Category: O
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Oats
A cultivated cereal grass whose seeds can be used as cereal or made into flour or meal. Avena, a versatile cereal grain, holds a prominent place in agriculture, being cultivated extensively across the globe. Its remarkable adaptability allows it to thrive in colder and wetter climates, as well as in poorer soils, surpassing the tolerance…
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Ophthalmic
Relating to the eye.
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Octandrous
Eight-stamened.
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Octogynous
Eight-pistiled.
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Ochroleucous
Dull cream-color.
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Oxidized LDL
LDL that is bombarded by free radicals, a process that is thought to cause atherosclerosis.
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Open field test
A common measure of general activity and exploratory behavior in mice and rats.
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Oxalate acid
A colorless, poisonous, crystalline acid (COOH)2 found in oxalis and other plants.
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Oruka
Medicinal (herbal) ring; medicine that is worn externally to affect the holistic health of the patient. (Yoruba).
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Oil-based infusion
Extraction of the volatile oils from herbs by soaking the herbs in oil. (started in Khemet, now used in Americas and elsewhere).