| OLALLIEBERRY | • olallieberry n. A hybrid berry with a tart taste created by crossing a loganberry and a youngberry. |
| OLEAGINOUSLY | • oleaginously adv. In an oleaginous manner. • OLEAGINOUS adv. resembling or having the properties of oil. |
| OLEANDOMYCIN | • oleandomycin n. (Pharmacology) A macrolide antibiotic produced by Streptomyces antibioticus. • OLEANDOMYCIN n. an antibiotic produced by a streptomyces. |
| OLEOGRAPHIES | • OLEOGRAPHY n. the art of lithographic reproduction of oil painting. |
| OLEOMARGARIN | • OLEOMARGARIN n. margarine, also OLEOMARGARINE. |
| OLEORESINOUS | • oleoresinous adj. Of or relating to oleoresin. • OLEORESINOUS adj. of or like an oleoresin. |
| OLERICULTURE | • olericulture n. The field of horticulture dealing with the production, storage, processing and marketing of vegetables. |
| OLFACTOMETER | • olfactometer n. A device used to measure the acuity of a person’s sense of smell. • olfactometer n. A device used to measure odour intensity, and concentrations of volatile organic compounds, by means of their smell. • OLFACTOMETER n. an instrument measuring intensity of odour of a substance. |
| OLFACTOMETRY | • olfactometry n. The study and measurement of smells. • OLFACTOMETRY n. the measurement of the sharpness of the sense of smell. |
| OLFACTRONICS | • olfactronics n. The design and use of machines to analyze smells. • OLFACTRONICS n. the precise measurement, analysis and detection of odours by means of electronic instruments. |
| OLIGARCHICAL | • oligarchical adj. Oligarchic. • OLIGARCHICAL adj. of or like an oligarchy, also OLIGARCHIC. |
| OLIGOCHAETES | • oligochaetes n. Plural of oligochaete. • OLIGOCHAETE n. any worm of the Oligochaeta, chaetopods in which the locomotor organs are reduced to bristles, e.g. earthworms, etc. |
| OLIGOCHROMES | • OLIGOCHROME n. (trademark) the brand name of a light-filtering device used in photography. |
| OLIGOPEPTIDE | • oligopeptide n. (Biochemistry) A peptide containing a relatively small number of amino acids. • OLIGOPEPTIDE n. a peptide comprising less than ten amino acids. |
| OLIGOPHAGIES | • OLIGOPHAGY n. the state of being oligophagous, eating only a few specific kinds of food. |
| OLIGOPHAGOUS | • oligophagous adj. (Chiefly of insects) that feed on a restricted range of food. • OLIGOPHAGOUS adj. eating only a few specific kinds of food. |
| OLIGOPOLISTS | • oligopolists n. Plural of oligopolist. |
| OLIGOPSONIES | • oligopsonies n. Plural of oligopsony. • OLIGOPSONY n. a market situation in which each of a few buyers exerts a disproportionate influence on the market. |
| OLIGOSPERMIA | • oligospermia n. (Medicine) Low volume of semen. • OLIGOSPERMIA n. the condition of having less than the normal number of spermatozoa in the semen, a cause of infertility in men. |
| OLIGOTROPHIC | • oligotrophic adj. (Physiology, of a diet) deficient in nutrition (providing little nourishment). • oligotrophic adj. (Biology, of a body of water) being poor in nutrients and minerals and therefore not having an excessive… • oligotrophic adj. (Geography, of a wetland) deficient in plant nutrients, such as nitrogen or phosphorus. |