| alizarin | (noun) an orange-red crystalline compound used in making red pigments and in dyeing | Synonyms: alizarine |
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| amethopterin | (noun) toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid; used to treat certain cancers and psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis | Synonyms: methotrexate, methotrexate sodium |
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| aneurin | (noun) a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth | Synonyms: antiberiberi factor, thiamin, thiamine, vitamin B1 |
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| aspirin | (noun) the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets | Synonyms: acetylsalicylic acid, Bayer, Empirin, St. Joseph |
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| burin | (noun) a chisel of tempered steel with a sharp point; used for engraving | - |
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| butyrin | (noun) any of three glycerides of butyric acid | - |
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| cephalosporin | (noun) one of several broad spectrum antibiotic substances obtained from fungi and related to penicillin (trade names Mefoxin); addition of side chains has produced semisynthetic antibiotics with greater antibacterial activity | Synonyms: Mefoxin |
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| chagrin | (noun) strong feelings of embarrassment | Synonyms: humiliation, mortification |
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| (verb) cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of | Synonyms: abase, humble, humiliate, mortify |
| chloropicrin | (noun) a heavy colorless insoluble liquid compound that causes tears and vomiting; used as a pesticide and as tear gas | Synonyms: nitrochloroform |
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| cholesterin | (noun) an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues | Synonyms: cholesterol |
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| chondrin | (noun) a substance that resembles gelatin and is obtained by boiling cartilage in water | - |
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| citrin | (noun) a vitamin that maintains the resistance of cell and capillary walls to permeation | Synonyms: bioflavinoid, vitamin P |
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| culverin | (noun) a medieval musket | - |
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| (noun) a heavy cannon with a long barrel used in the 16th and 17th centuries | - |
| cyanohydrin | (noun) any organic compound in which the cyano radical -CN and the hydroxyl radical -OH are attached to the same carbon atom | - |
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| dextrin | (noun) any of various polysaccharides obtained by hydrolysis of starch; a tasteless and odorless gummy substance that is used as a thickening agent and in adhesives and in dietary supplements | - |
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| epinephrin | (noun) a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action | Synonyms: Adrenalin, adrenaline, epinephrine |
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| fibrin | (noun) a white insoluble fibrous protein formed by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen when blood clots; it forms a network that traps red cells and platelets | - |
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| filaggrin | (noun) the main protein of the keratohyalin granules | - |
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| florin | (noun) formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents | Synonyms: Dutch florin, guilder, gulden |
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| (noun) the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents | Synonyms: guilder, gulden |
| gastrin | (noun) polypeptide hormone secreted by the mucous lining of the stomach; when peptides and amino acids are present in the small intestine the secretion of gastric acid is stimulated | - |
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| glycerin | (noun) a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils | Synonyms: glycerine, glycerol |
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| gorgerin | (noun) the molding at the top of a column | Synonyms: necking |
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| grin | (noun) a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement | Synonyms: grinning, smile, smiling |
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| (verb) to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl | - |
| haemosiderin | (noun) a granular brown substance composed of ferric oxide; left from the breakdown of hemoglobin; can be a sign of disturbed iron metabolism | Synonyms: hemosiderin |
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| hemosiderin | (noun) a granular brown substance composed of ferric oxide; left from the breakdown of hemoglobin; can be a sign of disturbed iron metabolism | Synonyms: haemosiderin |
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| heparin | (noun) a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood; it (trade names Lipo-Hepin and Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis and in heart surgery | Synonyms: Lipo-Hepin, Liquaemin |
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| lemanderin | (noun) hybrid between mandarin orange and lemon having very acid fruit with orange peel | Synonyms: Citrus limonia, rangpur, rangpur lime |
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| luciferin | (noun) pigment occurring in luminescent organisms (as fireflies); emits heatless light when undergoing oxidation | - |
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| mandarin | (noun) a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China | Synonyms: mandarin orange |
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| (noun) a high public official of imperial China | - |
| (noun) any high government official or bureaucrat | - |
| (noun) a member of an elite intellectual or cultural group | - |
| (noun) shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia | Synonyms: Citrus reticulata, mandarin orange, mandarin orange tree |
| margarin | (noun) a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter | Synonyms: margarine, marge, oleo, oleomargarine |
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| (noun) a glyceryl ester of margaric acid | Synonyms: glycerol trimargarate |
| nitroglycerin | (noun) a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat) | Synonyms: glyceryl trinitrate, nitroglycerine, Nitrospan, Nitrostat, trinitroglycerin |
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| phycoerythrin | (noun) red pigment in red algae | - |
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| piperin | (noun) derived from pepper (especially black pepper); source of the hotness of black and white pepper | Synonyms: piperine |
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| porphyrin | (noun) any of various pigments distributed widely in living tissues | - |
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| poudrin | (noun) small crystals of ice | Synonyms: diamond dust, frost mist, frost snow, ice crystal, ice needle, snow mist |
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| proaccelerin | (noun) a coagulation factor | Synonyms: accelerator factor, factor V, prothrombin accelerator |
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| ribavirin | (noun) an inhaled antiviral agent (trade name Virazole) that may be used to treat serious virus infections | Synonyms: Virazole |
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| saccharin | (noun) a crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar; used as a calorie-free sweetener | - |
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| salvinorin | (noun) a hallucinogen obtained from Salvia divinorum | - |
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| sarin | (noun) a highly toxic chemical nerve agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase | Synonyms: GB |
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| savarin | (noun) a sponge cake baked in a ring mold | - |
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| serin | (noun) any of various brown and yellow finches of parts of Europe | - |
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| stearin | (noun) an ester of glycerol and stearic acid | - |
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| tamarin | (noun) small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail | Synonyms: leoncita, lion marmoset, lion monkey |
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| transferrin | (noun) a globulin in blood plasma that carries iron | Synonyms: beta globulin, siderophilin |
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| tributyrin | (noun) a bitter oily triglyceride of butyric acid; a form of butyrin | - |
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| trinitroglycerin | (noun) a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat) | Synonyms: glyceryl trinitrate, nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, Nitrospan, Nitrostat |
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| tristearin | (noun) a triglyceride of stearic acid | Synonyms: glycerol tristearate |
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| warfarin | (noun) an anticoagulant (trade name Coumadin) use to prevent and treat a thrombus or embolus | Synonyms: Coumadin |
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