| OLEIN | • olein n. Any naturally-occurring greasy or oily substance related to fat. • olein n. (Chemistry) Any glyceride of oleic acid. • OLEIN n. a glycerine ester of oleic acid, also OLEINE. |
| SOLEIN | • SOLEIN adj. (Spenser) sullen. |
| GALLEIN | • gallein n. (Organic chemistry) A red crystalline dyestuff obtained by heating pyrogallic acid and phthalic acid together. • GALLEIN n. a red crystalline dyestuff, obtained by heating together pyrogallic and phthalic acids. |
| MULLEIN | • mullein n. Any of a few hundred species of European and Asian plants, of the genus Verbascum, especially that majority… • MULLEIN n. a tall, stiff, yellow-flowered woolly plant of the Verbascum genus, also MULLEN. |
| NUCLEIN | • nuclein n. (Biochemistry) A phosphorus-rich protein found in the nucleus of a cell, later specifically nucleohistone… • NUCLEIN n. a protein found in cell nuclei. |
| VILLEIN | • villein n. (Historical) A feudal tenant, a serf. • VILLEIN n. (historical) a free villager; a serf. |
| ACROLEIN | • acrolein n. (Organic chemistry) A pungent, acrid, poisonous liquid aldehyde, CH2=CH-CH=O, made by the destructive… • ACROLEIN n. a flammable liquid, an aldehyde of allyl alcohol. |
| CERULEIN | • cerulein n. Ceruletide. • cerulein n. A fast dyestuff with chemical formula C20H8O6, made by heating gallein with strong sulfuric acid. It… • CERULEIN n. a coal-tar dyestuff, producing fast olive-greens. |
| FRAULEIN | • fraulein n. A young German woman. • Fraulein n. Alternative spelling of fraulein. • fräulein n. Alternative spelling of fraulein. |
| TRIOLEIN | • triolein n. (Organic chemistry) The triglyceride of oleic acid. • TRIOLEIN n. a glyceride of oleic acid, also OLEIN, OLEINE, ELAIN. |
| BRASILEIN | • brasilein n. Alternative form of brazilein. • BRASILEIN n. a dyestuff obtained by the oxidation of brasilin, also BRASILIN, BRAZILEIN, BRAZILIN. |
| BRAZILEIN | • brazilein n. A neoflavanoid that is the main colouring matter in the red dye derived from brazilwood. • BRAZILEIN n. a dyestuff obtained by the oxidation of brazilin, also BRASILEIN, BRASILIN, BRAZILIN. |
| PHTHALEIN | • phthalein n. (Organic chemistry) any of a range of lactones formed by the reaction of phenols with phthalic anhydride. • PHTHALEIN n. any one of a very important class of dye-yielding materials formed by the union of phenols with phthalic anhydride. |
| TERREPLEIN | • terreplein n. (Obsolete military) The sloping earthen embankment behind a defensive wall. • terreplein n. (Military) The level platform atop a wall, typically protected by a parapet and (strictly) distinguished… • terreplein n. (Military) Any level base used by artillery in the field. |
| PHENOLPHTHALEIN | • phenolphthalein n. (Chemistry, pharmacology) A white or yellowish-white crystalline compound C20H14O4 used in medicine… • phenol␣phthalein n. (Chemistry) A white or yellowish-white crystalline substance made from phthalic acid and phenol. Its… • PHENOLPHTHALEIN n. a crystalline compound used as an indicator. |