| AGGLUTININS | • agglutinins n. Plural of agglutinin. • AGGLUTININ n. a substance in blood causing coagulation. |
| ARTEMISININS | • artemisinins n. Plural of artemisinin. • ARTEMISININ n. a crystalline compound extracted from the artemisia plant, used esp. to treat malaria, aka qinghaosu. |
| BAININS | • bainins n. Plural of bainin. • BAININ n. (Irish) a white, close-woven woollen material used for making jackets, also BAWNEEN. |
| BRADYKININS | • bradykinins n. Plural of bradykinin. • BRADYKININ n. a blood hormone causing dilation of blood vessels. |
| CITRININS | • citrinins n. Plural of citrinin. • CITRININ n. an antibiotic. |
| CYTOKININS | • cytokinins n. Plural of cytokinin. • CYTOKININ n. any of numerous substances which regulate plant growth by inducing cell division. |
| HAEMAGGLUTININS | • haemagglutinins n. Plural of haemagglutinin. • HAEMAGGLUTININ n. a virus, antibody or other agent causing haemagglutination, also HEMAGGLUTININ. |
| HEMAGGLUTININS | • hemagglutinins n. Plural of hemagglutinin. • HEMAGGLUTININ n. a virus, antibody or other agent causing haemagglutination, also HAEMAGGLUTININ. |
| HOMININS | • hominins n. Plural of hominin. • HOMININ n. any member of the taxonomic tribe Hominini, usually taken to comprise humans and their direct ancestors, but sometimes taken also to include chimpanzees. |
| ISOAGGLUTININS | • isoagglutinins n. Plural of isoagglutinin. • ISOAGGLUTININ n. an antibody that causes the agglutination of red blood corpuscles in animals of the same species from which it was derived. |
| KININS | • kinins n. Plural of kinin. • KININ n. a plant hormone which promotes cell division and is used commercially as a preservative for cut flowers. |
| LAMININS | • laminins n. Plural of laminin. • LAMININ n. a glycoprotein. |
| LININS | • linins n. Plural of linin. • LININ n. (Greek) a substance which forms the network of a cell nucleus. |
| MAGAININS | • magainins n. Plural of magainin. • MAGAININ n. one of several chemicals derived from frog skin. |
| QUININS | • quinins n. Plural of quinin. • QUININ n. a colourless, bitter alkaloid obtained from cinchona bark, used as an antipyretic or analgesic, also QUININA, QUININE. |
| TANGHININS | • TANGHININ n. the active principle in tanghin, a Madagascan poison formerly used to test the guilt of someone suspected of a crime. |