| ANTALKALINE | • antalkaline adj. Alternative form of antialkaline. • ANTALKALINE n. a substance that neutralizes alkalis, esp. one used to treat alkalosis. |
| CLOTHESLINE | • clothesline n. A rope or cord tied up outdoors to hang clothes on so they can dry. • clothesline n. A structure with multiple cords for the same purpose, such as a Hills hoist. • clothesline n. (North America, informal) The act of knocking a person over by striking his or her upper body or neck… |
| CRYSTALLINE | • crystalline adj. Of, relating to, or composed of crystals. • crystalline adj. (Chemistry) Having a regular three-dimensional molecular structure. • crystalline adj. Resembling crystal in being clear and transparent. |
| DOXYCYCLINE | • doxycycline n. (Pharmacology) A broad-spectrum antibiotic C22H24N2O8 of the tetracycline class, which has a long half-life… • DOXYCYCLINE n. a broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic with potent antibacterial activity that is often taken by travelers to prevent diarrhea. |
| ENCEPHALINE | • ENCEPHALINE n. a chemical found in small quantities in the brain, which relieves pain, also ENCEPHALIN, ENKEPHALIN, ENKEPHALINE. |
| ENKEPHALINE | • enkephaline n. Alternative form of enkephalin. • ENKEPHALINE n. a chemical found in small quantities in the brain, which relieves pain, also ENCEPHALIN, ENCEPHALINE, ENKEPHALIN. |
| FRINGILLINE | • fringilline adj. (Zoology) Pertaining to the family Fringillidae, the true finches. • FRINGILLINE adj. relating to the finches. |
| GEANTICLINE | • geanticline n. (Geology, geography) A large-scale anticline; a large upward lift in the earth’s surface. • GEANTICLINE n. a large upward fold. |
| GEOSYNCLINE | • geosyncline n. (Geology) A large, linear depression in the Earth’s crust in which sediment accumulates. • GEOSYNCLINE n. a down-warping of the Earth's crust. |
| HYPERSALINE | • hypersaline adj. Having an abnormally high salinity. • HYPERSALINE adj. excessively saline. |
| NAPHTHALINE | • naphthaline n. Naphthalene. • NAPHTHALINE n. a white crystalline volatile solid with a characteristic penetrating odour, an aromatic hydrocarbon, also NAPHTHALIN. |
| NITRANILINE | • nitraniline n. (Chemistry) Any of a series of nitro derivatives of aniline. • NITRANILINE n. any nitro-derivative of aniline. |
| STENOHALINE | • stenohaline adj. (Biology) Tolerant of only a narrow range of saltwater concentrations. Used of aquatic organisms. • STENOHALINE adj. of an aquatic organism, unable to withstand wide variations in salinity. |
| TELPHERLINE | • TELPHERLINE n. a line bearing a telpher. |
| TERBUTALINE | • terbutaline n. A synthetic compound with bronchodilator properties, used especially in the treatment of asthma. |
| THERMOCLINE | • thermocline n. (Geography) A layer within a body of water or air where the temperature changes rapidly with depth. • THERMOCLINE n. in lakes, a region of rapidly changing temperature, found between the epilimnion and the hypolimnion. |
| UNMASCULINE | • unmasculine adj. Not masculine; not characteristic of, typical of, or appropriate for a man. • UNMASCULINE adj. not masculine. |