Definition of Group O

1. Noun. The blood group whose red cells carry neither the A nor B antigens. "People with type O blood are universal donors"

Exact synonyms: O, Type O
Generic synonyms: Blood Group, Blood Type

Lexicographical Neighbors of Group O

group-specific protease
group-theoretic
group-theoretical
group A
group AB
group A streptococcal necrotizing fasciitis
group A streptococci
group Amentiferae
group B
group B streptococci
group III mycobacteria
group II mycobacteria
group IV mycobacteria
group I mycobacteria
group O (current term)
group action
group agglutination
group agglutinin
group antigens
group box
group captain
group discussion
group dynamics
group homes
group hospital
group immunity
group insurance

Literary usage of Group O

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on the Principles of Chemistry by Matthew Moncrieff Pattison Muir (1889)
"Thus, from the analogy between metallic hydroxides and alcohols, and for other reasons, the group O — H was assigned to alcohols (eg C ..."

2. Outlines of Inorganic Chemistry by Frank Austin Gooch, Claude Frederic Walker (1905)
"The elements of group O of the primary series are all colorless gases, and all exist in free condition, hydrogen and helium in the atmosphere of the sun, ..."

3. Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society by Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society (1862)
"October 3, 8A. am The compound group (o + </>) has five 8th mag. spots; ... October 6, 4^. pm The compound group (o + <£) now consists of a §th mag. spot ..."

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