| ABSCISIN | • abscisin n. Alternative spelling of abscissin. • ABSCISIN n. abscisic acid, a plant hormone which triggers the fall of autumn leaves in certain trees, also ABSCISSIN, DORMIN. |
| ANCHUSIN | • anchusin n. (Organic chemistry) A resinoid colouring matter obtained from alkanet root. • ANCHUSIN n. a red dye obtained from alkanet root. |
| ASSASSIN | • assassin n. (Historical) A member of the Nizari Ismaili Muslim community of the Alamut Period. • assassin n. Someone who intentionally kills a person, especially a professional who kills a public or political figure. • assassin n. Any ruthless killer. |
| BOMBESIN | • bombesin n. (Biochemistry) A neural oligopeptide that stimulates the release of gastrin. • BOMBESIN n. a hormone partly responsible for regulating appetite. |
| CHYMOSIN | • chymosin n. (Biochemistry) The proteolytic enzyme rennin. • CHYMOSIN n. rennin. |
| CREMOSIN | • cremosin adj. Obsolete form of crimson. • CREMOSIN adj. (obsolete) crimson, also CRAMESY, CRAMOISIE, CRAMOISY, CREMSIN, CRIMSON. |
| DAMASSIN | • damassin n. A kind of modified damask or brocade, having flowered patterns in gold or silver thread. • DAMASSIN n. a kind of modified damask or brocade. |
| IODOPSIN | • iodopsin n. A photoreceptor protein found in the cone cells of the retina, the basis of colour vision. • IODOPSIN n. a light sensitive pigment in retinal cones. |
| LEUCOSIN | • leucosin n. (Dated) chrysolaminarin. • LEUCOSIN n. a cereal albumen. |
| MOCASSIN | • mocassin n. Alternative spelling of moccasin. • MOCASSIN n. (Native American) a heelless shoe of deerskin or other soft leather, also MOCCASIN. |
| MOCCASIN | • moccasin n. A traditional Native North American shoe, usually without a heel or sole, made of a piece of deerskin… • moccasin n. A modern shoe with either a low or no heel resembling a traditional Native American moccasin in that… • moccasin n. A light beige colour, like that of a moccasin. |
| NIGROSIN | • nigrosin n. A mixture of synthetic black dyes made by heating a mixture of nitrobenzene, aniline and aniline hydrochloride… • NIGROSIN n. a blackish coal-tar colour dye, also NIGROSINE. |
| SARRASIN | • sarrasin n. (Obsolete) A portcullis. • SARRASIN n. (French) buckwheat, also SARRAZIN. |
| STEAPSIN | • steapsin n. (Biochemistry) A lipase that is secreted from the pancreas to hydrolyse triglycerides to liberate the… • STEAPSIN n. an enzyme present in pancreatic juice, aka lipase. |
| SUBBASIN | • subbasin n. (Geography) A basin within a larger basin. • SUBBASIN n. a section of an area drained by a river. |
| THYMOSIN | • thymosin n. A polypeptide hormone, secreted by the thymus, that stimulates the development of T cells as part of… • THYMOSIN n. a hormone secreted by the thymus. |