OLIG-

Meaning of OLIG- in English

[olig-] or oligo- comb form [ML, fr. Gk, fr. oligos; perh. akin to Arm alkat scant]: few "oligophagous"

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OLIG- — or oligo- combining form Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Greek, from oligos; perhaps akin to Armenian ałkat scant few
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OLIG- — combining form or oligo- Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Greek, from oligos; akin to Greek loigos ruin, havoc, Old Irish līach …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OLIG- — var. of oligo- before a vowel: oligarchy.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OLIG- — or oligo- Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Greek, from oligos; perhaps akin to Armenian ałkat scant : few oligo phagous
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OLIG- — в сложных словах с греч. корнями имеет значение мало, немного: - oligophrenia олигофрения; - oligogene олигоген - oligarchy олигархия
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OLIG- — = oligo-
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OLIG- — = oligo-
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OLIG- — = oligo-
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OLIG- — в сложных словах с греч. корнями имеет значение мало, немного: - oligophrenia олигофрения; - oligogene олигоген - oligarchy олигархия
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OLIG — Variant: or oligo- Function: combining form Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Greek, from oligos; perhaps akin to Armenian a ł kat …
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OLIGO — oligo- n [occurring in derivatives and compounds] oligo-, olig- (= few)
Interlingua English vocab
OLIGOPOLY — noun Etymology: olig- + -poly (as in monopoly) Date: 1895 a market situation in which each of a few producers …
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OLIGODENDROCYTE — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from olig- + dendr- + -cyte Date: 1932 a glial cell resembling an astrocyte but …
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OLIGOCHAETE — noun Etymology: New Latin Oligochaeta, ultimately from Greek olig- + chaitē long hair Date: 1896 any of a class or …
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OLIGO- — combining form see: olig-
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OLIGARCH — noun Etymology: Greek ~ēs, from olig- + -archēs -arch Date: circa 1610 a member or supporter of an ~y
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OLIGO- — combining form see olig-
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OLIGONUCLEOTIDE — ¦älə̇gō, ə¦ligəˌ noun Etymology: olig- + nucleotide : a chain of up to 20 nucleotides
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OLIGOMYCIN — ˌäligōˈmīs ə n, ˌōli- noun ( -s ) Etymology: olig- + -mycin : any of several antibiotic substances produced by …
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OLIGOMER — ōˈligəmə(r), əˈl- noun ( -s -s ) Etymology: olig- + -mer : a polymer or polymer intermediate that contains relatively …
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OLIGIDIC — ˌäləˈgidik, ˌōl-, -ˈji- adjective Etymology: olig- + -idic (as in meridic — herein) : having the active constituents with the …
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POLY- — combining form Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek, from polys; akin to Latin plenus full — more at full …
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OLIGURIA — ˌäləˈg(y)u̇rēə noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from olig- + -uria : reduced excretion of urine
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OLIGOZOOSPERMIA — ˌälə̇gōˌzōəˈspərmēə, əˌligəˌz- noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from olig- + zo- + -spermia : oligospermia
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OLIGOZOIC — -|zōik adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary olig- + -zoic : containing few kinds or small numbers of animals — used …
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OLIGOTROPIC — -räpik adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary olig- + -tropic : visiting only a few kinds of flowers for nectar — …
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OLIGOTROPHIC — |älə̇gō.|träfik, ə|ligə.|- adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary olig- + -trophic; originally formed as German oligotrophisch of a lake : deficient …
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OLIGOTRICHIDA — ˌälə̇gō.ˈtrikədə, əˌligə.ˈ- Etymology: New Latin, from olig- + trich- + -ida synonym of oligotricha
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OLIGARCH — /ol"i gahrk'/ , n. one of the rulers in an oligarchy. [ 1600-10; oligárches, equiv. to olíg ( os ) …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OLIGOCLASE — noun Etymology: German Oligoklas, from olig- olig- + Greek klasis breaking, from klan to break — more at clast Date: …
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OLIGOMER — [olig.o.mer] n (1952): a polymer or polymer intermediate containing relatively few structural units -- olig.o.mer.ic adj -- olig.o.mer.i.za.tion n
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OLIGOCLASE — [ol.i.go.clase] n [G Oligoklas, fr. olig- olig- + Gk klasis breaking, fr. klan to break--more at clast] (1832): a mineral …
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