| ADULTERINE | • adulterine adj. Spurious; due to adulteration. • adulterine adj. Born of adultery. • adulterine adj. Pertaining to adultery. |
| ALPESTRINE | • alpestrine adj. Synonym of subalpine. • Alpestrine adj. Pertaining to the Alps, or other high mountains. • Alpestrine adj. (Botany) Growing on the elevated parts of mountains, but not above the tree-line; subalpine. |
| ANTIPYRINE | • antipyrine n. (Pharmacology) The drug phenazone. • ANTIPYRINE n. an artificial alkaloid, believed to be efficient in abating fever. |
| AQUAMARINE | • aquamarine n. The bluish-green colour of the sea. • aquamarine n. A bluish-green variety of beryl. • aquamarine adj. Of a bluish-green colour. |
| AVANTURINE | • avanturine n. Alternative form of aventurine. • AVANTURINE n. a glass containing golden or green flecks; quartz containing mica flakes, also AVENTURIN, AVENTURINE. |
| AVENTURINE | • aventurine n. A kind of brownish glass containing gold-coloured spangles. • aventurine n. (Mineralogy, by extension) A variety of translucent quartz, spangled throughout with scales of yellow mica. • AVENTURINE n. a glass containing golden or green flecks; quartz containing mica flakes, also AVANTURINE, AVENTURIN. |
| CADAVERINE | • cadaverine n. A foul-smelling diamine produced by protein hydrolysis during putrefaction of animal tissue. Cadaverine… • CADAVERINE n. a deadly ptomaine. |
| EUCHLORINE | • euchlorine n. (Chemistry, archaic) A yellow or greenish-yellow gas, supposed to consist of chlorine dioxide with some free chlorine. • EUCHLORINE n. a highly explosive green-coloured gas, a mixture of chlorine with chlorine peroxide, also EUCHLORIN. |
| LACUSTRINE | • lacustrine adj. Of or relating to lakes. • LACUSTRINE adj. relating to lakes. |
| METHEDRINE | • methedrine n. A brand name for methamphetamine. • METHEDRINE n. (tradename) a former proprietary name for an amphetamine, methylamphetamine hydrochloride. |
| PALUSTRINE | • palustrine adj. Of, pertaining to, or thriving in marshy habitats. • PALUSTRINE adj. of marshes, inhabiting marshes, also PALUSTRAL, PALUSTRIAN. |
| PANTHERINE | • pantherine adj. Like a panther, especially in colour. • pantherine n. (Zoology, countable) Any animal of the genus Panthera. • pantherine n. (Zoology, countable) Any animal of the subfamily Pantherinae. |
| PAPAVERINE | • papaverine n. (Organic chemistry, pharmacology) A nonaddictive derivative of opium used in medicine to relieve muscle… • PAPAVERINE n. an alkaloid derived from poppy juice and used medicinally. |
| QUINACRINE | • quinacrine n. A drug with various applications, including as an antimalarial, having the chemical formula C23H30ClN… • QUINACRINE n. another name for mepacrine, a bitter yellow powder, formerly used against malaria. |
| SACCHARINE | • saccharine adj. (Dated) Of or relating to sugar; sugary. • saccharine adj. (Dated) Containing a large or excessive amount of sugar. • saccharine adj. (Figurative, derogatory) Excessively sweet in action or disposition, especially if romantic or sentimental… |
| SAPPHIRINE | • sapphirine n. (Mineralogy) A rare silicate of magnesium and aluminium (with iron as a major impurity), named for its… • sapphirine adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling sapphire. • SAPPHIRINE n. a blue mineral, aluminium-magnesium silicate. |
| SPEAKERINE | • speakerine n. (Dated) A female speaker. • SPEAKERINE n. a female announcer or programme hostess. |
| TAMBOURINE | • tambourine n. A percussion instrument consisting of a small, usually wooden, hoop closed on one side with a drum frame… • tambourine n. A tambourine dove. • tambourine n. A kind of Provençal dance. |