| landslide | (noun) a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff | Synonyms: landslip |
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| (noun) an overwhelming electoral victory | - |
| lanthanide | (noun) any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71) | Synonyms: lanthanoid, lanthanon, rare-earth element, rare earth |
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| larvacide | (noun) an insecticide that kills the larvae of insects | - |
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| larvicide | (noun) a chemical used to kill larval pests | - |
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| leflunomide | (noun) an anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally; can slow the progression of rheumatoid arthritis by slowing the proliferation of white blood cells which reduces inflammation in the synovium | Synonyms: Arava |
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| leporide | (noun) red breed of domestic rabbits; hybrid between Old World rabbit and hare | Synonyms: Belgian hare |
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| lipide | (noun) an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates) | Synonyms: lipid, lipoid |
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| mariticide | (noun) the murder of a husband by his wife | - |
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| matricide | (noun) the murder of your mother | - |
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| (noun) a person who murders their mother | - |
| monosaccharide | (noun) a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates | Synonyms: monosaccharose, simple sugar |
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| monoxide | (noun) an oxide containing just one atom of oxygen in the molecule | - |
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| mountainside | (noun) the side or slope of a mountain | Synonyms: versant |
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| mucopolysaccharide | (noun) complex polysaccharides containing an amino group; occur chiefly as components of connective tissue | - |
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| mudslide | (noun) a landslide of mud | - |
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| nearside | (noun) the side of a vehicle nearest the kerb | - |
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| nitride | (noun) a compound containing nitrogen and a more electropositive element (such as phosphorus or a metal) | - |
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| noontide | (noun) the middle of the day | Synonyms: high noon, midday, noon, noonday, twelve noon |
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| nucleoside | (noun) a glycoside formed by partial hydrolysis of a nucleic acid | - |
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| nucleotide | (noun) a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) | Synonyms: base |
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| offside | (noun) (sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.) | - |
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| oligonucleotide | (noun) (biochemistry) a polynucleotide whose molecules contain relatively few nucleotides | Synonyms: oligo |
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| oligosaccharide | (noun) any of the carbohydrates that yield only a few monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis | - |
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| oreide | (noun) alloy of copper and tin and zinc; used in imitation gold jewelry | Synonyms: oroide |
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| oroide | (noun) alloy of copper and tin and zinc; used in imitation gold jewelry | Synonyms: oreide |
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| outside | (noun) the outer side or surface of something | Synonyms: exterior |
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| (noun) the region that is outside of something | Synonyms: exterior |
| override | (noun) the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something | Synonyms: nullification |
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| (noun) a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device | - |
| oxide | (noun) any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical | - |
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| ozonide | (noun) any of a class of unstable chemical compounds resulting from the addition of ozone to a double bond in an unsaturated compound | - |
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| parricide | (noun) the murder of your own father or mother | - |
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| (noun) someone who kills his or her parent | - |
| patricide | (noun) the murder of your father | - |
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| (noun) a person who murders their father | - |
| pediculicide | (noun) a chemical agent that kills lice | - |
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| pentoxide | (noun) an oxide containing five atoms of oxygen in the molecule | - |
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| peptide | (noun) amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein | - |
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| perchloride | (noun) a chloride containing an unusually high proportion of chlorine | - |
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| peroxide | (noun) a viscous liquid with strong oxidizing properties; a powerful bleaching agent; also used (in aqueous solutions) as a mild disinfectant and (in strong concentrations) as an oxidant in rocket fuels | Synonyms: hydrogen peroxide |
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| (noun) an inorganic compound containing the divalent ion -O-O- | - |
| pesticide | (noun) a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects) | - |
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| phensuximide | (noun) anticonvulsant (trade name Milontin) used to treat petit mal | Synonyms: Milontin |
