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od

[od, ohd]
noun
  1. a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
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Also odyl, odyle.

Origin of od

First recorded in 1840–50; arbitrary name coined by Karl von Reichenbach (1788–1869), German scientist

od

  1. on demand.
  2. outside diameter.
  3. outside dimensions.
  4. overdraft.
  5. overdrawn.
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Od

or 'Od, Odd

[od]
interjection Archaic.
  1. a shortened form of “God” (used in euphemistically altered oaths).
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Origin of Od

First recorded in 1590–1600

OD

[oh-dee]
noun, plural ODs or OD's.
  1. an overdose of a drug, especially a fatal one.
  2. a person who has taken an overdose of a drug, especially one who has become seriously ill or has died from such an overdose.
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verb (used without object), OD'd or ODed or OD'ed, OD'ing or OD·ing.
  1. to take an overdose of a drug.
  2. to die from an an overdose of a drug.
  3. to have or experience an excessive amount or degree of something.
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Origin of OD

First recorded in 1955–60

OD

  1. officer of the day.
  2. Old Dutch.
  3. Ordnance Department.
  4. outside diameter.
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OD.

  1. Old Dutch.
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o.d.

1
  1. (in prescriptions) the right eye.
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Origin of o.d.

1
From the Latin word oculus dexter

o.d.

2
  1. olive drab.
  2. on demand.
  3. outside diameter.
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O.D.

1
  1. (in prescriptions) the right eye.
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Origin of O.D.

1
From the Latin word oculus dexter

O.D.

2
  1. Doctor of Optometry.
  2. officer of the day.
  3. Old Dutch.
  4. (of a military uniform) olive drab.
  5. ordinary seaman.
  6. outside diameter.
  7. overdraft.
  8. overdrawn.
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Related Words for od

gown, regalia, attire, garb, costume, suit, robe, dress, khaki, disintegrate, crumble, wither, cease, disappear, vanish, rot, succumb, habit, regimentals, stripes

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Historical Examples of od

  • To what land was he taken, that his life might be saved from King Hĕr´od?

    Hurlbut's Bible Lessons

    Rev. Jesse Lyman Hurlbut

  • Thomas brought bedding from the OD bunk and made me comfortable on the floor.

    Greylorn

    John Keith Laumer

  • I was resting on the OD bunk, and Clay was standing beside me.

    Greylorn

    John Keith Laumer

  • Examples of imitation (which is commonest in Book i.) are: Od.

  • Tibullus was on friendly terms with Horace, who addressed to him Od.

British Dictionary definitions for od

od

odyl or odyle (ˈɒdɪl)

noun
  1. archaic a hypothetical force formerly thought to be responsible for many natural phenomena, such as magnetism, light, and hypnotism
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Derived Formsodic, adjective

Word Origin for od

C19: coined arbitrarily by Baron Karl von Reichenbach (1788–1869), German scientist

Od

'Od or Odd

noun
  1. euphemistic (used in mild oaths) an archaic word for God
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OD

1
noun
  1. an overdose of a drug
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verb OD's, OD'ing or OD'd
  1. (intr) to take an overdose of a drug
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Word Origin for OD

C20: from o (ver) d (ose)

OD

2
abbreviation for
  1. Officer of the Day
  2. Old Dutch
  3. ordnance datum
  4. outside diameter
  5. Also: o.d. military olive drab
  6. Also: O/D banking
    1. on demand
    2. overdraft
    3. overdrawn
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Word Origin and History for od

O.D.

abbreviation of overdose, attested from 1960.

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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
od in Medicine

OD

abbr.
  1. Doctor of Optometry
  2. oculus dexter (right eye)
  3. overdose
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