| ANTIMINE | • antimine adj. (Military) Countering or opposing mines (explosive devices). • ANTIMINE adj. designed to counteract landmines. |
| CALAMINE | • calamine n. A pink form of zinc oxide formed as a byproduct of zinc sublimation, now used in skin lotions. • calamine n. (Mineralogy) Synonym of hemimorphite, an orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing zinc. • calamine v. (Transitive) To coat or treat with calamine. |
| COALMINE | • coalmine n. Alternative spelling of coal mine. • coal␣mine n. A mine from which coal ore or coal minerals are mined. • COALMINE n. a mine at which coal is dug. |
| CORAMINE | • CORAMINE n. a circulatory stimulant banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency, hence preventing its use by athletes. |
| DOPAMINE | • dopamine n. (Biochemistry, pharmacology) A monoamine C8H11NO2 that is a decarboxylated form of dopa, present in… • DOPAMINE n. a chemical found in brain tissue that acts as a neurotransmitter. |
| ENLUMINE | • enlumine v. (Obsolete) To illumine; to light up. • ENLUMINE v. (Spenser) to throw light upon, also ILLUMINE. |
| HEXAMINE | • hexamine n. (Organic chemistry) Contraction of hexamethylenetetramine. • HEXAMINE n. a chemical compound, used as a solid fuel. |
| ILLUMINE | • illumine v. Synonym of illuminate. • ILLUMINE v. to throw light upon, also ENLUMINE. |
| INDAMINE | • indamine n. (Chemistry) any of a range of organic bases related to phenazine; they form indigo-coloured salts used in making dyes. • INDAMINE n. any unstable organic base whose salts are blue or green dyes, also INDAMIN. |
| KETAMINE | • ketamine n. (Pharmacology) A synthetic compound used as an anesthetic and analgesic drug and also (illicitly) as a hallucinogen. • KETAMINE n. an anaesthetic drug. |
| LANDMINE | • landmine n. Alternative spelling of land mine. • landmine v. (Transitive) To sow (an area) with land mines. • land␣mine n. (Military) A mine that is placed on land and designed to explode when stepped upon or touched. |
| MELAMINE | • melamine n. (Chemistry) A strong aromatic heterocyclic base, triaminotriazine, used in combination with formaldehyde… • MELAMINE n. a colourless crystalline compound used in making synthetic resins. |
| MONAMINE | • monamine n. Archaic form of monoamine. • MONAMINE n. an amine containing only one amino group. |
| OVERMINE | • overmine v. (Transitive) To mine excessively. • OVERMINE v. to mine to excess. |
| RELUMINE | • relumine v. To light or illuminate anew; to rekindle. • RELUMINE v. to light again, also RELUME. |
| SPERMINE | • spermine n. (Organic chemistry) A polyamine, N,N’-bis(3-aminopropyl) butane-1,4-diamine, originally extracted from… • SPERMINE n. a polyamine found in eukaryotic cells. |
| SYCAMINE | • sycamine n. A tree, mentioned in Luke’s Gospel, and thought to be the black mulberry. • SYCAMINE n. the mulberry tree. |
| THIAMINE | • thiamine n. (Biochemistry) One of the constituents of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast and bran, that is… • THIAMINE n. vitamin B1, found in seeds, grains, beans etc., also THIAMIN. |
| TYRAMINE | • tyramine n. (Biochemistry) A compound which occurs naturally in cheese and other foods and can cause dangerously… • TYRAMINE n. a colourless crystalline amine found in cheese, ergot etc. |
| VITAMINE | • vitamine n. Obsolete form of vitamin. • vitamin␣E n. Any of several fat-soluble vitamins, found in plants, that act as antioxidants and are essential for… • VITAMINE n. an organic substance essential to proper nutrition, also VITAMIN. |