English Words: O

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oligopeptidasenoun

Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis (cleavage) of a short oligopeptide rather than a protein

oligopeptidenoun

A peptide containing a relatively small number of amino acids

oligopeptidicadj

Relating to oligopeptides

oligopetalousadj

Having few petals.

oligophagenoun

Any oligophagous organism.

oligophagismnoun

Synonym of oligophagy.

oligophagousadj

that feed on a restricted range of food

oligophagynoun

Feeding on few specific types of food (e.g. a single plant genus or family).

oligophenylnoun

Any of a family of linear aromatic hydrocarbons having a structure of several benzene rings joined by single bonds

oligophenylenenoun

Any oligomer containing phenylene residues

oligophenylenevinylenenoun

An oligomer of phenylenevinylene

oligophosphatenoun

Any compound or anion containing several phosphate groups

oligophrenianoun

subnormal mental development

oligophrenicadj

Exhibiting, or relating to, oligophrenia.

oligophyteadj

Relating to several species of plant

oligoplasticadj

Having little capacity to produce, or to repair damage to tissue

oligoploidadj

Having a few more than the usual number of sets of chromosomes in each cell

oligopneanoun

shallow breathing

oligopolicadj

Misconstruction of oligopolistic.

oligopolistnoun

A member of an oligopoly; one of a small number of sellers with undue influence over a market.

oligopolisticadj

Having the character of, or dominated by, an oligopoly

oligopolizeverb

To convert a market into an oligopoly.

oligopolynoun

An economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity.

oligopolymernoun

A polymer which occurs naturally in crude oil, or in one of its basic refractory components, usually a mixture of 2 or more polymers.

oligopotencynoun

The state or condition of being oligopotent.

oligopotentadj

Describing a stem cell that is able to form two or more mature cell types within a tissue.

oligopotentialadj

The capacity of a stem cell to differentiate into a limited number of cell types within a specific lineage, as distinct from other types of stem cells like pluripotent or multipotent cells.

oligoprecursornoun

An oligodendrocyte precursor or progenitor cell

oligoprenolnoun

Synonym of prenol.

oligoprenylnoun

Any univalent radical formed from several isoprenyl moieties

oligoprimernoun

An oligonucleotide primer

oligoprobenoun

An oligonucleotide used as a hybridization probe

oligoprogenitornoun

One of a small number of progenitors

oligoprogressionnoun

The formation of several metastatic lesions from an initial tumour

oligoprogressiveadj

Relating to oligoprogression

oligoprotectionnoun

The protection of oligodendrocytes from damage

oligoprotectiveadj

That protects oligodendrocytes

oligopseudorotaxanenoun

Any compound consisting of several pseudorotaxane moieties

oligopsonisticadj

Being or pertaining to oligopsony or to oligopsonists

oligopsonynoun

An economic condition in which a small number of buyers exert control over the market price of a commodity.

oligopurinenoun

A stretch of nucleic acid composed of several contiguous purines

oligopyrimidinenoun

A portion of DNA or RNA containing several consecutive pyrimidine bases

oligopyrrolenoun

Any of a group of compounds based on a short string of pyrrole rings joined together

oligorecurrencenoun

A recurrence that happens several times

oligorecurrentadj

That recurs several times

oligorepeatnoun

A section of several repeats in a chromosome

oligoribonucleasenoun

Any enzyme that hydrolyses oligoribonucleotides

oligoribonucleotidenoun

An oligonucleotide made up of ribonucleotides

oligoribosomenoun

A short polyribosome

oligorotaxanenoun

Any compound having the form of several rotaxane moieties

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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 77. 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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