English Words: O

15,494 words · Page 73 of 310

oligo-prefix

few, several

oligoacenenoun

An oligomeric acene

oligoadenosinenoun

An oligomer of adenosine

oligoadenylasenoun

An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of an oligoadenylate

oligoadenylatenoun

A relatively short-chain polyadenylate

oligoadenylationnoun

The formation of an oligoadenylate

oligoagarnoun

Any oligosaccharide present in agar

oligoalaninenoun

An oligomer of alanine as part of a peptide

oligoamidenoun

Any compound that has several amide groups

oligoamidesnoun

plural of oligoamide

oligoaminenoun

Any polyamine containing only a few amine groups

oligoamniosnoun

The presence of an abnormally small volume of amniotic fluid.

oligoanalgesianoun

An insufficient level of analgesia

oligoanilinenoun

Any of a class of compounds containing short strings of aniline residues fused into polycyclic structures

oligoanovulationnoun

Infrequent or irregular anovulation

oligoantigenicadj

hypoallergenic

oligoanurianoun

A condition, lying between anuria and oligouria, in which less than 100ml of urine is produced per day

oligoanuricadj

Relating to oligoanuria

oligoarabinosidenoun

Any oligomeric arabinoside

oligoargininenoun

A relatively short polyarginine, especially one used to enhance cellular delivery of a drug

oligoarraynoun

A larger than normal microarray

oligoarthralgianoun

Arthralgia (joint pain) that affects several joints.

oligoarthriticadj

Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with oligoarthritis.

oligoarthritisnoun

A form of arthritis that only affects a few joints

oligoarticularadj

That affects a few joints of the body

oligoasthenoteratozoospermianoun

A combination of oligozoospermia, asthenozoospermia and teratozoospermia

oligoasthenoteratozoospermicadj

Relating to oligoasthenoteratozoospermia

oligoastrocyticadj

Having several astrocytes

oligoastrocytomanoun

A form of brain tumor that is a mixture of oligodendroglioma and astrocytoma

oligobasicadj

Having a few bases

oligobenzamidenoun

Any compound that has several benzamide moieties

oligobenzamidesnoun

plural of oligobenzamide

oligobodynoun

A complex of an aptamer and an antibody

oligocapturenoun

The capture of reasonably large DNA fragments for sequencing

oligocardianoun

Synonym of bradycardia.

oligocellodextrinnoun

Any cellodextrin that contains several glucose units

oligocellularadj

Having few cells

oligocellulosenoun

An oligomeric form of cellulose

Oligoceneadj

Of a geologic epoch within the Paleogene period from about 34 to 23 million years ago; marked by the rapid evolution in a warm climate.

oligocentricadj

Having, or originating from, several centres

oligochaetologistnoun

A scientist dedicated to the study of earthworms.

oligochaetologynoun

The scientific study of earthworms.

oligochaetoticadj

Relating to worms of the class Oligochaeta

oligochaetousadj

Relating to oligochaetes.

oligochitosannoun

chitosan

oligochromatographicadj

Relating to oligochromatography

oligochromatographynoun

chromatography of oligonucleotides

oligochromeadj

Using only a few colours.

oligoclasenoun

A plagioclase feldspar, the second member of the Albite-Anorthite solid solution series. Primarily found as small crystals in impure marble. Oligoclase contains a small amount of calcium substituting for some of the sodium in its formula. Oligoclase with reddish-golden inclusions found in Norway and Canada is called sunstone.

oligoclonaladj

Relating to an oligoclone, or to just a few clones

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The English alphabetical index for the letter O contains 15,494 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 310 pages, and you are currently viewing page 73. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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