odyle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of od (“a hypothetical force or natural power, now proved not to exist, which was supposed by Carl Reichenbach and others to inhere in certain people and produce phenomena such as animal magnetism and mesmerism, and to be developed by various agencies, as by chemical or vital action, heat, light, magnets, etc.”).

Pronunciation

/ˈɒd(ɪ)l/ /ˈəʊd-/ /ˈɑdl̩/ /ˈoʊd-/

Word forms

odyle odyl

Etymology

From od + Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē, “wood; material, matter, substance”).

Synonyms

od

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