ABSTRACT
OBP (physiology/biochemistry) Abbreviat ion of ‘O ’dorant-‘B ’ inding ‘P ’rotein.
obtuse (mathematics) Descr ibing an angle that is more than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees.
occlusion (1 biology; 2 chemistry) 1 Closure of an opening (e.g. the way an ANIMAL ’S TEETH meet when the mouth closes). 2 ABSORPTION of a GAS on a SOLID MASS or on the surface of SOLID par ticles by forming a SOLID SOLUTION, by the formation of a chemical COMPOUND, or by the CONDENSATION of the GAS on the surface of the SOLID.
