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Orgo en · NOUN

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  1. (alt-of, uncountable) Alternative letter-case form of orgo (“organic chemistry”).
    alt of orgo
    • Orgo is being taught this year by Professor Maitland Jones Jr., a bearded, enthusiastic man who admits he "loves" teaching it. 1973 April 23, Brad Swanson, “On The Campus”, in Princeton Alumni Weekly, volume 74, page 60:
    • One pre-med student said that "the biggest mistake I made was taking Orgo freshman year." 2005, Yale Daily News Staff, The Insider's Guide to the Colleges, page 598:
    • It was already clear that one of the challenges of Orgo (particularly for the pre-meds) would be the systemization of a huge body of factual data, allowing for retrieval of critical information at critical times (exams, etc.). 2011, Alfred Hassner, Irishi Namboothiri, Organic Syntheses Based on Name Reactions, →ISBN, page 750:
    • I would have to defy Orgo, as it is known among students, the great monster that sorts out the real science students from the wannabes. Or so is its reputation. If I couldn't get through Orgo, then I would know this was simply beyond me. 2012, Stuart Firestein, Ignorance: How It Drives Science, →ISBN: