| almandine | (noun) a purple variety of the ruby spinel | - |
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| (noun) a deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate | Synonyms: almandite |
| brigandine | (noun) a medieval coat of chain mail consisting of metal rings sewn onto leather or cloth | - |
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| celandine | (noun) perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers | Synonyms: Chelidonium majus, greater celandine, swallow wort, swallowwort |
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| (noun) North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil | Synonyms: Impatiens capensis, jewelweed, lady's earrings, orange balsam, touch-me-not |
| cephaloridine | (noun) a broad spectrum semisynthetic antibiotic produced by modifying cephalosporin | - |
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| chlorhexidine | (noun) a long-lasting liquid antiseptic; used by surgeons to wash their hands before performing surgery | - |
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| cimetidine | (noun) a drug (trade name Tagamet) used to treat peptic ulcers by decreasing the secretion of stomach acid | Synonyms: Tagamet |
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| clonidine | (noun) an antihypertensive (trade name Catapres) that can be administered orally or via transdermal patches | Synonyms: Catapres |
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| cyproheptadine | (noun) an antihistamine (trade name Periactin) used to treat some allergic reactions | Synonyms: Periactin |
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| cytidine | (noun) a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of cytosine and deoxyribose | Synonyms: deoxycytidine |
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| delavirdine | (noun) a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (trade name Rescriptor) used to treat AIDS and HIV | Synonyms: Rescriptor |
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| deoxycytidine | (noun) a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of cytosine and deoxyribose | Synonyms: cytidine |
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| deoxythymidine | (noun) a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of thymine and deoxyribose | Synonyms: thymidine |
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| dine | (verb) have supper; eat dinner | - |
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| (verb) give dinner to; host for dinner | - |
| famotidine | (noun) a histamine blocker (trade name Pepcid) used to treat peptic ulcers and gastritis and esophageal reflux | Synonyms: Pepcid |
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| floxuridine | (noun) antineoplastic drug used to treat some cancers; can cause loss of hair | - |
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| gabardine | (noun) a firm durable fabric with a twill weave | - |
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| (noun) a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles | Synonyms: dust coat, duster, gaberdine, smock |
| (noun) (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth | Synonyms: flannel, tweed, white |
| gaberdine | (noun) a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles | Synonyms: dust coat, duster, gabardine, smock |
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| grenadine | (noun) thin syrup made from pomegranate juice; used in mixed drinks | - |
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| histidine | (noun) an essential amino acid found in proteins that is important for the growth and repair of tissue | - |
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| incarnadine | (verb) make flesh-colored | - |
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| iodine | (noun) a tincture consisting of a solution of iodine in ethyl alcohol; applied topically to wounds as an antiseptic | Synonyms: tincture of iodine |
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| (noun) a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks) | Synonyms: atomic number 53, I, iodin |
| lamivudine | (noun) a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor that is very effective in combination with zidovudine in treating AIDS and HIV | Synonyms: 3TC |
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| meperidine | (noun) a synthetic narcotic drug (trade name Demerol) used to treat pain | Synonyms: Demerol, meperidine hydrochloride |
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| muscadine | (noun) dull-purple grape of southern United States | Synonyms: bullace grape |
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| (noun) native grape of southeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties | Synonyms: Vitis rotundifolia |
| phenazopyridine | (noun) analgesic (trade name Pyridium) used to treat urinary tract infections | Synonyms: Pyridium |
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| phencyclidine | (noun) a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or `dust') for its effects as a hallucinogen | Synonyms: angel dust, PCP, phencyclidine hydrochloride |
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| procyclidine | (noun) drug (trade name Kemadrin) used to reduce tremors in Parkinsonism | Synonyms: Kemadrin |
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| pyridine | (noun) a toxic colorless flammable liquid organic base with a disagreeable odor; usually derived from coal | - |
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| pyrimidine | (noun) a heterocyclic organic compound with a penetrating odor | - |
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| (noun) any of several basic compounds derived from pyrimidine | - |
| quinidine | (noun) cardiac drug (trade names Quinidex and Quinora) used to treat certain heart arrhythmias | Synonyms: Quinidex, Quinora |
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| ranitidine | (noun) a histamine blocker and antacid (trade name Zantac) used to treat peptic ulcers and gastritis and esophageal reflux | Synonyms: Zantac |
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| sarcodine | (noun) protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopods | Synonyms: sarcodinian |
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| sardine | (noun) any of various small edible herring or related food fishes frequently canned | - |
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| (noun) small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring | Synonyms: pilchard, Sardina pilchardus |
| (noun) small fatty fish usually canned | Synonyms: pilchard |
| (noun) a deep orange-red variety of chalcedony | Synonyms: sard, sardius |
| sourdine | (noun) an organ stop resulting in a soft muted sound | - |
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| (noun) a mute for a violin | Synonyms: sordino |
| sulfapyridine | (noun) sulfa drug derived from pyridine and sulfanilamide | - |
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| thymidine | (noun) a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of thymine and deoxyribose | Synonyms: deoxythymidine |
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| triphosphopyridine | (noun) a pyridine ring with three phosphorus groups | - |
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| tyrocidine | (noun) a basic polypeptide antibiotic derived from a soil bacterium; a major component of tyrothricin | Synonyms: tyrocidin |
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| undine | (noun) any of various female water spirits | - |
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| zidovudine | (noun) an antiviral drug (trade name Retrovir) used in the treatment of AIDS; adverse side effects include liver damage and suppression of the bone marrow | Synonyms: AZT, Retrovir, ZDV |
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