| ALBUMINOID | • albuminoid adj. Of albumin. • albuminoid adj. Like albumen. • albuminoid n. A simple protein of a subclass mainly derived from animal connective or supportive tissue. |
| ARYTAENOID | • arytaenoid n. Alternative form of arytenoid. • arytaenoid adj. Alternative form of arytenoid. • arytænoid n. Obsolete form of arytenoid. |
| CAROTENOID | • carotenoid n. (Organic chemistry) Any of a class of yellow to red organic pigments including the carotenes and xanthophylls. • carotenoid adj. (Organic chemistry) Of or relating to such a class of pigments. • CAROTENOID n. any of a group of pigments similar to carotenes, found in plant and some animal tissues, also CAROTINOID. |
| CAROTINOID | • carotinoid n. Dated form of carotenoid. • CAROTINOID n. any of a group of pigments similar to carotenes, found in plant and some animal tissues, also CAROTENOID. |
| DELPHINOID | • delphinoid adj. (Zoology) Pertaining to, or resembling, the dolphin. • delphinoid n. Any cetacean of the superfamily Delphinoidea. • DELPHINOID n. a member of the genus Delphinoidea, of which dolphins and seals are members. |
| EICOSANOID | • eicosanoid n. (Biochemistry) Any of a family of naturally-occurring substances derived from 20-carbon polyunsaturated… • EICOSANOID n. any of a class of compounds derived from polyunsaturated acids. |
| GELATINOID | • gelatinoid adj. Resembling gelatin; gelatinous. • gelatinoid n. Any of a class of proteins found mainly in connective tissue, such as collagen and ossein. • GELATINOID n. a substance resembling gelatine. |
| HALOGENOID | • HALOGENOID adj. like a halogen. |
| HEPARINOID | • heparinoid n. (Biochemistry) Any of a class of glycosaminoglycans derived from heparin. • HEPARINOID adj. of or like heparin, a complex substance formed in the liver that delays clotting of blood. |
| HIRUDINOID | • HIRUDINOID adj. like a leech. |
| ISOPRENOID | • isoprenoid n. (Organic chemistry) Any compound formally derived from one or more isoprene units. • ISOPRENOID n. a type of chemical compound, featuring a hydrocarbon of the terpene group. |
| LANTHANOID | • lanthanoid n. (Inorganic chemistry) lanthanide. |
| PROTEINOID | • proteinoid n. (Biochemistry) A polypeptide formed abiotically from by heating a mixture of amino acids. |
| PYROXENOID | • pyroxenoid n. (Mineralogy) any of a large group of minerals physically resembling pyroxene. • PYROXENOID n. a mineral like pyroxene, a common mineral occurring in monoclinic crystals. |