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Ohmic conductor An ohmic conductor is any two-terminal device, or more ...	Oil producing plant An oil producing plant, or oleaginous plant, is a plant from ...
Oil spill An oil spill is the term used to denote massive pollution by ...	Okazaki fragment The Okazaki fragments, named after their discoverers, are ...
Okra Okra season Okra can be found year-round, for some okra ...	Old karst Old karst is fossil karst that no longer carries water; it ...
OLED Organic Light-Emitting Diodes. An organic (carbon compound) ...	OLEV The OLEV, which stands for on-line electric vehicle, is an ...
Olfactory centres The olfactory centres of the brain are formed from regions ...	Oligocene The Oligocene epoch is the third geological epoch of the ...
Oligodendroglioma An oligodendroglioma is a central nervous tumour system that ...	Oligohaline water Oligohaline water is water with a very low salt content: its ...
Oligomer An oligomer is a small polymer, generally with 4 to 20 monomers.	Oligonucleotide An oligonucleotide is a small segment of single-strand DNA ...
Oligotrophic An oligotrophic environment, often a body of water, is an ...	Olive tree The olive tree is a Mediterranean tree, the praises of which ...
Olivine Olivine is a common mineral in eruptive rocks, its chemical ...	Ombrophile Ombrophile organisms are organisms that live in very cool ...
Omega-3 The omega-3s are a type of polyunsaturated fatty acid whose ...	Omega-6 Omega-6s are a form of polyunsaturated fatty acids, the ...
Omega-6/omega-3 ratio The ratio of consumption of omega-6 to omega-3 is an ...	Omega-9 The omega-9s are a type of monounsaturated fatty acid, the ...
Omentum The omentum is the name of two folds of the peritoneum: the ...	Omnivore The term omnivore refers to an organism which feeds on a ...
OMZ The OMZ, or Oxygen Minimum Zone, is a mid-depth oceanic ...	ONCFS The French National Office for Hunting and Wild Animals
Onco-haematologist An onco-haematologist is a doctor specialised in the ...	Oncogene An oncogene is a gene that causes a tumour to develop. It ...
Oncogenesis Oncogenesis is the group of factors and mechanisms which ...	Oncologist A doctor specialising in malignant diseases (cancers). Also ...
Oncology Oncology is the branch of medicine dedicated to the study ...	Oncomodulin Oncomodulin is a calcium-binding protein which is specific ...
Oncotic pressure The osmotic pressure which can be attributed to blood plasma proteins.	One-time pad A one-time pad is a disposable mask (or one-time random key) ...
One-way hash One-way hash A function of a variable string for creating a ...	One-way paging In one-way paging, digital or alphanumeric messages are sent ...
Onion Onions are eaten all year round, for their flavours and ...	Ontogeny Ontogeny is the development of a being from conception ...
Onychomycosis An onychomycosis is a fungal infection of the nails of the ...	Oocyte The oocyte is the female gamete which contains half of the ...