| CYSTINE | • cystine n. (Chemistry) A nonessential amino acid formed by the oxidation of cysteine; it contains two cysteine… • CYSTINE n. a sulphur-containing amino present in proteins. |
| DESTINE | • destine v. To preordain. • destine v. To assign something (especially finance) for a particular use. • destine v. To have a particular destination. |
| SESTINE | • sestine n. (Poetry) A sextain. • SESTINE n. an old verse-form of six six-lined stanzas, also SESTINA, SEXTAIN. |
| PRISTINE | • pristine adj. Unspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied. • pristine adj. Primitive, pertaining to the earliest state of something. • pristine adj. Perfect. |
| ASBESTINE | • asbestine adj. Resembling or relating to asbestos. • asbestine n. A type of fibrous talc used primarily as a filler or extender. • ASBESTINE adj. of or like asbestos, also ASBESTIC, ASBESTOUS. |
| CELESTINE | • celestine adj. (Obsolete) Synonym of celestial: of or resembling the heavens. • celestine n. (Obsolete) A heavenly being: an angel or other resident of Heaven. • celestine n. (Mineralogy) A mineral with orthorhombic crystals, SrSO4, colourless or white with blue and sometimes… |
| FORESTINE | • forestine adj. Of or relating to a forest. • FORESTINE adj. of or like a forest, also FORESTAL, FORESTEAL, FORESTIAL. |
| INTESTINE | • intestine n. (Anatomy, often pluralized) The alimentary canal of an animal through which food passes after having… • intestine n. One of certain subdivisions of this part of the alimentary canal, such as the small or large intestine… • intestine adj. Domestic; taking place within a given country or region. |
| HYDRASTINE | • hydrastine n. (Organic chemistry) A natural alkaloid present in goldenseal. • HYDRASTINE n. a white poisonous alkaloid extracted from the roots of the goldenseal, which has been used in medicine to contract the uterus and arrest haemorrhage. |
| LAURUSTINE | • laurustine n. Alternative form of laurestine. • LAURUSTINE n. a winter-flowering shrub, also LAURUSTINUS. |
| PHILISTINE | • philistine n. (Derogatory) A person who is ignorant or uneducated; specifically, a person who lacks appreciation of… • philistine adj. (Derogatory) Ignorant or uneducated; specifically, lacking appreciation for or antagonistic towards… • Philistine n. (Historical) A non-Semitic person from ancient Philistia, a region in the southwest Levant in the Middle East. |
| PREDESTINE | • predestine v. (Transitive) To determine the future or the fate of something in advance; to preordain. • predestine v. (Theology, transitive) To foreordain by divine will. • PREDESTINE v. to decree beforehand. |
| AMETHYSTINE | • amethystine adj. Like amethyst, especially in colour; violet-purple. • AMETHYSTINE adj. of or like amethyst. |
| CLANDESTINE | • clandestine adj. Done or kept in secret, sometimes to conceal an illicit or improper purpose. • clandestine adj. (Freemasonry, of a person or lodge) Not recognized as a regular member. • CLANDESTINE adj. marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy. |
| LANGOUSTINE | • langoustine n. A small edible European orange-pink lobster, Nephrops norvegicus. • LANGOUSTINE n. the spiny lobster, also LANGOSTINO, LANGOUSTE. |
| VINBLASTINE | • vinblastine n. (Biochemistry, pharmacology) A cytotoxic compound C46H58N4O9 of the alkaloid class obtained from the… • VINBLASTINE n. a cytotoxic alkaloid obtained from the Madagascar periwinkle, and used to treat lymphomas and other cancers. |
| VINCRISTINE | • vincristine n. (Biochemistry, pharmacology) A cytotoxic compound C46H56N4O10 of the alkaloid class obtained from the… • VINCRISTINE n. a cytotoxic alkaloid obtained from the Madagascar periwinkle and used to treat acute leukaemia and other cancers. |
| NONCLANDESTINE | • nonclandestine adj. Not clandestine. • NONCLANDESTINE adj. not clandestine. |