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 Oppenesque Resembling or characteristic of American poet George Oppen (1908–1984). Oppenheim A surname from German. Oppenheimer A denizen of Oppenheim. Oppenheimerian Of or relating to Franz Oppenheimer (1864–1943), German Jewish sociologist and political economist. oppenheimerite A triclinic mineral that is a mixed hydrated sodium sulfate and uranate Oppianic Of or relating to the 2nd-century Greco-Roman poet Oppian. oppidan Of or pertaining to a town or conurbation. oppidum A large, defended Iron Age settlement associated with the Celtic La Tène culture. oppignorate To pawn; to lay in pledge. oppignoration The act of pawning or laying in pledge. oppilate To block, to stop up, to obstruct. oppilation a stopping by redundant matter, i.e. an obstruction in organs, particularly in the lower intestines. oppilative Obstructive. opping The promotion of an IRC user to operator status. Oppland A former county in eastern Norway. opplete full; crowded oppletion The act of filling up. oppo A friend, associate or colleague. oppone To oppose. opponency The act of opening an academic disputation; the proposition of objections to a tenet, as an exercise for a degree. opponent One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something. opportunate Synonym of opportune. opportune Suitable for some particular purpose. opportuneless Devoid of opportunity. opportunely In a manner suitable for some particular purpose. opportuneness The state or condition of being opportune. opportuning opportunistic opportunism The practice of taking advantage of any situations or people to achieve an end, often with no regard for principles or consequences. opportunist Someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance their own situation, placing expediency above principle. opportunistic Taking advantage of situations that arise. opportunistically In an opportunistic manner. opportunitroph An opportunistic feeder opportunity A chance for advancement, progress or profit. opportunityless Devoid of opportunity. opportunivore A person who subsists on still-edible food that has been or was going to be discarded. opposability The condition or quality of being opposable (capable of being placed opposite to something else). opposable Susceptible to being opposed or resisted. opposably in an opposable manner opposal opposition oppose To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against. opposed Acting in opposition; opposing. opposedly In an opposed manner. opposedness Quality of being opposed. opposee One against whom there is opposition; the opposed party. opposeless Not to be effectually opposed; irresistible. opposer One who opposes, one who shows opposition. opposide A particular steroid glycoside. opposing That opposes or oppose; on the opposite side. opposingly In a manner that opposes. opposit to posit or assume as a contradictory; negative or deny opposite Located directly across from something else, or from each other. oppositely In an opposite manner. oppositeness The state or condition of being opposite. oppositiflorous Having opposite peduncles. oppositifolious Placed at the same node with a leaf, but separated from it by the whole diameter of the stem. opposition The action of opposing or of being in conflict. oppositional Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting opposition. oppositionalism An oppositional approach or attitude. oppositionality The quality of being oppositional. oppositionally In terms of, or by means of, opposition. oppositionary oppositional oppositionism A policy of opposition (principally in politics) oppositionist A person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition oppositionless without opposition oppositious Characterized by, or relating to, opposition; opposing. oppositipetalous Facing a petal. oppositisepalous Facing a sepal. oppositive Expressing contrariety. oppositively In an oppositive manner. oppositiveness The quality of being oppositive. opposure Opposition. oppress To keep down by unjust force. oppressed Subject to oppression. oppressee A victim of oppression. oppressible Able to be oppressed. oppressing oppressive oppressingly So as to oppress; with or by means of oppression; oppressively. oppression The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner. oppressional Exhibiting or relating to oppression. oppressionism Synonym of oppression. oppressionist Taking part in or promoting oppression. oppressive Burdensome or difficult to bear. oppressively In an oppressive manner. oppressiveness