Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z olid evil-smelling; fetid. oliebol A traditional Dutch and Belgian delicacy, a pastry similar to a donut. olifant An ancient hunting horn, made of ivory. olifants Any of a number of rivers of South Africa. oligacanthorhynchid Any acanthocephalan in the family Oligacanthorhynchidae. oligaemia The condition of having a low quantity of blood. oligaemic Relating to or exhibiting oligaemia. oligandrous Having few stamens. oligandry The state of being oligandrous. oliganthous Having few flowers. Oliganthropocene The current geological epoch, understood as characterised by the destructive effects of the behaviour of a small group of wealthy and powerful people. oligarch A member of an oligarchy; someone who is part of a small group that runs a country. oligarchal Oligarchic, oligarchical. oligarchic Of or pertaining to oligarchy. oligarchical Oligarchic. oligarchically In an oligarchical way. oligarchise To make oligarchic. oligarchism The principles or spirit of an oligarchy. oligarchist A proponent of oligarchism oligarchization Conversion of a political system to an oligarchy; (countable) an instance of this. oligarchize To make (a political system) oligarchic. oligarchy A government run by and for only a few, often the aristocracy, the wealthy, or their friends and associates. oligemic Relating to or exhibiting oligemia. oligist Hematite oligistic Of or relating to oligist, or hematite. oligo An oligonucleotide. oligoacene An oligomeric acene oligoadenosine An oligomer of adenosine oligoadenylase An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of an oligoadenylate oligoadenylate A relatively short-chain polyadenylate oligoadenylation The formation of an oligoadenylate oligoagar Any oligosaccharide present in agar oligoalanine An oligomer of alanine as part of a peptide oligoalginate An oligomeric form of alginate (alginic acid) oligoamenorrhea The condition of having irregular infrequent menstrual periods. oligoamide Any compound that has several amide groups oligoamine Any polyamine containing only a few amine groups oligoamnios The presence of an abnormally small volume of amniotic fluid. oligoanalgesia An insufficient level of analgesia. oligoaniline Any of a class of compounds containing short strings of aniline residues fused into polycyclic structures oligoanovulation Infrequent or irregular anovulation oligoantigenic hypoallergenic oligoanuria A condition, lying between anuria and oligouria, in which less than 100ml of urine is produced per day oligoanuric Relating to oligoanuria oligoarabinosaccharide An oligosaccharide composed of arabinose monomers oligoarabinoside Any oligomeric arabinoside oligoarginine A relatively short polyarginine, especially one used to enhance cellular delivery of a drug oligoarray A larger than normal microarray oligoarthralgia Arthralgia (joint pain) that affects several joints. oligoarthritic Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with oligoarthritis. oligoarthritis A form of arthritis that only affects a few joints oligoarthropathy Arthropathy involving a limited number of joints. oligoarticular That affects a few joints of the body oligoasthenospermia Oligoasthenozoospermia. oligoasthenoteratospermia Oligoasthenoteratozoospermia. oligoasthenoteratozoospermia A male fertility condition characterized by low sperm count, poor sperm, and abnormal sperm shape occurring together. These abnormalities can reduce the likelihood of natural conception and are a common cause of male infertility. oligoasthenoteratozoospermic Relating to oligoasthenoteratozoospermia oligoasthenozoospermia A combination of oligozoospermia and asthenozoospermia oligoasthenozoospermic Relating to oligoasthenozoospermia oligoastrocytic Having several astrocytes oligoastrocytoma A form of brain tumor that is a mixture of oligodendroglioma and astrocytoma oligobasic Having a few bases oligobenzamide Any compound that has several benzamide moieties oligobody A complex of an aptamer and an antibody oligocapture The capture of reasonably large DNA fragments for sequencing oligocardia Synonym of bradycardia. oligocellodextrin Any cellodextrin that contains several glucose units oligocellosaccharide Synonym of cellodextrin. oligocellular Having few cells oligocellulose An oligomeric form of cellulose Oligocene 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. oligocentric Having, or originating from, several centres oligochaete Any of various hermaphroditic aquatic and terrestrial annelid worms, of the subclass Oligochaeta, that have single bristles along the body. oligochaetological Relating to oligochaetology. oligochaetologist A scientist dedicated to the study of earthworms. oligochaetology The