Words starting with O

olivelikeResembling or characteristic of an olive.
olivellidAny sea snail in the family Olivellidae, now considered to be part of the family Olividae.
olivenessThe state or condition of being olive in colour.
OlivenhainA neighbourhood of the city of Encinitas, San Diego County, California, United States.
oliveniteAn orthorhombic copper arsenate mineral with the chemical formula Cu₂AsO₄OH.
OlivensteinA surname.
OlivenzaA town in Spain, on the Portuguese border and in the region of Extremadura.
oliverDrunk, pissed.
OliverasA surname.
OliveriA surname from Italian.
OliverianA supporter of Oliver Cromwell.
OliverianismCromwellianism
OliverioA surname from Italian.
OliverosA surname from Spanish.
olivescentBecoming olive; approaching an olive colour.
olivesheenA dull grayish-yellow color.
olivetAn imitation pearl manufactured for trade with native peoples.
OlivetanOne of an order of Benedictine monks founded in 1313, the original house at Monte Oliveto, near Siena, Italy.
olivetol5-pentylresorcinol or 5-pentyl-1,3-benzenediol, an organic compound found in certain lichens. It is also a precursor in various syntheses of tetrahydrocannabinol.
olivetolicRelating to olivetolic acid or its derivatives
olivettaA container used to hold olives.
OlivetteSynonym of poulsard (“variety of grape”).
olivewoodThe wood of the olive tree
oliveyResembling olives, olive-like.
oliveyardAn olive grove.
OliviaA female given name from Latin.
olividAny sea snail in the family Olividae.
OlivierA surname from French, equivalent to English Oliver.
OlivieriA surname from Italian, equivalent to English Oliver
oliviformolive-shaped
olivilA white crystalline substance, obtained from an exudation from the olive, and having a bittersweet taste and acid properties.
olivinA complex bitter gum, a chalcone, found on the leaves of the olive tree.
olivineAny of a group of olive green magnesium-iron silicate minerals that crystallize in the orthorhombic system.
olivinicOf or relating to the mineral olivine.
olivinitedunite
oliviniticContaining or relating to olivinite.
oliviteolivin
olivocerebellarOf or pertaining to the olivary nucleus and cerebellar hemisphere, especially with regard to the olivocerebellar tract connecting the two by means of fibres.
olivocochlearPertaining to the superior olivary complex and cochlea.
olivomycinAny of a class of glycosidic antibiotics obtained from Actinomyces olivoreticuli.
olivopontocerebellarOf or relating to the olivary body, pons and cerebellum.
olivospinalRelating to the olivary nucleus and spine.
OliynykA surname in Ukrainian, Олійник (Olijnyk)
OlkA surname from German.
olkhonskiteA monoclinic black mineral containing chromium, oxygen, titanium, and vanadium.
OlkowskiA surname from Polish.
ollaA cooking-pot or earthenware jar used in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries.
ollamhIn Irish history, a man of science or learning, equivalent to a university professor.
OllapodA country apothecary.
OllariA Dravidian language spoken in the Indian states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
OllenburgerA surname.
OllendorffianOf or pertaining to Heinrich Gottfried Ollendorff, a German grammarian and language educator, whose method of learning foreign languages came into vogue from the 1840s.
OllerA surname.
OllerenshawA surname.
OllertonA village and civil parish (served by Ollerton with Marthall Parish Council) in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7776).
OlleyA surname from Norman.
OlleyesA frazione in Quart, Aosta Valley autonomous region, Italy.
ollieAn aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air.
Olliemaniaenthusiasm for Oliver North (born 1943), former United States Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel, Republican political commentator, and military historian.
OllierA surname from French.
OlliffA surname originating as a patronymic [in turn from Old Norse].
OlligesA surname.
OllilaA surname from Finnish.
ollinelidAny trilobite of the family Olenellidae.
OllisA surname.
OllivierA surname from French.
ollockAn Indian measure of capacity of about 200 millilitres.
OllyA diminutive of the female given name Olivia.
ollycrockgiant periwinkle
OllywoodThe Odia-language film industry located in Odisha, India.
olmProteus anguinus, a cave-dwelling neotenous salamander with external gills, found along the coast from northeastern Italy to Montenegro.
OlmaliqA city in Uzbekistan.
OlmecA member of an ancient pre-Columbian people living in the tropical lowlands of south-central Mexico, in what are roughly the modern-day states of Veracruz and Tabasco.
OlmecoidShowing influences from the Olmec culture.
OlmedaA surname from Spanish.
OlmedoA surname from Spanish.
olmesartanAn angiotensin-receptor antagonist used to treat hypertension.
OlmosA surname from Spanish.
OlmsteadA surname.
olmsteaditeAn orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, iron, niobium, oxygen, phosphorus, potassium, and tantalum.
OlmstedA surname.
olmutinibThe antineoplastic drug N-[3-[2-[4-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)anilino]thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]oxyphenyl]prop-2-enamide
OlnerA surname.
OlneyA market town and civil parish in the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8851).
