OES abbr.
Order of the Eastern Star(天主教)东星会
O \O\ ([=o]), n.; pl. {O's} or {Oes} ([=o]z).
1. The letter O, or its sound. ``Mouthing out his hollow oes
and aes.'' --Tennyson.
2. Something shaped like the letter O; a circle or oval.
``This wooden O [Globe Theater]''. --Shak.
3. A cipher; zero. [R.]
Thou art an O without a figure. --Shak.
- Nitric acid is corrosive to metals and tissue, according to a hazardous materials book at the OES.