| ACETAMIDE | • acetamide n. (Organic chemistry) The amide of acetic acid, CH3CONH2. • ACETAMIDE n. a white crystalline solid, derived from ammonia by replacement of an equivalent of hydrogen by acetyl, also ACETAMID. |
| ACETAMIDS | • acetamids n. Plural of acetamid. • ACETAMID n. an amide of acetic acid. |
| CATAMITES | • catamites n. Plural of catamite. • CATAMITE n. a boy used in sodomy. |
| CEVITAMIC | • cevitamic adj. Synonym of ascorbic. • CEVITAMIC adj. as in cevitamic acid, another name for ascorbic acid, vitamin C. |
| ESTAMINET | • estaminet n. A small café or bar. • estaminet n. (Archaic) A restaurant where smoking is allowed. • ESTAMINET n. (French) a small cafe; a bistro. |
| GLUTAMINE | • glutamine n. (Biochemistry) A nonessential amino acid C5H10N2O3 found in most animal and plant proteins. • GLUTAMINE n. a neutral amino acid found in proteins. |
| HISTAMINE | • histamine n. (Biochemistry) An amine, C5H9N3, formed by decarboxylation of histidine, that causes dilatation of capillaries… • HISTAMINE n. a base used in medicine obtained from ergot and present in all the tissues of the body, also HISTAMIN. |
| HISTAMINS | • histamins n. Plural of histamin. • HISTAMIN n. a base used in medicine obtained from ergot and present in all the tissues of the body, also HISTAMINE. |
| KETAMINES | • ketamines n. Plural of ketamine. • KETAMINE n. an anaesthetic drug. |
| PROTAMINE | • protamine n. (Biochemistry) Any of various strongly basic proteins of relatively low molecular weight that are rich… • PROTAMINE n. any of a class of simple basic proteins which occur combined with nucleic acids (esp. in fish sperm), also PROTAMIN. |
| PROTAMINS | • protamins n. Plural of protamin. • PROTAMIN n. any of a class of simple basic proteins which occur combined with nucleic acids (esp. in fish sperm), also PROTAMINE. |
| STAMINATE | • staminate adj. (Botany) Having functional stamens, but (typically) no pistils. • STAMINATE adj. furnished with stamens; producing stamens. |
| STAMINEAL | • stamineal adj. (Botany) Bearing or having stamens. • STAMINEAL adj. related to stamens, also STAMINEOUS. |
| STAMINODE | • staminode n. (Botany) An abortive stamen, or any organ modified from an abortive stamen; a staminodium. • STAMINODE n. a sterile stamen, also STAMINODIUM. |
| STAMINODY | • staminody n. (Botany, uncountable) A condition of flowers in which sepals, pistils, etc. are metamorphosed into stamens. • staminody n. (Botany, countable) Synonym of staminode. • STAMINODY n. the transformation of a floral organ into a stamen. |
| STAMINOID | • staminoid adj. (Botany) Resembling a stamen. • STAMINOID adj. like, or metamorphosed into, a stamen. |
| VITAMINES | • vitamines n. Plural of vitamine. • VITAMINE n. an organic substance essential to proper nutrition, also VITAMIN. |
| VITAMINIC | • vitaminic adj. Of or pertaining to vitamins. • vitaminic adj. Containing vitamins. • VITAMINIC adj. relating to a vitamin. |