| AMPHETAMINE | • amphetamine n. (Organic chemistry, proper) The racemic freebase of 1-phenylpropan-2-amine; an equal parts mixture of… • amphetamine n. (Informal) Any mixture of the two amphetamine enantiomers, dextroamphetamine and levoamphetamine. • amphetamine n. (Informal, nonstandard) Referring to a substituted amphetamine; a member of the amphetamine class of chemicals. |
| ANTIVITAMIN | • antivitamin n. (Biochemistry) Any compound that inhibits the metabolic action of a vitamin. • ANTIVITAMIN n. a substance that makes a vitamin metabolically ineffective. |
| CONTAMINANT | • contaminant n. That which contaminates; an impurity; foreign matter. • CONTAMINANT n. something that contaminates. |
| CONTAMINATE | • contaminate v. (Transitive) To make something dangerous or toxic by introducing impurities or foreign matter. • contaminate v. (Transitive) To soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association. • contaminate v. (Transitive) To make unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements. |
| ERGOTAMINES | • ergotamines n. Plural of ergotamine. • ERGOTAMINE n. an alkaloid from ergot used in the treatment of migraine. |
| GALANTAMINE | • galantamine n. (Organic chemistry) An alkaloid, obtained synthetically or from various plants, used for the treatment… • GALANTAMINE n. a compound, originally derived from flowers, especially daffodils and snowdrops, used as a drug in treating dementia. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| MEGAVITAMIN | • megavitamin adj. Involving megadoses of vitamins. • MEGAVITAMIN n. relating to or consisting of very large doses of vitamins. |
| PROVITAMINS | • provitamins n. Plural of provitamin. • PROVITAMIN n. a pre-vitamin. |
| STAMINODIES | • staminodies n. Plural of staminody. • STAMINODY n. the transformation of a floral organ into a stamen. |
| STAMINODIUM | • staminodium n. (Botany, uncommon) Alternative form of staminode. • STAMINODIUM n. a sterile stamen, also STAMINODE. |
| TRYPTAMINES | • tryptamines n. Plural of tryptamine. • TRYPTAMINE n. a crystalline amine derived from tryptophan. |
| VITAMINISED | • vitaminised v. Simple past tense and past participle of vitaminise. • VITAMINISE v. to add vitamins to e.g. a food, also VITAMINIZE. |
| VITAMINISES | • vitaminises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of vitaminise. • VITAMINISE v. to add vitamins to e.g. a food, also VITAMINIZE. |
| VITAMINIZED | • vitaminized v. Simple past tense and past participle of vitaminize. • VITAMINIZE v. to add vitamins to e.g. a food, also VITAMINISE. |
| VITAMINIZES | • vitaminizes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of vitaminize. • VITAMINIZE v. to add vitamins to e.g. a food, also VITAMINISE. |