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Intercountry or International Adoption: The adoption of a child who is a citizen of one country by adoptive parents who are citizens of a different country.

Oscillator: A device which produces an alternating current or pulsating current or voltage at varying frequencies, electronically.

Os Category: On carnival cruise lines, os is an 'outside guarantee' cabin. When you book this category you will be guaranteed accommodation in an outside cabin.

Osha root (Ligusticum porteri): Reduces inflammation of the throat and mucous membranes, increases elimination of toxins throughout the spores of the skin, acts like a bronchial dilator.

Osmoconformers: Marine organisms that have no system of osmoregulation and must change the composition of their body fiuids as the composition of the water changes; include invertebrates such as jellyfish, . . . View Full Definition

Osmoregulation: The regulation of the movement of water by osmosis into and out of cells; the maintenance of water balance within the body.

Ortrugo: White-wine producer variety grown in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Used to make a light, dry or sweet frizzante wine varietal/blend usually drunk when young. Has several synonym names . . . View Full Definition

Osmoconformer: An organism whose body fluids change directly with a change in the concentrations of dissolved ions in the external medium

Orthotics: Fitted shoe inserts designed by a podiatrist that correct weight distribution along the foot.

Orthography: (1) The linguistic term for a writing system that represents the sounds or words of a particular languages by making visible marks on some surface (Algeo 325). (2) A systematic method of spelling.