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odyle |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Od \Od\, n. [G., fr Gr ? passage.] (Physics) An alleged force or natural power, supposed, by Reichenbach and others to produce the phenomena of mesmerism, and to be developed by various agencies, as by magnets, heat, light, chemical or vital action etc.; -- called also {odyle} or the {odylic force}. [Archaic] That od force of German Reichenbach Which still from female finger tips, burnt blue. --Mrs. Browning. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Odyl \Od"yl\, Odyle \Od"yle\, n. [Gr. ?, passage + ? matter or material.] (Physics) See {Od}. [Archaic].
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