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Oviparous – Oxyrhynchus

Oviparous

in zoölogy, a term, applied to birds, reptiles, fishes, and insects, whose mode of reproduction is by the exclusion of the germ in the form and condition of an egg, the development of which takes place out of the body, either with or without incubation.

OVULE

Ovule

in botany, a rudimentary seed which requires to be fertilized by pollen before it develops.

Owen Stanley Range

a portion of a range of lofty mountains in the E. part of British Guinea. Mount Owen Stanley is a peak 13,130 feet high.

Owen

ROBERT DALE, an American diplomatist, son of Robert; born in Glasgow, Scotland, Nov. 7, 1801; was educated in Switzerland; removed to the United States in 1825; was Representa- The city is noted for its large

Owen's Lake

a lake in Inyo co., Cal., crossed in extreme W. by 118° W., 160 miles N. by E. of Los Angeles; its water is strongly impregnated with salt and carbonate of soda; it has no visible outlet; receives Owen's river; length about 16 miles, breadth, 10 miles.

Owen's River

a river of California, which flows into Owen's lake. It is 175 miles long.

Oxaluria

a morbid condition of the system, in which one of the most prominent symptoms is the persistent occurrence of crystals of oxalate of lime in the urine. Persons who secrete this form of urine are usually dyspeptic, hypochondriacal, and liable to attacks of boils, cutaneous eruptions, and neuralgia.

Oxidation

in chemistry, the chemical change which gives rise to the formation of oxides, and which is brought about by the action of oxygen acids, water, or free oxygen.

Oxide

the product of the combination of oxygen with a metal or metalloid.

Oxlip

in botany, Primula elatior; resembles the cowslip, but has the calyx teeth accuminate, the corolla pale yellow instead of buff, the limb concave, the throat without folds.

Oxyrhynchus

a celebrated Egyptian fish, sacred to the goddess Athor, and represented in sculptures and on coins. It was anciently embalmed. a