Phrase Hound found 6 phrases and 65 compound words that contain ovo. The most common are listed below. Open ovo in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 6
- ab ovoFrom the beginning.
- lacto-ovo-vegetarianA vegetarian whose diet excludes animal flesh, but accepts food that can be produced from a living animal without directly causing death (such as eggs, honey, and dairy products).
- ovo-viviparousAlternative form of ovoviviparous: Of or pertaining to such kind of animals such as some reptiles whose eggs hatch inside their body.
- ovo-lacto-vegetarianAlternative form of ovolactovegetarian: A lacto-ovo-vegetarian.
- lacto-ovo-vegetariansplural of lacto-ovo-vegetarian: A vegetarian whose diet excludes animal flesh, but accepts food that can be produced from a living animal without directly causing death (such as eggs, honey, and dairy products).
- ovo-lacto-vegetariansplural of ovo-lacto-vegetarian: A lacto-ovo-vegetarian.
Compound words 65
- ovoviviparousOf or pertaining to such kind of animals such as some reptiles whose eggs hatch inside their body.
- ovoplasmaegg yolk
- ovovegetarianA vegetarian whose diet excludes both meat and dairy produce, but includes eggs.
- ovococcusAn ellipsoid-shaped bacterium
- ovomucoidA protein, present in egg white, which, unlike ovalbumin, is heat-stable
- ovopyriformHaving a shape in between that of an egg and a pear.
- ovotestisA gonad with characteristics of both ovaries and testicles. Considered an intersex condition in humans and some other animals.
- ovothiolAny of a group of antioxidant mercaptohistidines found in the eggs of some marine invertebrates
- ovastacinAn astacin found in oocytes, involved in the hardening of the zona pellucida
- ovicideAny substance designed to kill eggs, especially the eggs of insects.