| AMARANTINS | • AMARANTIN n. (Milton) the plant amaranth, also AMARANTHINE, AMARANTINE. |
| CHEVROTINS | • chevrotins n. Plural of chevrotin. • CHEVROTIN n. (French) a kind of soft French cheese made from goat's milk. |
| CHROMATINS | • chromatins n. Plural of chromatin. • CHROMATIN n. a protein/DNA complex making the chromosome. |
| CISPLATINS | • cisplatins n. Plural of cisplatin. • CISPLATIN n. a platinum-containing neoplastic drug used esp. in the treatment of ovarian and testicular tumours. |
| DESSYATINS | • DESSYATIN n. (Russian) a measure of land, also DESSIATINE, DESSYATINE, DESYATIN. |
| INDIGOTINS | • indigotins n. Plural of indigotin. • INDIGOTIN n. the blue colouring matter of indigo, obtained by hydrolysis from indican. |
| MYOSTATINS | • myostatins n. Plural of myostatin. • MYOSTATIN n. a protein that prevents muscles from growing too large. |
| PROGESTINS | • progestins n. Plural of progestin. • PROGESTIN n. a hormone concerned with changes before pregnancy. |
| PROLACTINS | • prolactins n. Plural of prolactin. • PROLACTIN n. a hormone produced by the pituitary gland. |
| QUERCETINS | • quercetins n. Plural of quercetin. • QUERCETIN n. a yellow crystalline compound obtained from the inner bark of the quercitron oak, also QUERCITIN. |
| QUERCITINS | • QUERCITIN n. a yellow crystalline compound obtained from the inner bark of the quercitron oak, also QUERCETIN. |
| SCLEROTINS | • sclerotins n. Plural of sclerotin. • SCLEROTIN n. in insects, a protein in the cuticle that becomes hard and dark. |
| THAUMATINS | • thaumatins n. Plural of thaumatin. • THAUMATIN n. a sweetener extracted from a West Indian fruit. |
| TRAVERTINS | • travertins n. Plural of travertin. • TRAVERTIN n. (Italian) a pale limestone deposited from solution, e.g. from springs, also TRAVERTINE. |
| UBIQUITINS | • ubiquitins n. Plural of ubiquitin. • UBIQUITIN n. a type of polypeptide. |