scientific study of earthworms. oligochaetotic Relating to worms of the class Oligochaeta oligochaetous Relating to oligochaetes. oligochitosan chitosan oligochromatic Using only a few colours; oligochrome. oligochromatographic Relating to oligochromatography oligochromatography chromatography of oligonucleotides oligochrome Using only a few colours. oligoclase 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. oligoclonal Relating to an oligoclone, or to just a few clones oligoclonality The quality of being oligoclonal. oligoclonally In an oligoclonal manner oligoclone A clone that contains only a few copies of the original. oligocone Having a reduced number of functioning cone cells. oligocracy Rule by a select few people. oligocratic Of or relating to oligocracy. oligocrystalline Having a few columnar grains parallel to its longitudinal axis oligoculture The cultivation of several crops together oligocyclic Having a few atoms or repeat units in a ring; having a small number of rings oligocyclopropyl Describing a compound having a short chain of linked cyclopropane rings oligocystic Having only a few cysts. oligocythaemic Relating to oligocythaemia oligocythemia A deficiency in the number of erythrocytes in the blood. oligodactyly The presence of fewer than the usual number of fingers or toes. oligodendrimer A dendrimeric oligomer oligodendrimeric Relating to oligodendrimers oligodendritic Having a few dendrites oligodendroblast A form of glial cell that is a precursor of an oligodendrocyte oligodendrocyte Any of the cells of the oligodendroglia in the nervous system oligodendrocytic Relating to oligodendrocytes. oligodendrocytoma A glioma whose cells resemble oligodendrocytes oligodendrogenesis The formation of oligodendrocytes. oligodendrogenic Relating to oligodendrogenesis oligodendroglia tissue (neuroglia) consisting of glial cells that are smaller than astrocytes and form the myelin sheath oligodendroglial Of or pertaining to the oligodendroglia oligodendrogliogenesis The generation and development of oligodendroglia oligodendroglioma A glioma believed to originate from the oligodendrocytes of the brain or from a glial precursor cell. oligodendrogliomagenesis The formation and development of oligodendrogliomas oligodendrogliomal Relating to an oligodendroglioma oligodendroglion A glial cell smaller than an astrocyte, that forms the myelin sheath for many axons oligodendrogliopathic Relating to the pathology of oligodendrogliomas oligodendrogliopathy Any disease due to the presence of an oligodendroglioma oligodendrogliosis Any disease that affects the oligodendroglion oligodendropathy Any disease that affects oligodendrocytes oligodeoxynucleotide Any oligonucleotide whose nucleotides contain deoxyribose oligodeoxyribonucleotide Any oligonucleotide composed of deoxyribose monomers. oligodesoxythymidine An oligomer of desoxythymidine oligodextrin An oligomeric form of dextrin oligodimer An oligomer composed of dimers oligodimerization The formation of oligodimers oligodinucleotide An oligomer composed of dinucleotide units oligodiol Synonym of oligoether. oligodipsia Pathologically reduced or absent sense of thirst. oligodipsic Relating to, or exhibiting, oligodipsia. oligodontia The absence of six or more teeth oligoduplex A double-stranded oligonucleotide oligodynamic That is active in small quantities; used especially to describe the sterilizing effect of some heavy metals against bacteria oligodynamics The study and use of oligodynamic materials oligoelectrolyte An oligomeric electrolyte oligoelement Synonym of trace element. oligoendopeptidase An endopeptidase that splits oligopeptides. oligoene Any compound having many carbon-carbon (conjugated) double bonds (such as a carotenoid) oligoepilepsy A form of epilepsy in which the patient has only a few seizures oligoester an ester oligomer chain containing a small number of repeating ester units (monomers). (Oligoesters are short analogs of polymeric polyesters.) oligoether Any oligomer consisting of ether residues oligoethylene Several ethylene groups in a molecule (typically in a row, but separated from each other by an atom such as oxygen) oligofectamine A proprietary reagent used in the transfection of oligonucleotides oligofluorene Any of a class of aromatic polycyclic hydrocarbons consisting of several fluorene units attached end to end. oligofocal Having several foci oligofraction Anything composed of several fractions (in any of several contexts) oligofractionate To divide into oligofractions oligofractionated Divided into oligofractions oligofractionation division into oligofractions oligofructan Any oligosaccharide composed of fructose residues. oligofructose Any oligosaccharide composed of fructose residues.