odyl

noun

od·​yl

variants or odyle

ˈädᵊl,

ˈōd-

plural -s

: a force or natural power formerly held by some to reside in certain individuals and things and to underlie hypnotism and magnetism and some other phenomena

called also od

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary od entry 2 + Greek hylē forest, wood, material

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