| carbonyl | (adjective) relating to or containing the carbonyl group | Synonyms: carbonylic |
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| (noun) a compound containing metal combined with carbon monoxide | - |
| carbonylic | (adjective) relating to or containing the carbonyl group | Synonyms: carbonyl |
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| dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane | (noun) an insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans; banned in the United States since 1972 | Synonyms: DDT |
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| diethylmalonylurea | (noun) a barbiturate used as a hypnotic | Synonyms: barbital, barbitone, diethylbarbituric acid, veronal |
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| dihydroxyphenylalanine | (noun) amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain | Synonyms: dopa |
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| diphenylhydantoin | (noun) an anticonvulsant drug (trade name Dilantin) used to treat epilepsy and that is not a sedative | Synonyms: Dilantin, phenytoin |
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| malonylurea | (noun) a white crystalline acid derived from pyrimidine; used in preparing barbiturate drugs | Synonyms: barbituric acid |
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| nylghai | (noun) large Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white markings; female is brownish with no horns | Synonyms: blue bull, Boselaphus tragocamelus, nilgai, nylghau |
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| nylghau | (noun) large Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white markings; female is brownish with no horns | Synonyms: blue bull, Boselaphus tragocamelus, nilgai, nylghai |
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| nylon | (noun) a group of synthetic fabrics, known generically as aliphatic polyamides | - |
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| (noun) a thermoplastic polyamide; a family of strong resilient synthetic fibers | - |
| nylons | (noun) women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk) | Synonyms: nylon stocking, rayon stocking, rayons, silk stocking |
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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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| phenylalanine | (noun) an essential amino acid found in proteins and needed for growth of children and for protein metabolism in children and adults; abundant in milk and eggs; it is normally converted to tyrosine in the human body | - |
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| phenylamine | (noun) oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines | Synonyms: aminobenzine, aniline, aniline oil |
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| phenylbutazone | (noun) anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Butazolidin) | Synonyms: Butazolidin |
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| phenylephrine | (noun) a powerful vasoconstrictor used to dilate the pupils and relieve nasal congestion | - |
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| phenylethylene | (noun) a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene | Synonyms: cinnamene, styrene, vinylbenzene |
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| phenylketonuria | (noun) a genetic disorder of metabolism; lack of the enzyme needed to turn phenylalanine into tyrosine results in an accumulation of phenylalanine in the body fluids which causes various degrees of mental deficiency | Synonyms: PKU |
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| phenylpropanolamine | (noun) an adrenergic drug used in many preparations to relieve allergic reactions or respiratory infections | - |
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| phenyltoloxamine | (noun) antihistamine included in some preparations used to treat coughing and nasal congestion | - |
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| succinylcholine | (noun) a muscle relaxant for striated muscle that is used as an adjunct to anesthesia during certain surgical procedures | - |
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| sulfonylurea | (noun) antidiabetic consisting of any of several drugs that reduce the level of glucose in the blood; used to treat diabetes mellitus | - |
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| thiodiphenylamine | (noun) a compound used primarily in veterinary medicine to rid farm animals of internal parasites | Synonyms: phenothiazine |
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| tranylcypromine | (noun) an antidepressant drug that is a monoamine oxidase inhibitor; administered as a sulfate | - |
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| uranyl | (noun) the bivalent radical UO2 which forms salts with acids | Synonyms: uranyl group, uranyl radical |
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| vinyl | (noun) a univalent chemical radical derived from ethylene | Synonyms: vinyl group, vinyl radical |
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| (noun) shiny and tough and flexible plastic; used especially for floor coverings | - |
| vinylbenzene | (noun) a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene | Synonyms: cinnamene, phenylethylene, styrene |
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