onager
— Noun
– English
~ an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
Onagraceae
— Noun
– English
~ a large and widely distributed family of plants of the order Myrtales
onanism
— Noun
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~ manual stimulation of the genital organs (of yourself or another) for sexual pleasure
onanism
— Noun
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~ a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation
onanist
— Noun
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~ a person who practices masturbation
onchocerciasis
— Noun
– English
~ infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
oncidium
— Noun
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~ any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants
oncogene
— Noun
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~ a gene that disposes normal cells to change into cancerous tumor cells
oncologist
— Noun
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~ a specialist in oncology
oncology
— Noun
– English
~ the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of tumors
oncoming
— Noun
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~ the beginning or early stages; "the onset of pneumonia"
Oncorhynchus kisutch
— Noun
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~ small salmon of northern Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes
Oncorhynchus keta
— Noun
– English
~ a large Pacific salmon with small spots on its back; an important food fish
oncorhynchus
— Noun
– English
~ Pacific salmon including sockeye salmon; chinook salmon; chum salmon; coho salmon
Oncorhynchus nerka
— Noun
– English
~ small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning
Oncovin
— Noun
– English
~ periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Oncovin); used to treat cancer of the lymphatic system
ondaatje
— Noun
– English
~ Canadian writer (born in Sri Lanka in 1943)