The characteristic of being oppressive. oppressor Someone who oppresses another or others. oppressure oppression opprobriate To express opprobrium for or to view with opprobrium; to scorn. opprobriation Scornful reproach or disapproval; opprobrium. opprobrious Causing opprobrium; offensive and shameful. opprobriously In an opprobrious manner. opprobriousness The state or condition of being opprobrious. opprobrium A cause, object, or situation of disgrace or shame. opprobry Opprobrium. oppugn To contradict or controvert; to oppose; to challenge or question the truth or validity of a given statement. oppugnable Disputable, contestable, refutable, capable of being oppugned. oppugnance Dislike, aversion, animus; opposition: the fact, condition, or instance of being at variance, opposed, hostile, or adverse. oppugnancy The act of oppugning; opposition; resistance oppugnant opposing, antagonistic, contrary oppugnate To oppose. oppugnation Synonym of opposition. oppugner Someone who oppugns; an opponent. oppy Optimist (dinghy) OPQRST The rapid assessment of a patient's condition during an emergency response. Oprah To feature on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Oprahesque Synonym of Oprahish. Oprahfication The perceived increase in people’s desire to discuss their emotions, ascribed to the influence of television talk shows such as The Oprah Winfrey Show. Oprahish Reminiscent of Oprah Winfrey (born 1954), US talk show host who pioneered an intimate confessional style of television. Oprahization Synonym of Oprahfication. oprelvekin recombinant interleukin 11, a thrombopoietic growth factor that directly stimulates the proliferation of hematopoietic stem cells and megakaryocyte progenitor cells and induces megakaryocyte maturation resulting in increased platelet production oprichnik A member of the bodyguard corps established by Tsar Ivan the Terrible to govern a division of Russia from 1565 to 1572. oprichnina The period of Russian history between 1565 and 1572 during which Tsar Ivan the Terrible instituted a domestic policy of secret police, mass repressions, public executions, and confiscation of land from Russian aristocrats. Oprisavci A municipality of Croatia. oprodione A particular fungicide. Oprtalj A village in Istria, Croatia. opry opera. ops operations opseospermata Tubercles on the surface of some algae containing spores. opsiblastic Exhibiting a period of dormancy before starting to develop. Opsician Of or relating to the Opsikion. opsigamy marriage at an old age opsign Particularly in Gilles Deleuze's cinematic philosophy, a pure optical image that exists independently of any immediate action or narrative progression. Deleuze introduced this concept to describe moments in cinema where the visual element stands alone, detached from the traditional cause-and-effect structure of storytelling. Opsikion A Byzantine theme (military-civilian province) located in northwestern Asia Minor (modern Turkey). opsimath A person who learns late in life. opsimathic Of or pertaining to an opsimath. opsimathy Learning or education that occurs late in life. opsin Any of a group of light-sensitive proteins in the retina. opsiometer An old type of optometer. opsismodysplasia A skeletal dysplasia involving delayed bone maturation opsoclonus Rapid, uncontrolled eye movement opsomania A longing for a particular special food. opson In Ancient Greek cuisine, delicacies such as cooked fish, considered an integral component of a meal. opsonic Relating to, produced by, or involving opsonin. opsoniferous Bearing opsonin. opsonification Synonym of opsonization. opsonify Synonym of opsonize. opsonin Any chemical produced by the body, including antibodies and complement proteins, that causes a pathogen to be more susceptible to phagocytosis. opsonist A practitioner of opsonotherapy. opsonizable Able to be opsonized. opsonization The process or result of opsonizing opsonize To make (bacteria or other cells) more susceptible to the action of phagocytes by use of opsonins. opsonizing That opsonizes. opsonoid A supposed substance formed when opsonin combines with bacteria and undergoes heating, preventing further opsonization. opsonophagocytic Related to opsonophagocytosis opsonophagocytosed infected with opsonophagocytosis opsonophagocytosis phagocytosis initiated by an opsonin opsonophagocytotic Relating to opsonophagocytosis. opsonophilia Affection to opsonin. opsonophilic Relating to opsonophilia. opsonotherapy treatment by increasing the opsonin levels in the bloodstream opsony Any food that is eaten with bread.