| abetalipoproteinemia | (noun) a rare inherited disorder of fat metabolism; characterized by severe deficiency of beta-lipoproteins and abnormal red blood cells (acanthocytes) and abnormally low cholesterol levels | - |
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| acrolein | (noun) a pungent colorless unsaturated liquid aldehyde made from propene | Synonyms: propenal |
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| ageing | (adjective) growing old | Synonyms: aging, senescent |
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| (noun) the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age | Synonyms: aging, senescence |
| (noun) acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time | Synonyms: aging, ripening |
| being | (noun) a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently | Synonyms: organism |
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| (noun) the state or fact of existing | Synonyms: beingness, existence, face of the earth |
| beingness | (noun) the state or fact of existing | Synonyms: being, existence, face of the earth |
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| blueing | (noun) a process that makes something blue (or bluish) | Synonyms: bluing |
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| (noun) used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge | Synonyms: blue, bluing |
| caffein | (noun) a bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects | Synonyms: caffeine |
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| caffeine | (noun) a bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects | Synonyms: caffein |
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| caffeinic | (adjective) of or containing caffein | - |
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| caffeinism | (noun) poisoning resulting from excessive intake of caffeine containing products | Synonyms: caffeine intoxication |
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| casein | (noun) a water-base paint made with a protein precipitated from milk | Synonyms: casein paint |
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| (noun) a milk protein used in making e.g. plastics and adhesives | - |
| checkrein | (noun) a rein designed to keep the horse's head in the desired position | Synonyms: bearing rein |
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| codeine | (noun) derivative of opium; used as an antitussive (to relieve coughing) and an analgesic (to relieve pain) | - |
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| cysteine | (noun) an amino acid containing sulfur that is found in most proteins; oxidizes on exposure to air to form cystine | - |
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| decaffeinate | (verb) remove caffeine from (coffee) | - |
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| deinocheirus | (noun) lightly built medium-sized theropod with long limbs and neck | - |
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| deinonychus | (noun) swift agile wolf-sized bipedal dinosaur having a large curved claw on each hind foot; of the Cretaceous | - |
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| devein | (verb) remove the dark dorsal vein of (a shrimp) | - |
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| dyeing | (noun) the use of dye to change the color of something permanently | - |
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| einsteinium | (noun) a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons | Synonyms: atomic number 99, E, Es |
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| enceinte | (adjective) in an advanced stage of pregnancy | Synonyms: big, expectant, gravid, great, heavy, large, with child |
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| farseeing | (adjective) capable of seeing to a great distance | Synonyms: eagle-eyed, keen-sighted, longsighted |
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| (adjective) planning prudently for the future | Synonyms: farsighted, foresighted, foresightful, long, longsighted, prospicient |
| feint | (noun) any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack) | - |
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| (verb) deceive by a mock action | - |
| fetoprotein | (noun) any of several antigens that occur naturally in the fetus and sometimes in adults with cancer | Synonyms: foetoprotein |
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| fluorescein | (noun) a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted; used as an absorption indicator when silver nitrate solution is added to sodium chloride in order to precipitate silver chloride (turns pink when no chloride ions are left in solution and negative fluorescein ions are then absorbed) | Synonyms: fluoresceine, fluorescent dye, resorcinolphthalein |
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| fluoresceine | (noun) a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted; used as an absorption indicator when silver nitrate solution is added to sodium chloride in order to precipitate silver chloride (turns pink when no chloride ions are left in solution and negative fluorescein ions are then absorbed) | Synonyms: fluorescein, fluorescent dye, resorcinolphthalein |
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| foetoprotein | (noun) any of several antigens that occur naturally in the fetus and sometimes in adults with cancer | Synonyms: fetoprotein |
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| freeing | (noun) the act of liberating someone or something | Synonyms: liberation, release |
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| gegenschein | (noun) a faint spot of light in the night sky that appears directly opposite the position of the sun; a reflection of sunlight by micrometeoric material in space | Synonyms: counterglow |
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| glycoprotein | (noun) a conjugated protein having a carbohydrate component | - |
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| haemoprotein | (noun) a conjugated protein linked to a compound of iron and porphyrin | Synonyms: hemoprotein |
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| heinous | (adjective) extremely wicked, deeply criminal | Synonyms: flagitious |
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| heinously | (adverb) in a terribly evil manner | Synonyms: monstrously |
