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Definition of: od
(od, ōd) noun
A hypothetical force formerly supposed by some to pervade all nature: assumed to account for the phenomena of magnetism, chemical action, mesmerism, etc.: also odyl. [<G; coined by Baron Karl von Reichenbach, 1788–1869, German chemist]
—od·ic (od′ik, ō′dik) adjective
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