OlneyvilleA neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
oloA highly saturated impossible color shade of blue-green produced by directly stimulating the "m" ("green") cone cells, approximating the below
OlocuiltaA town in La Paz department, El Salvador.
olodaterolThe bronchodilator 6-hydroxy-8-{(1R)-1-hydroxy-2-{[1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-methylpropan-2-yl]amino}ethyl}-4H-1,4-benzoxazin-3-one.
OlofssonA surname from Swedish [in turn from Old Norse].
ologamasidAny mite in the family Ologamasidae.
ologistOne who studies some branch of learning, especially one ending in -ology; a specialist.
OlogunA member of the social class of warrior chiefs in Yoruba society.
ologyAny branch of learning, especially one ending in “-logy”.
oloidA three-dimensional curved geometric object, the convex hull of a skeletal frame made by placing two linked congruent circles in perpendicular planes, so that the center of each circle lies on the other circle.
ololiuhquiA Latin American morning glory (Ipomoea corymbosa, syns. Turbina corymbosa, Rivea corymbosa) whose seeds are hallucinogenic.
ololygmancyDivination by the howling of dogs.
olomaoMyadestes lanaiensis, a small, dark solitaire endemic to parts of the Hawaiian Islands.
OlomegaA lake in El Salvador.
OlomoucThe capital city of the Olomouc District, and of the Olomouc Region, Czech Republic.
olomoucineAn inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinase, derived from purine, used in oncology
olonaThe flowering plant Touchardia latifolia, endemic to Hawaii.
OlonetsA variety of the Karelian language mainly spoken in the area between Lake Ladoga and Lake Onega.
OlongapoAn independent city in Zambales, Philippines.
olonkaA container, a kind of large metal tin for measuring grains and other items.
olopatadineA particular antihistamine used in eye drops to treat allergic conjunctivitis.
olorosoA type of sherry, darker and smoother than fino sherry, used as a base for sweetened sherries.
OlorunThe supreme god of the Yoruba pantheon, or the God of Abrahamic religions when identified with him.
OlotayanA barangay of Roxas, Capiz, Philippines.
oloteraA traditional Mexican tool consisting of bound, shortened corncobs, against which ears of corn are scraped against to remove their kernels.
OlowaluA census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States.
oloyeA traditional chief of the Yoruba people.
olpadronateThe conjugate base, or any salt or ester, of olpadronic acid. Used as a medication to inhibit bone loss in disorders of bone metabolism.
olpeOriginally, a leather flask or vessel for oils or liquids; afterward, an earthenware vase or pitcher without a spout.
olpidiaceousOf or relating to the Olpidiaceae.
olpiidAny member of the family Olpiidae of pseudoscorpions.
olprinoneA particular kind of cardiotonic agent.
olsacheriteAn orthorhombic-disphenoidal colorless mineral containing lead, oxygen, selenium, and sulfur.
olsalazineA disodium salicylate C₁₄H₁₀N₂O₆ that is administered orally and is converted in the body to an aminosalicylic acid having an anti-inflammatory effect used in the treatment of ulcerative colitis.
OlsenA patrilineal surname.
olshanskyiteA triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing boron, calcium, hydrogen, and oxygen.
OlsherA surname.
OlsonA patrilineal surname from Swedish.
OlsonianOf or relating to Mancur Lloyd Olson Jr. (1932–1998), American economist and political scientist.
OlssonA surname from Swedish [in turn from Old Norse].
OlszewskiA surname from Polish.
OlsztynThe capital and largest city of Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northeastern Poland.
OltA county of Romania.
OltenA municipality in Solothurn canton, Switzerland.
OlteniaA region in southwestern Romania which makes up the western part of Wallachia.
OltenianA person from Oltenia or of Oltenian descent.
oltipraz4-methyl-5-(2-pyrazinyl)-3-dithiolethione, a schistosomicide drug also used in tumour prevention.
OltmannsA surname from German.
OltonA suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP1382).
Olukumia Yoruba subgroup descended from several subgroups of the Yoruba and Igbo people
OluoA surname.
olusatrumAn umbelliferous plant, the common alexanders, found in Western Europe (Smyrnium olusatrum).
OlusogaA surname from Yoruba.
OlutangaAn island in the southern Philippines.
olutasidenibAn anticancer medication used to treat relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia.
OlutsotsoA Niger-Congo language of Kenya, part of the Luhya macrolanguage.
OlverA surname.
OlwenA female given name from Welsh from Welsh legend, specifically The Mabinogion.
OlwynA female given name from Welsh, variant of Olwen.
OLYThe station code of Olympic in Hong Kong.
OlyaA transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian female given name Оля (Olja)
OlykaA city in Lutsk Raion, Volyn Oblast, Ukraine
olykoekA doughnut.
OlympiaAn ancient city in Greece, home of the ancient Olympic Games.
olympiadA four-year period, particularly (historical) those based on Hippias's computations of the ancient Olympic Games which placed Coroebus's footrace victory in 776 BCE and (sports) those based on the modern Summer Olympic Games first held in 1896.
olympiadaneA mechanically interlocked molecule composed of five interlocking macrocycles, resembling the Olympic Rings.

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