| CHINACHINAS | • CHINACHINA n. (Quechua) a tree yielding cinchona bark, from which quinine is made, also CINCHONA, KINA, KINAKINA, QUINA, QUINAQUINA, QUINQUINA. |
| CONCERTINAS | • concertinas n. Plural of concertina. • concertinas v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of concertina. • CONCERTINA v. to fold up like a pair of bellows. |
| FINASTERIDE | • finasteride n. (Pharmacology) A nitrogenous steroid derivative C23H36N2O2 that inhibits the conversion of testosterone… |
| GLUCOKINASE | • glucokinase n. A hexokinase isozyme that facilitates phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate, occurring in… • GLUCOKINASE n. a hexokinase found esp. in the liver that catalyzes the phosphorylation of glucose. |
| GLUTAMINASE | • glutaminase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of glutamine to glutamic acid and ammonia. • GLUTAMINASE n. an enzyme that hydrolyzes glutamine to glutamic acid and ammonia. |
| HEXOKINASES | • hexokinases n. Plural of hexokinase. • HEXOKINASE n. an enzyme. |
| HISTAMINASE | • histaminase n. (Biochemistry) A widely occurring flavoprotein enzyme that oxidizes histamine and various diamines. • HISTAMINASE n. a digestive enzyme that converts histidine to histamine. |
| INSULINASES | • insulinases n. Plural of insulinase. • INSULINASE n. an enzyme, present in the liver and kidneys, which breaks down insulin. |
| LECITHINASE | • lecithinase n. An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of lecithin. • LECITHINASE n. an enzyme which catalyses the hydrolysis of lecithin. |
| NYCTINASTIC | • nyctinastic adj. Relating to nyctinasty, the movement of leaves or petals in response to darkness. • NYCTINASTIC adj. relating to nyctinasty, sleep-movement in plants. |
| PHILIPPINAS | • PHILIPPINA n. a present or gift which is made as a forfeit in a social game that is played in various ways; also, the game itself, also FILLIPEEN, PHILIPPINE, PHILOPENA, PHILOPOENA. |
| PLASTILINAS | • PLASTILINA n. a mixture of clay with oil, zinc oxide, sulphur and wax for modelling. |
| PROTEINASES | • proteinases n. Plural of proteinase. • PROTEINASE n. any enzyme that splits up proteins, also PROTEASE. |
| QUINAQUINAS | • quinaquinas n. Plural of quinaquina. • QUINAQUINA n. (Quechua) a tree yielding cinchona bark, from which quinine is made, also CHINACHINA, CINCHONA, KINA, KINAKINA, QUINA, QUINQUINA. |
| SCARLATINAS | • scarlatinas n. Plural of scarlatina. • SCARLATINA n. scarlet fever. |
| THIAMINASES | • thiaminases n. Plural of thiaminase. • THIAMINASE n. an enzyme that catalyses the breakdown of thiamine. |
| TIBOUCHINAS | • tibouchinas n. Plural of tibouchina. • TIBOUCHINA n. a plant of the Tibouchina genus of shrubs, with purple flowers. |
| TYROSINASES | • tyrosinases n. Plural of tyrosinase. • TYROSINASE n. an enzyme found in plants and animals. |