| ANDROMEDOTOXINS | • andromedotoxins n. Plural of andromedotoxin. • ANDROMEDOTOXIN n. a poisonous substance extracted from plants of the heath family and used in medicine to lower high blood pressure. |
| APOLIPOPROTEINS | • apolipoproteins n. Plural of apolipoprotein. • APOLIPOPROTEIN n. a protein that combines with a lipid to form a lipoprotein. |
| CORTICOTROPHINS | • corticotrophins n. Plural of corticotrophin. • CORTICOTROPHIN n. a hormone that stimulates the adrenal gland, also CORTICOTROPIN. |
| CYANOCOBALAMINS | • cyanocobalamins n. Plural of cyanocobalamin. • CYANOCOBALAMIN n. vitamin B12, which has a large and complicated molecule, in one form including a cyanide group, in all forms including a cobalt atom, also CYANOCOBALAMINE. |
| ERYTHROPOIETINS | • erythropoietins n. Plural of erythropoietin. • ERYTHROPOIETIN n. a glycoprotein hormone that stimulates the production of red blood cells by stem cells in bone marrow. |
| HAEMAGGLUTININS | • haemagglutinins n. Plural of haemagglutinin. • HAEMAGGLUTININ n. a virus, antibody or other agent causing haemagglutination, also HEMAGGLUTININ. |
| IMMUNOGLOBULINS | • immunoglobulins n. Plural of immunoglobulin. • IMMUNOGLOBULIN n. an immune protein. |
| METHAEMOGLOBINS | • methæmoglobins n. Plural of methæmoglobin. • METHAEMOGLOBIN n. a brown compound of oxygen and haemoglobin formed in the blood by the action of certain drugs. |
| OXYHAEMOGLOBINS | • oxyhaemoglobins n. Plural of oxyhaemoglobin. • OXYHAEMOGLOBIN n. a loose compound of oxygen and haemoglobin, also OXYHEMOGLOBIN. |
| PHOSPHOCREATINS | • PHOSPHOCREATIN n. a compound of phosphoric acid and creatine found in vertebrate muscle, also PHOSPHOCREATINE. |
| PHOSPHOPROTEINS | • phosphoproteins n. Plural of phosphoprotein. • PHOSPHOPROTEIN n. any of various proteins, such as casein, that contain combined phosphoric acid. |
| PROTOPORPHYRINS | • protoporphyrins n. Plural of protoporphyrin. • PROTOPORPHYRIN n. metal-free porphyrin derived from blood hemin. |
| STREPTOTHRICINS | • streptothricins n. Plural of streptothricin. • STREPTOTHRICIN n. any of a group of related basic antibiotics produced by a streptomyces and active esp. against bacteria. |
| THROMBOPLASTINS | • thromboplastins n. Plural of thromboplastin. • THROMBOPLASTIN n. a complex enzyme found esp. in platelets that functions in the conversion of prothrombin into thrombin in the clotting of blood. |