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oozy (iou) and parturition (iou)


oozy (iou)



oozy adjective. ['u:zi] OE.
[from OOZE noun1, noun2, verb: see -Y1.]
I.
Full of moisture, juicy. Only in OE.
II.
Of water: filled with ooze or mud; muddy. LME.
Composed of or resembling ooze; muddy, slimy. Also (of a sea bottom) consisting of ooze or fine mud. LME.
III.
Exuding moisture; damp with exuded or deposited moisture. E18.
b. Of seaweed: slimy, damp. M18.
oozily adverb L19.
ooziness noun L17.

parturition (iou)



parturition noun. M17.
[Late Latin parturitio(n-), from Latin parturit- pa. ppl stem of parturire: see PARTURIENT, -ITION.]
The action of giving birth to young; Childbirth.