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| phenylacetamide | (noun) a solid odourless chemical of leaf or flake-like appearance; used in rubber accelerator, dye, and camphor synthesis; metabolised to paracetamol (acetaminophen) | Synonyms: acetanilid, acetanilide |
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| pimozide | (noun) the most commonly used diphenylbutyl piperidine | - |
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| polyamide | (noun) a polymer containing repeated amide groups | Synonyms: polymeric amide |
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| polynucleotide | (noun) (biochemistry) a linear polymer whose molecule is composed of many nucleotide units constituting a section of a nucleic acid molecule | - |
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| polypeptide | (noun) a peptide containing 10 to more than 100 amino acids | - |
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| polysaccharide | (noun) any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules | Synonyms: polyose |
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| pride | (noun) unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins) | Synonyms: superbia |
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| (noun) the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards | - |
| (noun) a feeling of self-respect and personal worth | Synonyms: pridefulness |
| (noun) satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements | - |
| (noun) a group of lions | - |
| propanamide | (noun) the amide of propionic acid (C2H5CONH2) | Synonyms: proprionamide |
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| proprionamide | (noun) the amide of propionic acid (C2H5CONH2) | Synonyms: propanamide |
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| rawhide | (noun) untanned hide especially of cattle; cut in strips it is used for whips and ropes | - |
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| regicide | (noun) the act of killing a king | - |
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| (noun) someone who commits regicide; the killer of a king | - |
| ride | (noun) a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile) | Synonyms: drive |
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| (noun) a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement | - |
| ringside | (noun) first row of seating; has an unobstructed view of a boxing or wrestling ring | Synonyms: ringside seat |
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| riptide | (noun) a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore | Synonyms: rip current |
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| (noun) a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current | Synonyms: countercurrent, crosscurrent, rip, tide rip |
| riverside | (noun) the bank of a river | Synonyms: riverbank |
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| roadside | (noun) edge of a way or road or path | Synonyms: wayside |
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| rockslide | (noun) a landslide of rocks | - |
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| saccharide | (noun) an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain | Synonyms: carbohydrate, sugar |
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| scabicide | (noun) a drug that destroys the itch mite that causes scabies | - |
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| seaside | (noun) the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort | Synonyms: seaboard |
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| shipside | (noun) the part of a wharf that is next to a ship | - |
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| side | (noun) an extended outer surface of an object | - |
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| (noun) either the left or right half of a body | - |
| (noun) an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect) | - |
| (noun) an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute | Synonyms: position |
| (noun) (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist | Synonyms: English |
| (noun) a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food | Synonyms: side of meat |
| (noun) one of two or more contesting groups | - |
| (noun) a family line of descent | - |
| (noun) a surface forming part of the outside of an object | Synonyms: face |
| (noun) a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure | - |
| (noun) a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location | - |
| (noun) an elevated geological formation | Synonyms: incline, slope |
| silicide | (noun) any of various compounds of silicon with a more electropositive element or radical | - |
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| silverside | (noun) small fishes having a silver stripe along each side; abundant along the Atlantic coast of the United States | Synonyms: silversides |
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| slide | (noun) the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it | Synonyms: coast, glide |
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| (noun) sloping channel through which things can descend | Synonyms: chute, slideway, sloping trough |
| (noun) a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector | Synonyms: lantern slide |
| (noun) a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study | Synonyms: microscope slide |
| (noun) plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide | Synonyms: playground slide, sliding board |
| (noun) (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale | Synonyms: swoop |
| (noun) (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc. | - |
| spermatocide | (noun) a contraceptive agent that kills spermatozoa | Synonyms: spermicide |
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| spermicide | (noun) a contraceptive agent that kills spermatozoa | Synonyms: spermatocide |
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| springtide | (noun) a greater than average tide occurring during the new and full moons | - |
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| (noun) a swelling rush of anything | - |
| stride | (noun) a step in walking or running | Synonyms: pace, tread |
