Meanings
orgo1
- informalnot comparableOrganic.
You see I haven't been feeling well lately so I sent my orgo clone in to work for me.
2014, D. C. Cowan, Fire of Light: Beauty, Loving, Hero, →ISBN2 more examples
In the end, "mech" inventions clearly whet financial appetites; the "orgo" approach remains messier and thus riskier as far as investment capital is concerned.
2007, Lesley Alexandra Sharp, Bodies, Commodities, and Biotechnologies, →ISBNFor lunch...we got orgo pork roast medallions stuffed with sage dressing. Always delicious. Baked orgo spuds...herb and garlic butter. Orgo green beans almond...something or other. And fucking orgo carrots in an orgo honey glaze.
2010, Brock Barrack, Touch Wood: A Mitch Milligan Murder Mystery, →ISBN
- capitalizedoftenuncountableuniversity slangOrganic chemistry, usually referring to the subject.
Taking orgo and biology at the same time is really gonna blow.
2008, Kate Brian, Last Christmas: The Private Prequel, →ISBN, page 2221 more example
I'm also taking orgo again and a biological anatomy and anthropology class which should also be equally as much fun (orgo maybe not so much, but it should definitely be exciting, to say the least).
2009, David Noyd, My Duke Experience: The Memoirs of David Noyd, →ISBN, page 226Synonyms: O-chem
Orgo2
- uncountableAlternative letter-case form of orgo (“organic chemistry”).
One pre-med student said that "the biggest mistake I made was taking Orgo freshman year."
2005, Yale Daily News Staff, The Insider's Guide to the Colleges, page 5983 more examples
Orgo is being taught this year by Professor Maitland Jones Jr., a bearded, enthusiastic man who admits he "loves" teaching it.
1973 April 23, Brad Swanson, “On The Campus”, in Princeton Alumni Weekly, volume 74, page 60It was already clear that one of the challenges of Orgo (particularly for the pre-meds) would be the systemization of a huge body of factual data, allowing for retrieval of critical information at critical times (exams, etc.).
2011, Alfred Hassner, Irishi Namboothiri, Organic Syntheses Based on Name Reactions, →ISBN, page 750I would have to defy Orgo, as it is known among students, the great monster that sorts out the real science students from the wannabes. Or so is its reputation. If I couldn't get through Orgo, then I would know this was simply beyond me.
2012, Stuart Firestein, Ignorance: How It Drives Science, →ISBN
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOrganic chemistry, usually referring to the subject.
Origin
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