oocyte | (noun) a female gametocyte that develops into an ovum after two meiotic divisions | - |
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oodles | (noun) a large number or amount | Synonyms: dozens, gobs, heaps, lashings, loads, lots, piles, rafts, scads, scores, slews, stacks, tons, wads |
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oogenesis | (noun) development of ova | - |
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ooh | (verb) express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah' | Synonyms: aah |
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oology | (noun) the branch of zoology that studies eggs (especially birds' eggs and their size, shape, coloration, and number) | - |
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oolong | (noun) Chinese tea leaves that have been partially fermented before being dried | - |
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oomph | (noun) the activeness of an energetic personality | Synonyms: dynamism, pizzaz, pizzazz, zing |
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(noun) attractiveness to the opposite sex | Synonyms: desirability, desirableness, sex appeal |
oophorectomy | (noun) surgical removal of one or both ovaries | Synonyms: ovariectomy |
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oophoritis | (noun) inflammation of one or both ovaries | - |
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oophorosalpingectomy | (noun) surgical removal of one or both ovaries and the corresponding Fallopian tubes | - |
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oosphere | (noun) a gamete; used especially of lower plants | - |
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oospore | (noun) a thick-walled sexual spore that develops from a fertilized oosphere in some algae and fungi | - |
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ootid | (noun) mature ovum after penetration by sperm but before the formation of a zygote | - |
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ooze | (noun) the process of seeping | Synonyms: oozing, seepage |
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(noun) any thick, viscous matter | Synonyms: goo, gook, goop, guck, gunk, muck, slime, sludge |
(verb) release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities | Synonyms: exudate, exude, ooze out, transude |
(verb) pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings | Synonyms: seep |
oozing | (adjective) leaking out slowly | Synonyms: oozy, seeping |
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(noun) the process of seeping | Synonyms: ooze, seepage |
oozy | (adjective) leaking out slowly | Synonyms: oozing, seeping |
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