| ACRIDINES | • acridines n. Plural of acridine. • ACRIDINE n. a chemical compound found in coal-tar, also ACRIDIN. |
| BENZIDINE | • benzidine n. (Organic chemistry) The aromatic diamine 4,4’-diaminobiphenyl that is used in testing for cyanide, and… • BENZIDINE n. a base used in preparing azo-dyes, also BENZIDIN. |
| CLONIDINE | • clonidine n. (Pharmacology) A drug that acts as an α2-adrenoreceptor agonist, used in the treatment of hypertension… • CLONIDINE n. an antihypertensive drug. |
| CYTIDINES | • cytidines n. Plural of cytidine. • CYTIDINE n. a compound containing cytosine. |
| GUANIDINE | • guanidine n. (Organic chemistry) A strong base HN=C(NH2)2 obtained by the oxidation of guanine. • GUANIDINE n. a strongly basic compound used in organic synthesis, also GUANIDIN. |
| HISTIDINE | • histidine n. (Biochemistry) An essential amino acid C6H9N3O2 found in most animal proteins; essential for tissue… • HISTIDINE n. an amino acid found in proteins, also HISTIDIN. |
| MIDINETTE | • midinette n. A female salesperson, a shopgirl, especially in Paris. • midinette n. A vacuous but fashionable young woman. • midinette n. A type of miniature climbing rose. |
| PETHIDINE | • pethidine n. (Pharmacology) A synthetic compound used as a painkilling drug, especially for women in labor. • PETHIDINE n. a pain-relieving drug used in childbirth, etc. |
| PIERIDINE | • pieridine adj. (Zoology) Of or relating to the Pieridae, a large family of butterflies. • PIERIDINE adj. relating to the family Pieridae of butterflies, that includes the whites, brimstones, and sulphurs. |
| PTERIDINE | • pteridine n. (Organic chemistry) A bicyclic aromatic heterocycle consisting of fused pyrimidine and pyrazine rings. • PTERIDINE n. any member of a genus of ferns that includes bracken. |
| PYRIDINES | • pyridines n. Plural of pyridine. • PYRIDINE n. a nitrogenous base used as antiseptic, etc. |
| QUINIDINE | • quinidine n. (Organic chemistry, pharmacology) A compound obtained from cinchona bark and used to treat irregularities… • QUINIDINE n. a cinchona alkaloid, which is an optically active isomer of quinine and is used to treat cardiac arrhythmia. |
| SANIDINES | • sanidines n. Plural of sanidine. • SANIDINE n. a variety of orthoclase feldspar common in certain eruptive rocks. |
| THYMIDINE | • thymidine n. (Biochemistry, genetics) The nucleoside consisting of a combination of deoxyribose and thymine. • THYMIDINE n. a nucleoside of thymine, found in DNA. |
| TOLIDINES | • TOLIDINE n. a type of organic compound, also TOLIDIN. |
| TOLUIDINE | • toluidine n. (Organic chemistry) Any of the three isomeric aromatic amines derived from toluene; they are used in… • TOLUIDINE n. any one of three amido derivatives of toluene analogous to aniline, also TOLUIDIN. |
| XYLIDINES | • xylidines n. Plural of xylidine. • XYLIDINE n. any one of six metameric hydrocarbons related to xylene, also XYLIDIN. |
| XYLOIDINE | • xyloidine n. Alternative form of xyloidin. • XYLOIDINE n. a substance resembling pyroxylin, obtained by the action of nitric acid on starch, also XYLOIDIN. |