| AMANITIN | • amanitin n. (Biochemistry) A deadly amatoxin found in Amanita phalloides (the death cap), the four destroying angels… • AMANITIN n. a toxin produced by certain mushrooms. |
| BULLETIN | • bulletin n. A short report, especially one released through official channels to be immediately broadcast or publicized. • bulletin n. A news item or short news report. • bulletin n. A short printed publication, especially one produced regularly by an organization. |
| CARROTIN | • carrotin n. Alternative form of carotin. • CARROTIN n. a plant pigment, also CAROTENE, CAROTIN. |
| CARYOTIN | • caryotin n. Alternative form of karyotin (“chromatin”). • CARYOTIN n. the nuclear material of a cell. |
| COLISTIN | • colistin n. (Medicine) A polymixin antibiotic effective against a range of gram-negative bacteria, sometimes considered… • COLISTIN n. a type of antibiotic. |
| DESYATIN | • desyatin n. Alternative form of dessiatina. • DESYATIN n. (Russian) a measure of land, also DESSIATINE, DESSYATIN, DESSYATINE. |
| FERRITIN | • ferritin n. (Biochemistry) Any of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits. • FERRITIN n. a protein in which iron is stored in the liver. |
| HAEMATIN | • haematin n. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of hematin. • hæmatin n. Alternative spelling of hematin. • HAEMATIN n. a brown substance containing ferric iron obtained from dried blood, also HEMATIN, HEMATINE. |
| INVERTIN | • invertin n. (Obsolete, biochemistry) Any enzyme that converts a sugar to an invert sugar; saccharase. • INVERTIN n. an unorganized ferment which causes cane sugar to take up a molecule of water and be converted into invert sugar. |
| KARYOTIN | • karyotin n. Chromatin. • KARYOTIN n. a readily stained substance in the nucleus of a cell made up of DNA, RNA and proteins, aka chromatin, also CARYOTIN. |
| LAMANTIN | • lamantin n. The manatee. • LAMANTIN n. (French) a large aquatic mammal, aka manatee. |
| MELITTIN | • melittin n. (Biochemistry) A peptide, containing 26 amino acids, which is present in bee venom and has been used… • MELITTIN n. a toxic polypeptide found in bee venom, responsible for the pain of the sting. |
| NYSTATIN | • nystatin n. (Pharmacology) An antifungal drug that is derived from a soil actinomycete (Streptomyces noursei) used… • NYSTATIN n. an antifungal antibiotic, used in treating monilia and candida. |
| PALMITIN | • palmitin n. (Organic chemistry) A glyceride of palmitic acid. • PALMITIN n. a glyceride of palmitic acid. |
| SECRETIN | • secretin n. (Biochemistry) A peptide hormone, secreted by the duodenum, that serves to regulate its acidity. • SECRETIN n. a hormone secreted by the duodenum. |