ALGUACIL | • ALGUACIL n. (Arabic) a Spanish arresting officer, also ALGUAZIL. |
BROMOURACIL | • bromouracil n. A brominated derivative of uracil. • BROMOURACIL n. a uracil derivative that is an analog of thymine and pairs readily with adenine and sometimes with guanine. |
CHLORAMBUCIL | • chlorambucil n. A particular drug used in chemotherapy. • CHLORAMBUCIL n. an oral drug used to treat some cancers, e.g. cancer of the ovary and leukaemia. |
CODICIL | • codicil n. (Law) An addition or supplement that explains, modifies, or revokes a will or part of one. • codicil n. An addition or supplement modifying any official document, such as a treaty. • codicil n. (By extension) Any appendix or addition. |
COUNCIL | • council n. A committee that leads or governs (e.g. city council, student council). • council n. Discussion or deliberation. • Council prop.n. A surname. |
DOMICIL | • domicil n. Archaic form of domicile. • DOMICIL v. to establish in a residence, also DOMICILE. |
FLUOROURACIL | • fluorouracil n. (Pharmacology) A fluorine-substituted derivative of uracil C4H3FN2O2 which inhibits DNA synthesis and… • FLUOROURACIL n. a fluorine-containing pyrimidine base used as a neoplastic agent to treat some kinds of cancer. |
PENCIL | • pencil n. (Now chiefly historical) A paintbrush. • pencil n. A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad… • pencil n. (Optics) An aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point. |
PENICIL | • penicil n. (Medicine, dated) A tent or pledget for wounds or ulcers. • penicil n. A brush made from hair. • PENICIL n. a tent or pledget for wounds or ulcers, also PENICILLUS. |
STENCIL | • stencil n. A thin sheet, either perforated or using some other technique, with which a pattern may be produced… • stencil n. A pattern produced using such a utensil. • stencil n. A two-ply master sheet for use with a mimeograph. |
THIOURACIL | • thiouracil n. (Organic chemistry) Any of a class of heterocycles based on 2-thioxo-1H-pyrimidin-4-one; the parent… • -thiouracil suff. (Pharmacology) Used to form names of uracil derivatives used as thyroid antagonists. • THIOURACIL n. a derivative of thiourea that interferes with the production of thyroid hormones. |
URACIL | • uracil n. (Organic chemistry) One of the bases of RNA, pairing with adenine. • URACIL n. a form of pyrimidine present in living tissue as a base of RNA. |
VERTICIL | • verticil n. (Chiefly botany) A whorl, a group of similar parts such as leaves radiating from a shared axis. • VERTICIL n. (Latin) a circular arrangement of similar parts, a whorl. |