Defn: An epic poem attributed to Homer, which describes the return of
Ulysses to Ithaca after the siege of Troy.
OE
OE (e),
Defn: a diphthong, employed in the Latin language, and thence in the English language, as the representative of the Greek diphthong oe. In many words in common use, e alone stands instead of oe. Classicists prefer to write the diphthong oe separate in Latin words.
OECOID
Oe"coid, n. Etym: [Gr. -oid.] (Anat.)
Defn: The colorless porous framework, or stroma, of red blood corpuscles from which the zooid, or hemoglobin and other substances of the corpuscles, may be dissolved out.
OECOLOGY
OE*col"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr.-logy.] (Biol.)
Defn: The various relations of animals and plants to one another and to the outer world.
OECONOMICAL
OE`co*nom"ic*al, a.
Defn: See Economical.
OECONOMICS
OE`co*nom"ics, n.