olo

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
3
Words With Friends
4
Letters
3
Pronunciation
/ˈəʊləʊ/
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/ˈəʊləʊ/ · /ˈoʊloʊ/

Definition of olo

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)A highly saturated impossible color shade of blue-green produced by directly stimulating the "m" ("green") cone cells, approximating the below
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noun

  1. (uncountable)A highly saturated impossible color shade of blue-green produced by directly stimulating the "m" ("green") cone cells, approximating the below

name

  1. A barangay of Siquijor, Siquijor, Philippines.

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Etymology

From the binary number 010 (but converting the digits 0 and 1 to the letters "o" and "l"), representing the activation of the middle-wavelength (m) cone cell type, colloquially known as the green cone cells, while not activating the short (s) blue cones or long (l) red cones.

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2-letter words

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Hooks

6 extensions · 6 front

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