| ACETONE | • acetone n. (Organic chemistry) A colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone, (CH3)2CO, used as a solvent. • ACETONE n. the simplest of the ketones; any ketone. |
| AENEOUS | • aeneous adj. Bronze-colored. • æneous adj. Alternative form of aeneous. • AENEOUS adj. (Latin) of a shining bronze colour, also AENEUS. |
| ANEMONE | • anemone n. Any plant of the genus Anemone, of the Ranunculaceae (or buttercup) family, such as the windflower. • anemone n. A sea anemone. • Anemone prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Ranunculaceae – the anemones. |
| ANOESES | • ANOESIS n. consciousness with sensation but without thought. |
| ARENOSE | • arenose adj. Sandy, gritty, full of sand. • ARENOSE adj. sandy; containing much sand, also ARENOUS. |
| AXONEME | • axoneme n. (Biology) A bundle of nine microtubules forming the internal scaffolding of a cilium, with two extra… • AXONEME n. a central strand of a locomotor organelle such as a cilium or flagellum. |
| CORNEAE | • corneae n. Plural of cornea. • corneæ n. (Obsolete) plural of cornea. • CORNEA n. (Latin) a transparent hard material protecting the eyeball. |
| ENOLASE | • enolase n. (Biochemistry) A metalloenzyme responsible for the catalysis of phosphoglycerate to phosphoenolpyruvate… • ENOLASE n. a muscle enzyme. |
| EUPNOEA | • eupnoea n. Alternative spelling of eupnea. • eupnœa n. Alternative spelling of eupnea. • EUPNOEA n. normal breathing, also EUPNEA. |
| KOKANEE | • kokanee n. A lacustrine (that is, land-locked, found in lakes and not in the ocean) sockeye. • KOKANEE n. (Native American) a small landlocked species of sockeye salmon. |
| LOANEES | • loanees n. Plural of loanee. • LOANEE n. a person who receives a loan; a sportsperson who is loaned from one organization to another. |
| NANOBEE | • nanobee n. A nanobot designed to deliver melittin so as to destroy tumors. • NANOBEE n. an artificial nanoparticle containing a toxin found in bee stings, used to target and destroy precancerous cells. |
| NEONATE | • neonate n. A newborn infant; recently born baby. • NEONATE n. a newborn child. |
| NOVENAE | • novenae n. Plural of novena. • NOVENA n. (Latin) a series of Catholic church services held on nine successive days. |
| PEONAGE | • peonage n. The state of being a peon; the system of paying back debt through servitude and labour; loosely, any… • PEONAGE n. the condition of being a peon, also PEONISM. |
| PERAEON | • peraeon n. Alternative form of pereion. • PERAEON n. (Greek) a crustacean's thorax, also PEREION, PEREON. |