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. |
ANTHOXANTHIN | • anthoxanthin n. (Biochemistry) Any of a group of water-soluble flavonoid pigments found in plants. • ANTHOXANTHIN n. a yellow pigment in plants. |
ASTAXANTHIN | • astaxanthin n. (Organic chemistry) A xanthophyll pigment that occurs widely in plants and animals, especially crustaceans. |
CANTHAXANTHIN | • canthaxanthin n. (Organic chemistry) A xanthophyll pigment found in many plants and animals. • CANTHAXANTHIN n. a naturally occurring carotenoid used esp. as a color additive for food, also CANTHAXANTHINE. |
CEPHALOTHIN | • cephalothin n. (Medicine) A semisynthetic antibiotic related to cephalosporin. • CEPHALOTHIN n. a semisynthetic broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from cephalosporin and used in the form of its sodium salt. |
FUCOXANTHIN | • fucoxanthin n. (Organic chemistry) A carotenoid pigment found in the chloroplasts of brown algae. • FUCOXANTHIN n. a brown carotenoid pigment occurring esp. in the chloroplasts of brown algae. |
LECITHIN | • lecithin n. (Organic chemistry) The principal phospholipid in animals; it is particularly abundant in egg yolks… • LECITHIN n. a complex substance containing phosphorus. |
LYSOLECITHIN | • lysolecithin n. (Organic chemistry) Any lysophospholipid derived from lecithin. • LYSOLECITHIN n. a hydrolytic substance formed by the enzymatic hydrolysis (as by some snake venoms) of a lecithin. |
NUTHIN | • nuthin pron. Pronunciation spelling of nothing. • nuthin' pron. Pronunciation spelling of nothing. • NUTHIN n. (colloquial) nothing, also NAETHING, NOTHING. |
OVERTHIN | • overthin v. (Transitive) To make too thin. • overthin adj. Excessively thin. • OVERTHIN v. to make too thin. |
PHYCOXANTHIN | • phycoxanthin n. (Dated) A yellowish colouring matter found in certain algae. • PHYCOXANTHIN n. a yellow pigment found in diatoms, brown seaweeds etc. |
STROPHANTHIN | • strophanthin n. (Organic chemistry) Any of several poisonous cardiac glycosides obtained from various African plants. • STROPHANTHIN n. a very poisonous glucoside found in the seeds of the plant Strophanthus. |
SUPERTHIN | • superthin adj. Very thin. • SUPERTHIN adj. very thin. |
SYMPATHIN | • sympathin n. Any substance (such as adrenaline) released from sympathetic nerve endings. • SYMPATHIN n. a substance secreted by sympathetic nerve-endings, which constricts and dilates blood-vessels. |
THEREWITHIN | • therewithin adv. (Archaic) Within that. • THEREWITHIN interj. within that. |
THIN | • thin adj. Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite. • thin adj. Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions. • thin adj. Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt. |
ULTRATHIN | • ultrathin adj. Extremely thin; of utmost thinness. • ULTRATHIN adj. very very thin. |
WITHIN | • within prep. In the inner part, spatially; physically inside. • within prep. In the scope or range of. • within prep. Before the specified duration ends. |
XANTHIN | • xanthin n. Alternative spelling of xanthine. • XANTHIN n. a white substance, structurally related to uric acid, found in muscle tissue, the liver and other organs, also XANTHINE. |
ZEAXANTHIN | • zeaxanthin n. (Organic chemistry) A yellow crystalline carotenoid alcohol that occurs widely with lutein, with which… |