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oasis /5/Earth Science/Land/Land Forms/Vegetation/oasis vegetation

obedience /6/Psychology/Behavior/Kinds/obedience

obesity /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Nutrition/obesity

objective lens /7/Machine/Kinds/Optical/Lens/objective lens

obsession /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organ/Nerve/Mental/Neurosis/Obsession/obsession

obsessive-compulsive reaction /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organ/Nerve/Mental/Neurosis/Obsession/obsessive-compulsive

obstetrics /4/Biology/Subjects/Medicine/obstetrics

obtuse angle /3/Geometry/Plane/Angle/Kinds/obtuse angle

obverse /3/Logic/Statements/Permutations/obverse

occipital lobe /4/Zoology/Organ/Nerve/Brain/Cerebrum/Occipital Lobe/occipital lobe

occlusion, artery /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organ/Circulation/Blockage/occlusion in artery

occlusion, cue /1/Consciousness/Sense/Vision/Physiology/Depth Perception/Cue/occlusion and depth

occultation /5/Astronomy/Solar System/Orbit/occultation

octagon /3/Geometry/Plane/Polygon/Kinds/Number/octagon

octahedron /3/Geometry/Solid/Polyhedron/Kinds/Number Of Faces/octahedron

octave, wave /5/Physics/Wave/Superposition/Resonance/octave of wave

octavo /7/Machine/Kinds/Printing/Methods/octavo

ocular /7/Machine/Kinds/Optical/Lens/ocular lens

ode /2/Literature/Poetry/Kinds/ode

odometer /7/Machine/Kinds/Instrument/odometer

odor, smell /1/Consciousness/Sense/Smell/Odor/odor

ohmmeter /5/Physics/Electromagnetism/Circuit/Kinds/Instruments/ohmmeter

olfactory bulb /1/Consciousness/Sense/Smell/Anatomy/Neuron Assemblies/olfactory bulb

oligonucleotide /4/Genetics/Recombinant DNA/Amplification/DNA Sequence/oligonucleotide

oligopoly /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Market/Structure/oligopoly

olivine /5/Earth Science/Mineral/Kinds/Silicates/Nesosilicate/olivine

omega-3 fatty acid /4/Nutrition/Nutrient/omega-3 fatty acid

omentum /4/Zoology/Organ/Digestion/Parts/Small Intestine/Connectors/omentum

omnipresent /6/Religion/God/Attributes/omnipresent

omnivore /4/Ecology/Community/Food Chain/Organism Types/omnivore

onanism /4/Zoology/Organ/Reproduction/Sex Methods/Masturbation/onanism

oncology /4/Biology/Subjects/Medicine/oncology

one-to-one correspondence /3/Set Theory/Set Properties/one-to-one correspondence

ontogeny /4/Zoology/Development/Processes/Recapitulation/ontogeny

ontology /6/Philosophy/Metaphysics/Existence/ontology metaphysics

onyx /5/Earth Science/Mineral/Kinds/Silicates/Quartz/onyx

Oort cloud /5/Astronomy/Solar System/Comet/Oort cloud

opal /5/Earth Science/Mineral/Kinds/Silicates/Opal/opal

opalescence, glow /5/Chemistry/Inorganic/Phase/opalescence

opaque material /5/Physics/Wave/Superposition/Refraction/Transfer/opaque material

open shop /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Production/Factors/Labor/Union/Shop/open shop

open-end lease /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Property/Rents/open-end lease

operant conditioning, learning /6/Psychology/Cognition/Learning/Kinds/Conditioning/Instrumental/operant conditioning

operating system /3/Computer Science/Software/Operating System/operating system

operationalism, epistemology /6/Philosophy/Epistemology/Meaning/operationalism and meaning

operations research /3/Computer Science/System Analysis/operations research

operetta /2/Music/Classical/Composition Types/Opera/operetta

ophthalmology /4/Biology/Subjects/Medicine/ophthalmology

ophthalmoscope /1/Consciousness/Sense/Vision/Techniques/ophthalmoscope

opiate peptide /4/Zoology/Organ/Endocrine Gland/Hormone/Nerve/Opioid/opiate peptide

opinion /6/Sociology/Sociological Group/Communication/opinion

opportunity cost /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Production/Factors/opportunity cost

optical activity /5/Physics/Wave/Electromagnetic/Polarization/Dispersion/optical activity

optical fiber /7/Machine/Kinds/Optical/Lens/optical fiber

optimum scale /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Finance/Scale/optimum scale

