| OLIGOPOLY | • oligopoly n. An economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity. • OLIGOPOLY n. a market situation in which a few producers control the demand from a large number of buyers. |
| OLIGOPHAGY | • oligophagy n. Feeding on few specific types of food (e.g. a single plant genus or family). • OLIGOPHAGY n. the state of being oligophagous, eating only a few specific kinds of food. |
| OLIGOPSONY | • oligopsony n. An economic condition in which a small number of buyers exert control over the market price of a commodity. • OLIGOPSONY n. a market situation in which each of a few buyers exerts a disproportionate influence on the market. |
| OLIGOPOLIES | • oligopolies n. Plural of oligopoly. • OLIGOPOLY n. a market situation in which a few producers control the demand from a large number of buyers. |
| OLIGOPOLIST | • oligopolist n. A member of an oligopoly; one of a small number of sellers with undue influence over a market. |
| MASTIGOPHORE | • mastigophore n. Any flagellate of the phylum Mastigophora (a nematocyst that has a tube that extends beyond its hempe). • mastigophore n. In Ancient Greece, an official who carried a whip. • MASTIGOPHORE n. any protozoan having one or more flagella, also MASTIGOPHORAN. |
| 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. |
| MASTIGOPHORAN | • mastigophoran n. (Zoology) Any member of superclass Mastigophora of protozoa. • mastigophoran n. (Botany) Any member of the genus Mastigophora of liverworts. • MASTIGOPHORAN n. any protozoan having one or more flagella, also MASTIGOPHORE. |
| MASTIGOPHORES | • mastigophores n. Plural of mastigophore. • MASTIGOPHORE n. any protozoan having one or more flagella, also MASTIGOPHORAN. |
| MASTIGOPHORIC | • mastigophoric adj. Carrying or wielding a whip. • mastigophoric adj. (Biology, of a cell) Having a flagellum. • MASTIGOPHORIC adj. like a mastigophoran; whip-bearing, also MASTIGOPHOROUS. |
| OLIGOPEPTIDES | • oligopeptides n. Plural of oligopeptide. • OLIGOPEPTIDE n. a peptide comprising less than ten amino acids. |
| OLIGOPOLISTIC | • oligopolistic adj. Having the character of, or dominated by, an oligopoly. • OLIGOPOLISTIC adj. relating to oligopoly. |
| MASTIGOPHORANS | • mastigophorans n. Plural of mastigophoran. • MASTIGOPHORAN n. any protozoan having one or more flagella, also MASTIGOPHORE. |
| MASTIGOPHOROUS | • mastigophorous adj. (Obsolete, rare) Carrying a whip, scourge, or wand. • mastigophorous adj. (Biology) mastigophoran. • MASTIGOPHOROUS adj. like a mastigophoran; whip-bearing, also MASTIGOPHORIC. |
| OLIGOPSONISTIC | • oligopsonistic adj. Being or pertaining to oligopsony or to oligopsonists. • OLIGOPSONISTIC adj. relating to oligopsony. |