ACANTHIN | • acanthin n. (Zoology, dated) strontium sulfate, the main constituent of the skeletons of the Acantharea. • ACANTHIN n. a deposit within the skeletons of tiny animals. |
ANTIPHON | • antiphon n. A devotional piece of music sung responsively. • antiphon n. A response or reply. • Antiphon prop.n. An Ancient Greek sophist who wrote several philosophical treatises (480 – 411 BCE). |
ANYTHING | • anything pron. Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; a thing of any kind; something or other. • anything pron. (With “as” or “like”) Expressing an indefinite comparison. • anything n. Someone or something of importance. |
CHANTING | • chanting v. Present participle of chant. • chanting n. Singing, especially as a chant is sung. • CHANTING adj. singing. |
GNATHION | • gnathion n. A craniometric point, being the lowest part of the middle line of the mandible. • GNATHION n. (Greek) the tip of the chin. |
HANDKNIT | • handknit n. Any item knitted by hand. • handknit v. To knit by hand. • HANDKNIT n. a garment knitted by hand. |
HAUNTING | • haunting v. Present participle of haunt. • haunting adj. Remaining in the mind; not easily forgotten. • haunting n. A particular instance of haunting; a ghostly habitation. |
IANTHINE | • ianthine adj. Violet-coloured. • IANTHINE adj. violet-coloured. |
INHALANT | • inhalant adj. Intended for inhaling. • inhalant n. Something, especially a medication, that is inhaled. • INHALANT n. something that is inhaled. |
NAETHING | • NAETHING n. (Scots) nothing. |
TANGHINS | • TANGHIN n. (Malagasy) a Madagascan poison formerly used to test the guilt of someone suspected of a crime. |
THANKING | • thanking v. Present participle of thank. • thanking n. The act by which thanks are given; thanks. • THANKING n. the act of thanking. |
THEANINE | • theanine n. (Chemistry) amino acid commonly found in tea. • THEANINE n. an amino acid with health benefits. |
XANTHEIN | • xanthein n. (Chemistry) The water-soluble part of the yellow carotenoid pigment present in the cell sap of some plants. • XANTHEIN n. a soluble yellow colouring. |
XANTHINE | • xanthine n. (Chemistry) Any of a group of alkaloids that include caffeine, theophylline, and theobromine as well… • XANTHINE n. a white substance, structurally related to uric acid, found in muscle tissue, the liver and other organs, also XANTHIN. |
XANTHINS | • xanthins n. Plural of xanthin. • XANTHIN n. a white substance, structurally related to uric acid, found in muscle tissue, the liver and other organs, also XANTHINE. |