option /6/Law/Property/option in law

optometry /4/Biology/Subjects/Medicine/optometry

OR gate /3/Computer Science/Hardware/Circuit/Gate/OR gate

oratorio /2/Music/Classical/Composition Types/Church/oratorio

orbit, eye /4/Zoology/Organ/Skeleton/Bones/Head/Jaw/orbit of eye

orbit, planet /5/Astronomy/Solar System/Orbit/orbit of planet

orbital /5/Physics/Matter/Atom/Orbital/orbital of atom

order, classification /4/Biology/Evolution/Classification/Levels/order of organisms

ordinal number /3/Number Theory/Number Types/ordinal number

ordinance /6/Law/Kinds/ordinance

organelle /4/Cell/Organelle/organelle

organic light-emitting device /7/Machine/Kinds/Illumination/Lighting/Display/organic light-emitting device

organism /4/Biology/Life/organism

organized crime /6/Law/Crime/Group/organized crime

orgasm /4/Zoology/Organ/Reproduction/Intercourse/orgasm

oriel /7/Machine/Kinds/Mechanical/Window/oriel

orientability /3/Topology/Surface/Orientation/orientability

Oriental medicine /4/Medicine/Oriental Medicine/Oriental medicine

orifice /4/Zoology/Organ/Digestion/Parts/orifice

origin of life /4/Biology/Life/Origin/origin of life

original sin /6/Religion/Religions/Christianity/Sin/original sin

ornithology /4/Biology/Subjects/Animal/ornithology

orthicon /7/Machine/Kinds/Electronic/Light/Wave/orthicon

orthodontics /4/Biology/Subjects/Medicine/Dentistry/orthodontics

orthogenesis /4/Biology/Evolution/orthogenesis

orthogonal vectors /3/Calculus/Vector/Kinds/orthogonal vectors

orthography /6/Linguistics/Writing/Study/orthography

orthonormal /3/Calculus/Vector/Kinds/orthonormal

orthopedics /4/Biology/Subjects/Medicine/orthopedics

oscillator, circuit /5/Physics/Electromagnetism/Circuit/Kinds/Devices/oscillator device

oscilloscope /7/Machine/Kinds/Instrument/oscilloscope

osculating curve /3/Geometry/Solid/Curve/Kinds/osculating curve

osmosis /5/Chemistry/Inorganic/Phase/Solution/Osmosis/osmosis

osmotic pressure /5/Chemistry/Inorganic/Phase/Solution/Osmosis/osmotic pressure

ossicles /1/Consciousness/Sense/Hearing/Anatomy/Ear/Middle Ear/Bones/ossicles

ostensive definition, semantics /6/Linguistics/Semantics/Definition/ostensive definition

osteopathy /4/Biology/Subjects/Medicine/osteopathy

osteoporosis /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Nutrition/osteoporosis

ostracism /6/Law/Tort/Kinds/Communication/ostracism

other minds problem /6/Philosophy/Mind/Other/other minds problem

otitis media /1/Consciousness/Sense/Hearing/Problems/otitis media

otolaryngology /4/Biology/Subjects/Medicine/otolaryngology

otolith /1/Consciousness/Sense/Vestibular System/Anatomy/otolith

otosclerosis /1/Consciousness/Sense/Hearing/Problems/otosclerosis

ouija /7/Game/Board/ouija

outer ear /1/Consciousness/Sense/Hearing/Anatomy/Ear/Outer Ear/outer ear

outgas /5/Earth Science/Mineral/outgas

out-of-body experience /1/Consciousness/States/Hallucination/out-of-body experience

output, economics /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Production/output in economics

oval window, hearing /1/Consciousness/Sense/Hearing/Anatomy/Cochlea/Window/oval window in ear

ovary, gonad /4/Zoology/Organ/Reproduction/Female/Parts/ovary in animal

overdraft /7/Financial Affairs/Banking/Checking/overdraft

overdrive /7/Machine/Kinds/Transmission/overdrive

overgeneralization /3/Logic/Fallacy/Irrelevance/overgeneralization

overheating /7/Personal Affairs/Health/First Aid/overheating

oversimplification /3/Logic/Fallacy/Deduction/oversimplification

oviparous /4/Zoology/Organ System/Reproductive System/oviparous

ovoviparous /4/Zoology/Organ System/Reproductive System/ovoviparous

ovulation /4/Zoology/Organ/Endocrine Gland/Menstruation/ovulation

oxidation number /5/Chemistry/Inorganic/Oxidation-Reduction/oxidation number

oxidizing agent /5/Chemistry/Inorganic/Oxidation-Reduction/Agent/oxidizing agent

oxygen debt /4/Zoology/Organ/Muscle/oxygen debt

oxymoron /2/Literature/Rhetoric/Irony/oxymoron

oxytocin /4/Zoology/Organ/Endocrine Gland/Hormone/Sex/oxytocin

oxytone /6/Linguistics/Phonetics/Modulation/Accent/Word/oxytone

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