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Oak FernnounMWEbright blue-green fern widely distributed especially in damp acid woodlands of temperate northern hemisphereverified
Oak-Leaved GoosefootnounMWEannual European plant with spikes of greenish flowers and leaves that are white and hairy on the undersideverified
Oakleaf GoosefootnounMWEannual European plant with spikes of greenish flowers and leaves that are white and hairy on the undersideverified
Oat Cell CarcinomanounMWEhighly malignant carcinoma composed of small round or egg-shaped cells with little cytoplasmverified
Obedient PlantnounMWENorth American plant having a spike of two-lipped pink or white flowersverified
Obiter DictumnounMWEan opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not bindingverified
Object BallnounMWEthe billiard ball that is intended to be the first ball struck by the cue ballverified
Object codenounMWEThe machine code generated by a source code language processor such as an assembler or compiler. A file of object code may be executable immediately or it may require linking with other object code files (e.g., libraries, to produce a complete executable program).candidate
Object GlassnounMWEthe lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewedverified
Object IdentifiernounMWEA specialized formatted number that is registered with an internationally recognized standards organization. The unique alphanumeric/numeric identifier registered under the ISO registration standard to reference a specific object or object class. In the federal government PKI, they are used to uniquely identify each of the four policies and cryptographic algorithms supported.verified
Object LanguagenounMWEa computer language into which something written in another computer language is to be translatedverified
Object LensnounMWEthe lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewedverified
Object ProgramnounMWEA program that has been translated into machine language and is ready to be run (i.e., executed) by the computer.candidate
Object ReusenounMWEReassignment and reuse of a storage medium containing one or more objects after ensuring no residual data remains on the storage medium.verified
Object-Oriented DatabasenounMWEa database in which the operations carried out on information items (data objects) are considered part of their definitionverified
Object-Oriented Database Management SystemnounMWEa database management system designed to manage an object-oriented databaseverified
Object-Oriented Programing LanguagenounMWE(computer science) a programming language that enables the programmer to associate a set of procedures with each type of data structureverified
Object-Oriented Programming LanguagenounMWE(computer science) a programming language that enables the programmer to associate a set of procedures with each type of data structureverified
Objective EvidencenounMWEdata supporting the existence or verity of something (note: can be obtained through observation, measurement, test, or other means).verified
Objective LensnounMWEthe lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewedverified
Oblique BandagenounMWEa bandage in which successive turns proceed obliquely up or down a limbverified
Oblong WoodsianounMWEa common rock-inhabiting fern of northern temperate regions having rusty-brown stipes and lanceolate pinnate frondsverified
Observed FirenounMWEfire for which the point of impact (the burst) can be seen by an obserververified
Obsessive-Compulsive DisordernounMWEan anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent and persistent thoughts and feelings and repetitive, ritualized behaviorsverified
Obsessive-Compulsive PersonalitynounMWEpersonality characterized by a strong need to repeat certain acts or ritualsverified
Obstetrical ToadnounMWEEuropean toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs wrapped around its hind legs until they hatchverified
Obstruction of JusticenounMWEimpeding those who seek justice in a court (as by trying to influence or intimidate any juror or witness or officer of the court)verified
Obturator VeinnounMWEa vein formed by the union of tributaries that drain the hip joints and thigh musclesverified
Occam's RazornounMWEthe problem solving principle which states that among competing theories, one ought to choose the theory that relies on the fewest assumptions. verified
Occipital CortexnounMWEthat part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the headverified
Occipital GyrusnounMWEany of the convolutions of the outer surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrumverified
Occipital LobenounMWEthat part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the headverified
Occluded FrontnounMWE(meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloftverified
Occupancy RatenounMWEthe percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) are occupied or rented at a given timeverified
Occupational DiseasenounMWEdisease or disability resulting from conditions of employment (usually from long exposure to a noxious substance or from continuous repetition of certain acts)verified
Occupational Safety and Health ActnounMWEa law passed by the United States Congress that created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employmentverified
Occupational TherapynounMWEtherapy based on engagement in meaningful activities of daily life, especially to enable or encourage participation in such activities in spite of impairments or limitations in physical or mental functionsverified
Ocean LinernounMWEa large commercial ship (especially one that carries passengers on a regular schedule)verified
Ochna FamilynounMWEfamily of tropical evergreen trees and shrubs with thick shining parallel-veined leavesverified