odylic

== English == === Etymology === From odyle, odyl +‎ -ic (suffix meaning of or pertaining to forming adjectives from nouns). Odyle, odyl is derived from od (borrowed from German Od, arbitrarily coined by the German scientist and philosopher Carl Reichenbach (1788–1869)) + Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē, “wood; material, matter, substance”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɒˈdɪlɪk/, /əʊ-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɑˈdɪlɪk/, /oʊ-/ Rhymes: -ɪlɪk Hyphenation: od‧yl‧ic === Adjective === odylic (not comparable) (pseudoscience, historical) Of or pertaining to the od or odyle (“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.”). Synonym: odic ==== Alternative forms ==== odyllic ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Odic force on Wikipedia.Wikipedia