undergo the first stages of their development ovicellate Having oval cells ovicellular Relating to ovicells. ovicidal Having the ability to kill an ovum ovicide Any substance designed to kill or destroy eggs or ova, especially those of insects, mites, or other pests or parasites. ovicular Of, resembling, or pertaining to an egg. oviculture The rearing and care of sheep. Ovid A 1st century BC Roman poet. ovideposition Synonym of oviposition. Ovidian Of or pertaining to the Latin poet Ovid; resembling the style of Ovid. ovidore A kind of official in Portuguese India. oviducal Of or pertaining to oviducts. oviduct A duct through which an ovum passes from an ovary to the uterus or to the exterior. oviductal Of, pertaining to, or occurring in the oviduct. oviductosome An oviductal extracellular vesicle Oviedan Of, from or relating to the city of Oviedo, Asturias, Spain. Oviedo The capital city of Asturias, in northwestern Spain, near the Cantabrian Mountains, founded circa 760. ovifer A small wire cage on a solid base, for carrying an egg safely. oviferous Producing or bearing eggs. oviform Egg-shaped. ovigenesis Synonym of oogenesis. ovigenetic Synonym of oogenetic. ovigenic Synonym of oogenetic. ovigenous that produces ova or eggs oviger A leg, of some pycnogonids, that is modified to carry eggs ovigerous carrying or bearing eggs. ovijector The muscular part of the oviduct of a nematode that propels the egg through the genital pore ovination The inoculation of sheep with ovine virus against sheeppox. ovine Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a sheep; also, (not comparable) of an animal: from the genus Ovis. ovinely In an ovine manner. Ovingham A village and civil parish north of the River Tyne in southern Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ0863). Ovington A village and civil parish in southern County Durham (OS grid ref NZ1314). ovinization Synonym of clavelization (“inoculation of an animal against sheeppox”). ovinized Modified by the addition of ovine genes ovipara oviparous organisms oviparity The condition of being oviparous. oviparous Depositing eggs that develop and hatch outside the body as a reproductive strategy. oviparously In an oviparous manner oviparousness The quality of being oviparous; oviparity. ovipary The laying of eggs by an animal. oviposit To lay eggs. oviposition The process or instance of ovipositing, laying eggs. ovipositional Related to, or by means of, oviposition ovipositioning The laying of eggs (especially by insects). ovipositor A tubular protruding organ for laying eggs. ovipository Relating to oviposition oviraptor Any of several bipedal dinosaurs, of the genus Oviraptor, from the late Cretaceous period. oviraptoran Any of several birdlike dinosaurs of the family †Oviraptoridae. oviraptorid A member of the Oviraptoridae, birdlike maniraptoran dinosaurs. oviraptorosaur Any of a group of beaked, feathered dinosaurs of the order Oviraptorosauria. oviraptorosaurian Any maniraptoran dinosaur of the clade Oviraptorosauria oviraptosaurian Any maniraptoran dinosaur of the clade Oviraptorosauria. oviraptosaurid Synonym of oviraptosaurian. ovisac A Graafian follicle; any sac containing an ovum or ova. oviscape The basal part of the ovipositor of some species of insects, typically the non-retractile sheath that remains exposed when the ovipositor is withdrawn and not in action. oviscapte The oviscape or ovipositor. ovism The belief that the ovum holds all material needed for the development of the embryo. ovispirin Any of a group of ovine antimicrobial and cytotoxic cathelicidins ovist Someone who believes that the complete embryo is contained preformed within the ovum; a proponent of ovism. ovistic Relating to ovism. ovistrip A form of ovitrap. ovitrap A device that resembles the preferred breeding site of mosquitoes, used to attract them and capture their eggs in scientific studies. ovitrapping The trapping of mosquitos in an ovitrap. oviviviparity Quality of being oviviviparous. ovivorous Egg-eating. ovoblastic Relating to or involving the development of an ovum (egg cell); describing something connected to the origin or formation of an egg or ovum. ovocalyxin Any of a class of proteins involved in the formation of avian eggshells. ovochymase A protease, similar to chymotrypsin, released during Xenopus laevis egg activation ovocleidin Any of a class of proteins involved in the formation of avian eggshells. ovococcal Relating to ovococci ovococcus An ellipsoid-shaped bacterium ovocylindrical cylindrical but with an oval rather than circular cross section ovocyte oocyte ovoflavin riboflavin ovoflavoprotein A flavoprotein present in egg white ovogenesis Synonym of oogenesis. ovogenetic Synonym of oogenetic. ovogenic Relating to ovogenesis ovoglobulin Any of a class of proteins found in egg white. ovoglycoprotein A glycoprotein found in hen's egg white ovogonial oogonial ovogonium oogonium ovoid Shaped like an oval. ovoidal somewhat ovoid ovoinhibitor Any of a class trypsin inhibitors found in hen's eggs ovolactovegetarian A lacto-ovo-vegetarian. ovolactovegetarianism The practice of being ovolactovegetarian. ovolo A classical convex moulding carved with an egg and dart ornament. ovological Of or relating to ovology. ovologist One who studies ovology. ovology The study of eggs. ovomacroglobulin Any of a class of macroglobulins found in hen's eggs ovomancy Synonym of oomancy. ovomucin A trypsin inhibitor found in raw egg white, responsible for its gel properties. ovomucoid A protein, present in egg white, which, unlike ovalbumin, is heat-stable ovonic Of or relating to ovonics. ovonics A form of electronics that uses materials able to change from an electrically non-conducting state to a semiconducting state shown by glass of special composition upon application of a certain minimum voltage. ovoo A shamanistic cairn found in Mongolia, usually made from rocks or wood and found on or around mountains. ovopathy disease of the ovum ovoperoxidase Any peroxidase from an egg or oocyte ovophile A mouthbrooding member of the fish family Cichlidae. ovophobia The irrational fear of eggs. ovoplasma egg yolk ovoprotection protection of the ovary, typically from cancer ovoprotective That provides ovoprotection ovopyriform Having a shape in between that of an egg and a pear. ovorubin A chromoprotein, present in gastropod eggs, that is a proteinase inhibitor. ovostatin Any of a class of proteinase inhibitors found in hens' eggs. ovotesticular Relating to ovotestes. ovotestis A gonad with characteristics of both ovaries and testicles. Considered an intersex condition in humans and some other animals. ovothiol Any of a group of antioxidant mercaptohistidines found in the eggs of some marine invertebrates ovotoxic Toxic to the ovum. ovotoxicant Any ovotoxic substance ovotoxicity The property of being toxic to the ovum. ovotoxin A toxin found in eggs. ovotransferrin conalbumin ovotriangular ovoid and approximately triangular ovovegetarian A vegetarian whose diet excludes both meat and dairy produce, but includes eggs.