A, B, C,
D, E,
F, G,
H, I,
J, K,
L, M,
N, O,
P, Q,
R, S,
T, U,
V, W,
X, Y,
Z [Introduction]
RT GLASS
RT LAVA
RT PITCHSTONE
RT PUMICE
RT RHYOLITE
RT VOLCANIC ASH
BT STONE
NP VOLCANIC GLASS
RT HEMATITE
RT IRON ORE
RT IRON OXIDE
RT LIMONITE
BT MINERAL
NT BROWN OCHRE
NT RED OCHRE
NT WHITE OCHRE
NT YELLOW OCHRE
OIL
This is a Broad Term for ANIMAL OIL,
MINERAL OIL (ie. oil of geological origin) and VEGETAL OIL. It is also used as a
term for unspecified oil.
BT ORGANIC
NT ANIMAL OIL
NT MINERAL OIL
NT VEGETAL OIL
OKRA
The term refers to the fruit.
BT FRUIT
NP GUMBO
NP LADIES' FINGERS
NP OKRO
OPERCULUM NP
Exoskeletal plate of some
gastropods which can close the opening of the shell when the animal withdraws
into the latter. Made of largely the same substance as the internal lining of
the shell itself.
RT POPPY SEED
BT PLANT EXTRACT
NP MORPHINE
ORCHID
The term refers to the flower.
BT MINERAL
NT COPPER ORE
NT IRON ORE
NT LEAD ORE
NT SILVER ORE
NT ANIMAL
NT HYDROCARBON
NT OIL
NT SOIL
NT SOOT
NT VEGETAL
BT HALIOTIS SHELL
NP MUTTON-FISH SHELL
ORMOLU NP
Enter ORMOLU in the Techniques
field, and METAL in the Materials field.
OSIER NP
It is assumed that OSIER in the
documentation refers to OSIER STEM.
OSIER STEM
A species of willow much used in
basket-work.
OSTRICH EGG
Use for the whole egg; for the
shell, use OSTRICH EGGSHELL.
BT MAMMAL SKIN
NT SEA OTTER SKIN
BT MAMMAL TOOTH
NT SEA OTTER TOOTH
OVULUM OVUM SHELL
Also known as the Egg
Shell, but in fact a mollusc shell.
RT ZEBU HORN
BT HORN
NT AUROCHS HORN
NT MUSK-OX HORN
NT YAK HORN
RT ZEBU SKIN
BT MAMMAL SKIN
NT MUSK-OX SKIN
NT OX LEATHER
NT YAK SKIN
NP OX HIDE
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z [Introduction]
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