Vocabulary : Oligarchist to Oligomerous

Oligarchist : An advocate or supporter of oligarchy.
Oligarchy : A form of government in which the supreme power is placed in the hands of a few persons; also, those who form the ruling few.
Oligist : Hematite or specular iron ore; -- prob. so called in allusion to its feeble magnetism, as compared with magnetite. ;; Alt. of Oligistic
Oligistic : Of or pertaining to hematite.
Oligo- : A combining form from Gr. /, few, little, small.

Oligocene : Of, pertaining to, or designating, certain strata which occupy an intermediate position between the Eocene and Miocene periods. ;; The Oligocene period. See the Chart of Geology.
Oligochaeta : An order of Annelida which includes the earthworms and related species.
Oligochete : Of or pertaining to the Oligochaeta.
Oligoclase : A triclinic soda-lime feldspar. See Feldspar.
Oligomerous : Having few members in each set of organs; as, an oligomerous flower.

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