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| (noun) significant progress (especially in the phrase `make strides') | - |
| (noun) the distance covered by a step | Synonyms: footstep, pace, step |
| suicide | (noun) the act of killing yourself | Synonyms: self-annihilation, self-destruction |
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| (noun) a person who kills himself intentionally | Synonyms: felo-de-se |
| sulfacetamide | (noun) a topical sulfonamide (trade name Sulamyd) used to treat eye infections | Synonyms: Sulamyd |
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| sulfanilamide | (noun) a white odorless crystalline sulfa drug; the parent compound of most of the sulfa drugs | - |
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| sulfide | (noun) a compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositive | Synonyms: sulphide |
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| sulfonamide | (noun) antibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABA | Synonyms: sulfa, sulfa drug, sulpha |
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| sulphide | (noun) a compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositive | Synonyms: sulfide |
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| superoxide | (noun) the univalent anion O2- | Synonyms: superoxide anion |
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| (noun) a metallic oxide containing the univalent anion O2- | - |
| telluride | (noun) any binary compound of tellurium with other more electropositive elements | - |
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| tetrachloride | (noun) any compound that contains four chlorine atoms per molecule | - |
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| tetrahalide | (noun) any halide containing four halogen atoms in its molecules | - |
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| tetrasaccharide | (noun) any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield four monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis | - |
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| tetroxide | (noun) an oxide containing four atoms of oxygen in the molecule | - |
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| thalidomide | (noun) a sedative and hypnotic drug; withdrawn from sale after discovered to cause severe birth defects because it inhibits angiogenesis | - |
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| thiazide | (noun) any of a group of drugs commonly used as diuretics in the treatment of hypertension; they block the reabsorption of sodium in the kidneys | - |
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| tide | (noun) the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon | - |
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| (noun) something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea) | - |
| (noun) there are usually two high and two low tides each day | Synonyms: lunar time period |
| tocainide | (noun) antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Tonocard) used to treat ventricular arrhythmias when less dangerous drugs have failed | Synonyms: Tonocard |
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| tolazamide | (noun) a drug (trade name Tolinase) used in treating stable adult-onset diabetes mellitus | Synonyms: Tolinase |
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| tolbutamide | (noun) sulfonylurea; an oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Orinase) used in the treatment of adult-onset diabetes mellitus | Synonyms: Orinase |
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| topside | (noun) (usually plural) weather deck; the part of a ship's hull that is above the waterline | - |
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| transactinide | (noun) any of the artificially produced elements with atomic numbers greater than 103 | - |
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| trichloride | (noun) any compound containing three chlorine atoms in each molecule | - |
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| trichlormethiazide | (noun) diuretic drug (trade name Naqua) used to treat hypertension | Synonyms: Naqua |
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| triglyceride | (noun) glyceride occurring naturally in animal and vegetable tissues; it consists of three individual fatty acids bound together in a single large molecule; an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body | - |
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| trioxide | (noun) an oxide containing three atoms of oxygen in the molecule | - |
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| trisaccharide | (noun) any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield three monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis | - |
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| tyrannicide | (noun) killing a tyrant | - |
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| underside | (noun) the lower side of anything | Synonyms: bottom, undersurface |
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| undertide | (noun) a current below the surface of a fluid | Synonyms: undercurrent |
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| upside | (noun) the highest or uppermost side of anything | Synonyms: top, top side, upper side |
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| ureide | (noun) any compound, of general formula R-CO-NH-CO-NH2 or R-CO-NH-CO-NH-CO-R', formally derived by the acylation of urea. | - |
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| uxoricide | (noun) the murder of a wife by her husband | - |
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| (noun) a husband who murders his wife | - |
| vermicide | (noun) an agent that kills worms (especially those in the intestines) | - |
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| viricide | (noun) an agent (physical or chemical) that inactivates or destroys viruses | Synonyms: virucide |
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| virucide | (noun) an agent (physical or chemical) that inactivates or destroys viruses | Synonyms: viricide |
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