Category: O
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Overrun
An increase in volume due to incorporated air during the freezing process.
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Outbreak
The occurrence of two or more cases of a disease, associated in time and place so as to suggest a common source. A series of cases of a disease which starts suddenly. The sudden increase in the incidence of a disease or condition.
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Oriental
Term applied to the preparation of various ingredients (fish, eggs, vegetables) cooked with tomatoes, flavored with garlic and sometimes spiced with saffron. Organisms that can grow or survive in a medium very low in humidity or of low water activity level.
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Organic foods
Foods grown without use of synthetic compounded fertilizers, pesticides, growth regulators, and/or livestock feed additives. Foods grown without chemical pesticides or chemical fertilizers. Foods grown under specific regulations prohibiting the use of genetically modified foods and ingredients, chemical fertilizers, pesticides or growth-promoting hormones. A term usually taken to mean a food grown without the aid…
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Oregano
A perennial herb used as a seasoning and oil. Oregano and marjoram are two names for the same herb, one name having a known origin, the other being a mystery. The known origin, that of oregano, extends back to ancient Greek where the herb was called origanon, a compound name made from oros, meaning mountain,…
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Operating characteristic curve
The curve that gives the probability of acceptance of a lot of merchandise on the basis of a specified sampling plan.
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On-the-rocks
A beverage poured over ice cubes, usually in an Old Fashion glass.
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Omelet
Eggs beaten or stirred with milk or water, cooked without stirring until set and then folded over. Eggs that are whisked into a froth and cooked in either a flat frying pan or a specialized omelet pan, characterized by a gently curved base and sides, typically crafted from a sturdy material like cast aluminum. The…
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Olfactory receptors
Nerve endings which may be stimulated by odors. One of the bipolar nerve cells found in olfactory epithelium whose axons form olfactory nerve fibers.
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Olfaction
The sense of smell. Olfactory, pertaining to the organs of smell, olfactory nerve. The way in which a person’s sensory organs detect smells. Sense of smell. Special sensory cells in the mucous membrane lining of the nasal cavity respond to the presence of chemical particles (odors) dissolved in the mucus and transmit the impulses along…