| ovoflavin | Riboflavin found in eggs. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ovogenesis | The process of egg formation. (18 Nov 1997) |
| ovoglobulin | Globulin in the white of egg. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ovogonium | An obsolete term for oogonium. Origin: ovo-+ G. Gone, generation (05 Mar 2000) |
| ovoid | Egg-shaped (in three dimensions). Compare: ovate. (09 Oct 1997) |
| ovolarviparous | Denoting certain nematodes and other invertebrates in which the eggs are hatched within the female, and the larvae developed or protected within the uterus until the correct time for their emergence. Origin: ovo-+ L. Larva, a mask, + pario, to bear (05 Mar 2000) |
| ovolo | A round, convex molding. In Roman work it is usually a quarter circle in section; in Greek work it is flatter, and is equivalent to the echinus; that is, it has in section the elastic curve of the shell of the sea urchin. In mediaeval architecture it is not distinguishable from the multitude of convex moldings, of all sections, which are used. Origin: It. Ovolo, uovolo, fr. L. Ovum an egg. Cf. Ovule. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ovology | <study> That branch of natural history which treats of the origin and functions of eggs. Origin: Ovum. Cf. F. Ovologie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ovomucin | <chemical> A heterogeneous mixture of glycoproteins responsible for the gel structure of egg white. It has trypsin-inhibiting activity. Pharmacological action: trypsin inhibitors. Chemical name: Ovomucoid II O (12 Dec 1998) |
| ovomucoid | <zoology> Egg white protein produced in tubular gland cells in the epithelium of the chicken oviduct in response to progesterone or oestrogen. (06 Mar 1998) |
| ovoplasm | Protoplasm of an unfertilised egg. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ovoprotogen | <biochemistry> 1,2 dithiolane 3 valeric acid. Regarded as a coenzyme in the oxoglutarate dehydrogenase complex of the citric acid cycle. Involved generally in oxidative decarboxylations of _ keto acids. A growth factor for some organisms. (18 Nov 1997) |
| ovosiston | An oral contraceptive that consists of a mixture of a progestin and an oestrogen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ovotestis | Gonad in which both testicular and ovarian components are present; a form of hermaphroditism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ovotesttis | <zoology> An organ which produces both ova and spermatozoids; an hermaphrodite gland. Origin: NL. See Ovum, and Testis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |