| CONIN | • CONIN n. a liquid, highly poisonous alkaloid found in hemlock, also CONIA, CONICINE, CONIINE, CONINE. |
| RONIN | • ronin n. A masterless samurai (who often becomes a mercenary to make ends meet). • ronin n. (Colloquial, in Japan) A student who has failed the entrance examination for the high school or university… • Ronin prop.n. A male given name originating as a coinage. |
| MECONIN | • meconin n. (Chemistry) A substance regarded as an anhydride of meconinic acid, found in opium. • MECONIN n. a white, fusible, neutral substance existing in opium. |
| OPSONIN | • opsonin n. Any chemical produced by the body, including antibodies and complement proteins, that causes a pathogen… • OPSONIN n. a substance of blood serum making bacteria vulnerable to phagocytic action. |
| PYRONIN | • pyronin n. Alternative form of pyronine. • PYRONIN n. either of two synthetic red xanthene dyes, also PYRONINE. |
| SAPONIN | • saponin n. (Organic chemistry, biochemistry) Any of various steroid glycosides found in plant tissues that dissolve… • SAPONIN n. a soapy substance obtained from plants, also SAPONINE. |
| THIONIN | • thionin n. Alternative form of thionine. • thionin n. (Biochemistry) Any of a class of cytotoxic polypeptides found in some plants. • THIONIN n. a violet dye, also THIONINE. |
| SANTONIN | • santonin n. (Chemistry) An anthelmintic found in santonica and related plants. • SANTONIN n. an anthelminthic extracted from santonica. |
| SYNTONIN | • syntonin n. (Obsolete, biochemistry) A form of fibrin found in muscle tissue, or produced by the action of acids on myosin. • SYNTONIN n. a substance similar to fibrin. |
| TROPONIN | • troponin n. (Biochemistry, medicine) A complex of three regulatory proteins that is integral to muscle contraction… • TROPONIN n. a protein of muscle. |
| DIGITONIN | • digitonin n. (Organic chemistry) A glycoside, obtained from Digitalis purpurea, that is used as a detergent and whose… • DIGITONIN n. a steroid saponin occurring in the leaves and seeds of foxglove. |
| MELATONIN | • melatonin n. A hormone, related to serotonin, that is secreted by the pineal gland, and stimulates colour change… • melatonin n. Any material similar in its chemistry and effect to the natural hormone. • MELATONIN n. a hormone secreted by the pineal gland during the hours of darkness. |
| SEROTONIN | • serotonin n. (Biochemistry) An indoleamine neurotransmitter, 5-hydroxytryptamine, that is involved in depression… • SEROTONIN n. a compound occurring in the brain, acting as a neurotransmitter. |
| CALCITONIN | • calcitonin n. (Biochemistry) A polypeptide hormone secreted by the thyroid gland that has the effect of lowering blood calcium. • calcitonin n. (Pharmacology) A synthetic or recombinant form of calcitonin used to treat Paget disease of bone and… • CALCITONIN n. a hormone secreted by the thyroid gland, controlling the rate of bone destruction. |
| CHAPERONIN | • chaperonin n. (Biochemistry) Any of a class of chaperone proteins. |
| THYROCALCITONIN | • thyrocalcitonin n. (Biochemistry) Alternative form of calcitonin. • THYROCALCITONIN n. a hormone secreted by the thyroid gland, controlling the rate of bone destruction. |