allopurinol | (noun) a drug (trade name Zyloprim) used to treat gout and other conditions in which there is an excessive buildup of uric acid | Synonyms: Zyloprim |
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aneurin | (noun) a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth | Synonyms: antiberiberi factor, thiamin, thiamine, vitamin B1 |
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aventurine | (noun) a translucent quartz spangled with bits of mica or other minerals | Synonyms: sunstone |
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burin | (noun) a chisel of tempered steel with a sharp point; used for engraving | - |
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clamouring | (noun) loud and persistent outcry from many people | Synonyms: clamor, clamoring, clamour, hue and cry |
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colouring | (noun) the act or process of changing the color of something | Synonyms: coloring |
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(noun) a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect | Synonyms: color, coloring, colour |
(noun) a digestible substance used to give color to food | Synonyms: coloring, food color, food coloring, food colour, food colouring |
conjuring | (noun) calling up a spirit or devil | Synonyms: conjuration, conjury, invocation |
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curing | (noun) the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization | Synonyms: hardening, set, solidification, solidifying |
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enduringness | (noun) permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force | Synonyms: durability, lastingness, strength |
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figurine | (noun) a small carved or molded figure | Synonyms: statuette |
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figuring | (noun) problem solving that involves numbers or quantities | Synonyms: calculation, computation, reckoning |
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flavouring | (noun) something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts | Synonyms: flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, seasoner, seasoning |
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flouriness | (noun) The state or condition of resembling flour, of being a fine soft powder. | - |
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honouring | (noun) conformity with law or custom or practice etc. | Synonyms: honoring, observance |
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humouring | (noun) the act of indulging or gratifying a desire | Synonyms: humoring, indulgence, indulging, pampering |
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inpouring | (noun) an inflow | Synonyms: inpour, inrush |
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lecturing | (noun) teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class) | Synonyms: lecture |
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manufacturing | (noun) the act of making something (a product) from raw materials | Synonyms: fabrication, manufacture |
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measuring | (noun) the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule | Synonyms: measure, measurement, mensuration |
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mercaptopurine | (noun) a drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine and is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia | Synonyms: Purinethol |
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murine | (noun) a rodent that is a member of the family Muridae | - |
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murmuring | (noun) a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone | Synonyms: grumble, grumbling, murmur, mutter, muttering |
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(noun) a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech | Synonyms: murmur, murmuration, mussitation, mutter, muttering |
neurinoma | (noun) tumor (usually benign) of the sheath surrounding a nerve | - |
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outpouring | (noun) a large flow | Synonyms: flood, overflow |
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(noun) the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written) | Synonyms: barrage, bombardment, onslaught |
(noun) the pouring forth of a fluid | Synonyms: discharge, run |
(noun) a sudden rapid flow (as of water) | Synonyms: flush, gush |
(noun) a natural flow of ground water | Synonyms: fountain, natural spring, outflow, spring |
picturing | (noun) visual representation as by photography or painting | Synonyms: pictorial representation |
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(noun) visual imagery | Synonyms: envisioning |
posturing | (noun) adopting a vain conceited posture | - |
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purine | (noun) a colorless crystalline organic base containing nitrogen; the parent compound of various biologically important substances | - |
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(noun) any of several bases that are derivatives of purine | - |
savouring | (noun) taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality | Synonyms: degustation, relishing, savoring, tasting |
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scouring | (noun) the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water | Synonyms: scrub, scrubbing |
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(noun) moving over territory to search for something | - |
souring | (noun) the process of becoming sour | - |
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suturing | (noun) surgical joining of two surfaces | - |
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tambourine | (noun) a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic disks in the sides | - |
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taurine | (noun) a colorless crystalline substance obtained from the bile of mammals | - |
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torturing | (noun) the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason | Synonyms: torture |
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urinal | (noun) a plumbing fixture (usually attached to the wall) used by men to urinate | - |
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urinalysis | (noun) (medicine) the chemical analysis of urine (for medical diagnosis) | Synonyms: uranalysis |
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urination | (noun) the discharge of urine | Synonyms: micturition |
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urinator | (noun) a person who urinates | Synonyms: pisser |
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urine | (noun) liquid excretory product | Synonyms: pee, piddle, piss, water, weewee |
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