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| heinousness | (noun) the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane | Synonyms: atrociousness, atrocity, barbarity, barbarousness |
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| hemoprotein | (noun) a conjugated protein linked to a compound of iron and porphyrin | Synonyms: haemoprotein |
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| herein | (adverb) in this place or thing or document | - |
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| hereinafter | (adverb) in a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc. | Synonyms: hereafter, hereunder |
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| hereinbefore | (adverb) in the preceding part of the current text | - |
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| hyperbetalipoproteinemia | (noun) a genetic disorder characterized by high levels of beta-lipoproteins and cholesterol; can lead to atherosclerosis at an early age | - |
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| hyperlipoproteinemia | (noun) any of various disorders of lipoprotein and cholesterol metabolism that result in high levels of lipoprotein and cholesterol in the circulating blood | - |
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| hypobetalipoproteinemia | (noun) a hereditary disorder characterized by low levels of beta-lipoproteins and lipids and cholesterol | - |
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| hypolipoproteinemia | (noun) any of various disorders of lipoprotein and cholesterol metabolism that result in low levels of lipoprotein and cholesterol in the circulating blood | - |
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| hypoproteinemia | (noun) abnormally low level of protein in the blood; can indicate inadequate diet or intestinal or renal disorders | - |
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| iodoprotein | (noun) a protein that contains iodine | Synonyms: iodinated protein |
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| langbeinite | (noun) a mineral consisting of potassium magnesium double sulphate; used as a fertilizer | - |
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| lipoprotein | (noun) a conjugated protein having a lipid component; the principal means for transporting lipids in the blood | - |
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| lutein | (noun) yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks | Synonyms: xanthophyl, xanthophyll |
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| midvein | (noun) the vein in the center of a leaf | Synonyms: midrib |
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| mujahadein | (noun) a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad | Synonyms: mujahadeen, mujahadin, mujahedeen, mujahedin, mujahideen, mujahidin |
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| mullein | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers | Synonyms: flannel leaf, velvet plant |
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| nonbeing | (noun) the state of not being | - |
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| nucleoprotein | (noun) any of several substances found in the nuclei of all living cells; consists of a protein bound to a nucleic acid | - |
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| olein | (noun) a naturally occurring glyceride of oleic acid that is found in fats and oils | Synonyms: triolein |
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| peeing | (noun) informal terms for urination | Synonyms: pee, piss, pissing |
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| phenolphthalein | (noun) a laxative used in many preparations under various trade names; also used as an acid-base indicator in titrations involving weak acids and strong bases because it is brilliant red at high alkalinity and colorless below pH 8 | - |
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| phosphoprotein | (noun) containing chemically bound phosphoric acid | - |
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| preindication | (noun) an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come | Synonyms: augury, foretoken, sign |
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| protein | (noun) any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes | - |
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| proteinaceous | (adjective) relating to or of the nature of protein | - |
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| proteinase | (noun) any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis | Synonyms: peptidase, protease, proteolytic enzyme |
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| proteinuria | (noun) the presence of excessive protein (chiefly albumin but also globulin) in the urine; usually a symptom of kidney disorder | Synonyms: albuminuria |
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| refereeing | (noun) the act of umpiring | Synonyms: officiating, officiation, umpirage |
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| rein | (noun) one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse | - |
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| (noun) any means of control | - |
| (verb) keep in check | Synonyms: harness, rule |
| (verb) stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins | Synonyms: rein in |
| (verb) stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins | Synonyms: rein in |
| (verb) control and direct with or as if by reins | Synonyms: draw rein, harness, rein in |
| reincarnate | (adjective) having a new body | - |
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| (verb) cause to appear in a new form | Synonyms: renew |
| (verb) be born anew in another body after death | Synonyms: transmigrate |
| reincarnation | (noun) the Hindu or Buddhist doctrine that a person may be reborn successively into one of five classes of living beings (god or human or animal or hungry ghost or denizen of Hell) depending on the person's own actions | - |
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| (noun) a second or new birth | Synonyms: rebirth, renascence |
| (noun) embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form) | - |
| reincarnationism | (noun) a doctrine that on the death of the body the soul migrates to or is born again in another body | - |
