| adermin | (noun) a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch | Synonyms: pyridoxal, pyridoxamine, pyridoxine, vitamin B6 |
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| albumin | (noun) a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids | Synonyms: albumen |
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| andelmin | (noun) any of several tropical American trees of the genus Andira | Synonyms: angelim |
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| benjamin | (noun) gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation | Synonyms: asa dulcis, benzoin, gum benjamin, gum benzoin |
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| brahmin | (noun) the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category | Synonyms: brahman |
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| (noun) a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas | Synonyms: brahman |
| (noun) a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family) | Synonyms: brahman |
| cobalamin | (noun) a B vitamin that is used to treat pernicious anemia | Synonyms: antipernicious anemia factor, cyanocobalamin, vitamin B12 |
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| cumin | (noun) aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family | Synonyms: cumin seed |
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| (noun) dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds | Synonyms: Cuminum cyminum |
| cyanocobalamin | (noun) a B vitamin that is used to treat pernicious anemia | Synonyms: antipernicious anemia factor, cobalamin, vitamin B12 |
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| etamin | (noun) a soft cotton or worsted fabric with an open mesh; used for curtains or clothing etc. | Synonyms: etamine |
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| gamin | (noun) (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets | Synonyms: street arab, throwaway |
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| hemin | (noun) a reddish-brown chloride of heme; produced from hemoglobin in laboratory tests for the presence of blood | Synonyms: protohemin |
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| humin | (noun) a black humic substance that is not soluble in water | - |
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| lactalbumin | (noun) albumin occurring in milk | - |
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| metformin | (noun) an antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucophage) prescribed to treat type II diabetes | Synonyms: Glucophage |
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| min | (noun) a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour | Synonyms: minute |
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| multivitamin | (noun) a pill or tablet containing several vitamins | Synonyms: multivitamin pill |
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| ovalbumin | (noun) the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water | Synonyms: albumen, egg white, white |
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| plasmin | (noun) an enzyme that dissolves the fibrin of blood clots | Synonyms: fibrinolysin |
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| protohemin | (noun) a reddish-brown chloride of heme; produced from hemoglobin in laboratory tests for the presence of blood | Synonyms: hemin |
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| provitamin | (noun) vitamin precursor; a substance that is converted into a vitamin in animal tissues | - |
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| theremin | (noun) an electronic musical instrument; melodies can be played by moving the right hand between two rods that serve as antennas to control pitch; the left hand controls phrasing | - |
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| thiamin | (noun) a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth | Synonyms: aneurin, antiberiberi factor, thiamine, vitamin B1 |
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| vermin | (noun) any of various small animals or insects that are pests; e.g. cockroaches or rats | - |
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| (noun) an irritating or obnoxious person | Synonyms: varmint |
| vitamin | (noun) any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism | - |
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