English dictionary: words starting with oos

noun

Short for occupational overuse syndrome.

Usage examples:

Another sufferer from oos told her the condition was manageable

noun

Divination from birds' eggs, an instance of this.

noun

Fluff from wool, cotton, etc.

noun

A fertilized ovum.

noun

A fertilized ovum.

noun

The female reproductive cell of certain algae or fungi, which is formed in the oogonium and when fertilized becomes the oospore.

noun

The female reproductive cell of certain algae or fungi, which is formed in the oogonium and when fertilized becomes the oospore.

noun

Originally: a unilocular sporangium of certain brown algae. later: a megasporangium.

noun

The thick-walled zygote of certain algae and fungi, formed by fertilization of an oosphere.

Usage examples:

Spherical, dark green vaucheria propagules, presumably oospores, were observed among the far more c…

noun

The thick-walled zygote of certain algae and fungi, formed by fertilization of an oosphere.

Usage examples:

Spherical, dark green vaucheria propagules, presumably oospores, were observed among the far more c…

adjective

Producing, consisting of, or characterized by oospores.

adjective

= oosporic .

noun

A small plate-like process on certain thoracic coxae of female peracarid crustaceans, occurring in groups that form external brood pouches.