botulin | (noun) potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon | Synonyms: botulinus toxin, botulismotoxin |
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capulin | (noun) Mexican black cherry | Synonyms: Mexican black cherry |
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(noun) Mexican black cherry tree having edible fruit | Synonyms: capulin tree, Prunus capuli |
globulin | (noun) a family of proteins found in blood and milk and muscle and in plant seed | - |
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immunoglobulin | (noun) a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response | Synonyms: Ig, immune gamma globulin, immune globulin, immune serum globulin |
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insulin | (noun) hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of sugar in cells | - |
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inulin | (noun) used to manufacture fructose and in assessing kidney function | - |
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lactoglobulin | (noun) a globular protein found in milk. | - |
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lupulin | (noun) Lupulin is a powder separated from the strobiles of common hop. | - |
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moulin | (noun) a chute through which supraglacial water enters a glacier, boring either to the bedrock or to the depth of common crevasse formation | Synonyms: glacier mill |
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tarpaulin | (noun) waterproofed canvas | Synonyms: tarp |
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thyroglobulin | (noun) an iodine containing protein that is obtained from the thyroid gland and exhibits the general properties of the globulins | - |
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tuberculin | (noun) a sterile liquid containing a purified protein derivative of the tuberculosis bacterium; used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis | - |
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