| HISTONE | • histone n. (Biochemistry) Any of various simple water-soluble proteins that are rich in the basic amino acids lysine… • HISTONE n. any of a group of simple proteins present in chromosomes and believed to act as gene inhibitors. |
| HISTONES | • histones n. Plural of histone. • HISTONE n. any of a group of simple proteins present in chromosomes and believed to act as gene inhibitors. |
| MIFEPRISTONE | • mifepristone prop.n. (Biochemistry) A steroid pharmaceutical (codenamed RU-486); the chemical 11β-(4-(dimethylamino)phenyl)-17α-(1-propynyl)… • mifepristone n. (Pharmacology) A drug formulation containing mifepristone (“11β-(4-(dimethylamino)phenyl)-17α-(1-propynyl)estra-4,9-die… • MIFEPRISTONE n. a synthetic compound that inhibits the action of progesterone, used in pill form to induce abortion in early pregnancy. |
| MIFEPRISTONES | • MIFEPRISTONE n. a synthetic compound that inhibits the action of progesterone, used in pill form to induce abortion in early pregnancy. |
| MULTIPISTON | • multipiston adj. Involving, or comprising, more than one piston. • MULTIPISTON adj. having many pistons. |
| NONHISTONE | • nonhistone adj. Not derived or obtained from a histone. • nonhistone n. A chemical compound that is not a histone. • NONHISTONE adj. denoting a substance that is not a histone. |
| NONHISTONES | • nonhistones n. Plural of nonhistone. |
| PENISTONE | • penistone n. (Obsolete) A coarse woolen material or frieze, used in England during the 16th and 17th centuries. • Penistone prop.n. A market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2403). • PENISTONE n. a cloth, a coarse frieze. |
| PENISTONES | • penistones n. Plural of penistone. • PENISTONE n. a cloth, a coarse frieze. |
| PHLOGISTON | • phlogiston n. (Chemistry, historical) The hypothetical fiery principle formerly assumed to be a necessary constituent… • PHLOGISTON n. (Greek) the hypothetical principle of fire regarded formerly as a material substance. |
| PHLOGISTONS | • phlogistons n. Plural of phlogiston. • PHLOGISTON n. (Greek) the hypothetical principle of fire regarded formerly as a material substance. |
| PISTON | • piston n. A solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder, and moves under pressure (as in an engine)… • piston n. (Music) A valve device in some brass instruments for changing the pitch. • piston v. (Intransitive) To move up and down or in and out like a piston. |
| PISTONS | • pistons n. Plural of piston. • PISTON n. a part of an engine. |