Words starting with olig
5 letter words starting with olig
- oligo — (biochemistry) An oligonucleotide.
6 letter words starting with olig
- oligo- — indicating a few or little
7 letter words starting with olig
- oligist — (mineralogy) Hematite or specular iron ore.
8 letter words starting with olig
9 letter words starting with olig
- oligaemia — a reduction in the volume of the blood, as occurs after haemorrhage
- oligarchs — Plural form of oligarch.
- oligarchy — a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few.
- oligocene — noting or pertaining to an epoch of the Tertiary Period, occurring from 40 to 25 million years ago.
- oligogene — a gene that produces or significantly affects the expression of a qualitative heritable characteristic, acting either alone or with a few other genes.
10 letter words starting with olig
- oligarchic — of, relating to, or having the form of an oligarchy.
- oligoclase — a kind of plagioclase feldspar occurring commonly in white crystals, sometimes shaded with gray, green, or red.
- oligomeric — a polymer molecule consisting of a small number of monomers.
- oligophagy — the condition of feeding on a limited range of foodstuffs, esp plants
- oligopsony — the market condition that exists when there are few buyers, as a result of which they can greatly influence price and other market factors.
11 letter words starting with olig
- oligarchies — Plural form of oligarchy.
- oligochaete — any of various annelids of the family Oligochaeta, including earthworms and certain small, freshwater species, having locomotory setae sunk directly in the body wall.
- oligochrome — the brand name of a light filtering device used in photography
- oligoclonal — (genetics) Pertaining to, or derived from, just a few clones.
- oligodontia — an abnormal condition in which fewer than the normal number of teeth develop.
12 letter words starting with olig
- oligarchical — of, relating to, or having the form of an oligarchy.
- oligochaetes — Plural form of oligochaete.
- oligodactyly — The presence of fewer than the usual number of fingers or toes.
- oligopeptide — A peptide whose molecules contain a relatively small number of amino-acid residues.
- oligophagous — (especially of insects) eating only a few types of food.
13 letter words starting with olig
- oligofluorene — (organic chemistry) Any of a class of aromatic polycyclic hydrocarbons consisting of several fluorene units attached end-to-end.
- oligopeptides — Plural form of oligopeptide.
- oligopolistic — the market condition that exists when there are few sellers, as a result of which they can greatly influence price and other market factors. Compare duopoly, monopoly (def 1).
- oligosiloxane — (organic chemistry) Any polysiloxane having a relatively small number of -Si-O- groups.
14 letter words starting with olig
- oligocythaemia — a condition in which a person lacks red blood cells
- oligomenorrhea — abnormally infrequent menstruation.
- oligopsonistic — Being or pertaining to oligopsony.
- oligosynthetic — (linguistics) (of a language) using a relatively small number of morphemes which combine synthetically to form compound words.
15 letter words starting with olig
- oligodendrocyte — A glial cell similar to an astrocyte but with fewer protuberances, concerned with the production of myelin in the central nervous system.
- oligodendroglia — Oligodendrocytes collectively.
- oligohydramnios — (medicine) A deficit of amniotic fluid in the amniotic sac, causing distinctive deformations of the foetus.
- oligomerisation — Alternative spelling of oligomerization.
- oligomerization — (chemistry) The formation of an oligomer from a monomer.
16 letter words starting with olig
- oligodendroglial — Of or pertaining to the oligodendroglia.
- oligonucleotides — Plural form of oligonucleotide.
- oligosaccharides — Plural form of oligosaccharide.
24 letter words starting with olig
- oligodeoxyribonucleotide — (biochemistry) Any oligonucleotide composed of deoxyribose monomemers.
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