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| OINTMENT | | n. Smooth greasy healing or cosmetic preparation for the skin. [latin unguo anoint] | |
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| OLEANDER | | n. Evergreen flowering mediterranean shrub. [latin] | |
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| OLIGARCH | | n. Member of an oligarchy. [greek oligoi few] | |
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| OLYMPIAD | | n. - a period of four years between olympic games, used by the ancient greeks in dating events. B four-yearly celebration of the ancient olympic games.
- celebration of the modern olympic games.
- regular international contest in chess etc. [greek olumpias olumpiad-: related to *olympic] | |
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| OLYMPIAN | | —adj. - a of olympus. B celestial.
- (of manners etc.) Magnificent, condescending, superior.
- = *olympic. —n. - greek god dwelling on olympus.
- person of superhuman ability or calm.
- competitor in the olympic games. [from mt. Olympus in greece, or as *olympic] | |
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| OMELETTE | | n. Beaten eggs fried and often folded round a savoury filling. [french] | |
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| OMISSION | | n. - omitting or being omitted.
- thing omitted. | |
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| ONCEOVER | | n. Colloq. Rapid inspection. | |
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| ONCOGENE | | n. Gene which can transform a cell into a cancer cell. [greek ogkos mass] | |
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| ONCOLOGY | | n. The study of tumours. [greek ogkos mass] | |
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