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| reindeer | (noun) Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called `reindeer' in Eurasia and `caribou' in North America | Synonyms: caribou, Greenland caribou, Rangifer tarandus |
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| reinforce | (verb) make stronger | Synonyms: reenforce |
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| (verb) strengthen and support with rewards | Synonyms: reward |
| reinforced | (adjective) (used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness | Synonyms: built |
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| (adjective) given added strength or support | Synonyms: strengthened |
| reinforcement | (noun) an act performed to strengthen approved behavior | Synonyms: reward |
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| (noun) a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission | Synonyms: reenforcement, support |
| (noun) a device designed to provide additional strength | Synonyms: strengthener |
| (noun) (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it | Synonyms: reinforcer, reinforcing stimulus |
| (noun) information that makes more forcible or convincing | Synonyms: reenforcement |
| reinforcer | (noun) (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it | Synonyms: reinforcement, reinforcing stimulus |
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| reinstall | (verb) install again | - |
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| reinstate | (verb) restore to the previous state or rank | - |
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| (verb) bring back into original existence, use, function, or position | Synonyms: reestablish, restore |
| reinstatement | (noun) the act of restoring someone to a previous position | - |
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| (noun) the condition of being reinstated | - |
| reinsurance | (noun) sharing the risk by insurance companies; part or all of the insurer's risk is assumed by other companies in return for part of the premium paid by the insured | - |
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| reinsure | (verb) insure again by transferring to another insurance company all or a part of a liability assumed | - |
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| (verb) insure again by assuming all or a part of the liability of an insurance company already covering a risk | - |
| (verb) provide additional insurance for | - |
| reintegrate | (verb) integrate again | - |
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| reinterpret | (verb) assign a new or different meaning to | - |
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| (verb) interpret from a different viewpoint | Synonyms: re-explain |
| reinterpretation | (noun) a new or different interpretation | - |
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| (noun) a new or different meaning | - |
| reintroduce | (verb) introduce anew | Synonyms: re-introduce |
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| reintroduction | (noun) an act of renewed introduction | - |
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| reinvent | (verb) create anew and make over | - |
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| (verb) bring back into existence | - |
| reinvestment | (noun) a second or subsequent investment in the same thing. | - |
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| reinvigorate | (verb) impart vigor, strength, or vitality to | Synonyms: invigorate |
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| reinvigorated | (adjective) with restored energy | Synonyms: fresh, invigorated, refreshed |
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| resorcinolphthalein | (noun) a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted; used as an absorption indicator when silver nitrate solution is added to sodium chloride in order to precipitate silver chloride (turns pink when no chloride ions are left in solution and negative fluorescein ions are then absorbed) | Synonyms: fluorescein, fluoresceine, fluorescent dye |
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| ribonucleinase | (noun) a transferase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid | Synonyms: ribonuclease, RNase |
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| sauteing | (noun) cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle | Synonyms: frying |
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| scleroprotein | (noun) a simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye | Synonyms: albuminoid |
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| seeing | (adjective) having vision, not blind | - |
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| (noun) normal use of the faculty of vision | Synonyms: eyesight, sightedness |
| (noun) perception by means of the eyes | Synonyms: beholding, visual perception |
| seine | (noun) a large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom | - |
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| (verb) fish with a seine; catch fish with a seine | - |
| sightseeing | (noun) going about to look at places of interest | Synonyms: rubber-necking |
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| skein | (noun) coils of worsted yarn | - |
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| stein | (noun) a mug intended for serving beer | Synonyms: beer mug |
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| steinbok | (noun) small plains antelope of southeastern Africa | Synonyms: Raphicerus campestris, steenbok |
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| swingeing | (adjective) severe; punishingly bad | - |
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| terreplein | (noun) level space where heavy guns can be mounted behind the parapet at the top of a rampart | - |
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| theine | (noun) caffeine when present in tea. | - |
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| therein | (adverb) (formal) in or into that thing or place | Synonyms: in that, in this |
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| thereinafter | (adverb) in the following part of a given matter, as in a document or speech | - |
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