| olivary | <anatomy> Like an olive. <anatomy> Olivary body, an oval prominence on each side of the medulla oblongata. Synonym: olive. Origin: L. Olivarius belonging to olives, fr. Oliva an olive: cf. F. Olivaire. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| olivary body | <zoology> A genus of polished marine gastropod shells, chiefly tropical, and often beautifully coloured. Origin: L. An olive. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| olivary eminence | <zoology> A genus of polished marine gastropod shells, chiefly tropical, and often beautifully coloured. Origin: L. An olive. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| olive | 1. <botany> A tree (Olea Europaea) with small oblong or elliptical leaves, axillary clusters of flowers, and oval, one-seeded drupes. The tree has been cultivated for its fruit for thousands of years, and its branches are the emblems of peace. The wood is yellowish brown and beautifully variegated. The fruit of the olive. It has been much improved by cultivation, and is used for making pickles. Olive oil is pressed from its flesh. 2. <zoology> Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; so called from the form. See Oliva. The oyster catcher. 3. The colour of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green. One of the tertiary colours, composed of violet and green mixed in equal strength and proportion. 4. <anatomy> An olivary body. See Olivary. 5. A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and cooked; as, olives of beef or veal. Olive is sometimes used adjectively and in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, olive brown, olive green, olive-coloured, olive-skinned, olive crown, olive garden, olive tree, olive yard, etc. <botany> Bohemian olive, a name given to the oleaster or wild stock of the olive; also variously to several trees more or less resembling the olive. Origin: F, fr. L. Oliva, akin to Gr. See Oil. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| olive oil | The expressed oil of the fruit of Olea europaea; used as a cholagogue, laxative, and emollient, in the preparation of liniments, and in the preparation of foods. (05 Mar 2000) |
| olive-tipped catheter | A ureteral catheter with an olive-shaped tip, used to dilate a constricted ureteral orifice; larger sizes are also used for dilating or calibrating urethral strictures. (05 Mar 2000) |
| olived | Decorated or furnished with olive trees. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| olivenite | <chemical> An olive-green mineral, a hydrous arseniate of copper; olive ore. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| oliver | 1. [OF. Oliviere] An olive grove. 2. [F. Olivier] An olive tree. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| olivewood | <botany> The wood of the olive. An Australian name given to the hard white wood of certain trees of the genus Elaeodendron, and also to the trees themselves. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| olivifugal | In a direction away from the olive. Origin: oliva + L. Fugio, to flee (05 Mar 2000) |
| olivil | <chemistry> A white crystalline substance, obtained from an exudation from the olive, and having a bitter-sweet taste and acid proporties. Alternative forms: olivile. Origin: Cf. F. Olivile. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| olivin | <chemistry> A complex bitter gum, found on the leaves of the olive tree. Synonym: olivite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| olivine | <chemical> A common name of the yellowish green mineral chrysolite, especially. The variety found in eruptive rocks. Origin: Cf. F. Olivine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| olivipetal | In a direction toward the olive. Origin: oliva + L. Peto, to seek (05 Mar 2000) |
| oligomer |
(noun) a polymer or polymer intermediate containing relatively few structural units
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| oligomenorrhea |
Infrequent menstrual periods. By convention, a menstrual cycle that is consistently longer than 35 days. Oligomenorrhea always reflects irregularity of hormonal events coming from the ovaries. See also anovulation and amenorrhea.
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| oligospermia |
Strictly, oligozoospermia, meaning a reduced number of sperm cells (spermatozoa) in the ejaculate (compared with azoospermia, which means no sperm in the ejaculate). More generally, a decrease in normal, motile sperm, and more or less encompassing laborious terms such as
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| olefin |
A common name for the class of compounds known as alkenes. Compounds that contain C=C double bonds.
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| oligodendrocyte |
a type of support cell in the brain that produces myelin.
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| ol | one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems |
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| ol | large genus of Australian evergreen shrubs or small trees with large daisylike flowers |
| ol | musk-scented shrub or tree of southern and southeastern Australia having creamy-yellow flower heads |
| ol | bushy New Zealand shrub cultivated for its fragrant white flower heads |
| ol | any of several shrubs of the genus Elaeagnus having silver-white twigs and yellow flowers followed by olivelike fruits |
| ol | shrubs or small trees often armed |
| ol | process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended |
| ol | process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended |
| ol | any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon |
| ol | any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon |
| ol | a colorless oily liquid occurring as a glyceride |
| ol | a naturally occuring glyceride of oleic acid that is found in fats and oils |