| SARIN | • sarin n. (Chemistry, military) The nerve gas O-isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate, used as a chemical weapon. • Sarin prop.n. A surname from Hindi. • SARIN n. (German) a compound of phosphorus used as a lethal nerve gas. |
| CUMARIN | • cumarin n. Alternative form of coumarin. • CUMARIN n. (Tupi) a crystalline compound obtained from Tonka beans, woodruff, melilot, etc, used medicinally to prevent coagulation of the blood, also COUMARIN. |
| HEPARIN | • heparin n. (Biochemistry, pharmacology) A compound occurring in the liver and other tissues which inhibits blood… • HEPARIN n. a complex substance formed in the liver that delays clotting of blood. |
| NAVARIN | • navarin n. A stew of mutton and vegetables. • NAVARIN n. (French) a stew containing mutton and turnips. |
| SAVARIN | • savarin n. A type of leavened cake often drizzled with liquor. • SAVARIN n. (French) a cake made with yeast dough, similar to the baba. |
| STEARIN | • stearin n. Solid fat. • stearin n. (Organic chemistry) A glyceride (especially the triglyceride) of stearic acid. • STEARIN n. (Greek) the solid portion of a fat, also STEARINE. |
| TAMARIN | • tamarin n. One of a family of squirrel-sized South American monkeys. • TAMARIN n. (French) a genus of small South American monkeys. |
| ALIZARIN | • alizarin n. (Organic chemistry) A red substance, 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone, extracted from madder root and used as a dye. • ALIZARIN n. (Arabic) a colouring principle found in madder, and now made artificially, also ALIZARINE. |
| ANTIARIN | • antiarin n. Either of two cardiac glycoside poisons produced by the upas tree (Antiaris toxicaria). • ANTIARIN n. a poisonous principle obtained from antiar, used on arrows. |
| COUMARIN | • coumarin n. (Organic chemistry) the bicyclic aromatic compound 1,2-benzopyrone or any of its derivatives. • COUMARIN n. (Tupi) a crystalline compound obtained from Tonka beans, woodruff, melilot, etc used medicinally to prevent coagulation of the blood, also CUMARIN. |
| MANDARIN | • mandarin n. (Historical) A high government bureaucrat of the Chinese Empire. • mandarin n. A pedantic or elitist bureaucrat. • mandarin n. (Often derogatory) A pedantic senior person of influence in academia or literary circles. |
| MARGARIN | • margarin n. Archaic form of margarine. • MARGARIN n. a butter substitute. |
| WARFARIN | • warfarin n. (Pharmacology) A coumarin salt, warfarin sodium, found in certain clovers, that retards blood coagulation… • WARFARIN n. a rat poison. |
| LAMINARIN | • laminarin n. (Biochemistry) A glucan produced by some brown algae. • LAMINARIN n. a polysaccharide found in various brown algae. |
| SACCHARIN | • saccharin n. (Chemistry) a white, crystalline powder, C7H5NO3S, used as an artificial sweetener in food products. • SACCHARIN n. an artificial sweetener, also SACCHARINE. |
| SILYMARIN | • silymarin n. (Biochemistry) A mixture of flavonolignans extracted from the blessed milk thistle (Silybum marianum)… • SILYMARIN n. an antioxidant flavonoid found in milk thistle. |
| DICOUMARIN | • DICOUMARIN n. a crystalline compound obtained from sweet clover hay, also DICOUMAROL, DICUMAROL. |
| TRISTEARIN | • tristearin n. (Organic chemistry) The triglyceride of stearic acid. • TRISTEARIN n. another name for stearin, also STEARIN, STEARINE. |
| OLEOMARGARIN | • OLEOMARGARIN n. margarine, also OLEOMARGARINE. |