CARBINOLS | • carbinols n. Plural of carbinol. • CARBINOL n. a monohydric alcohol; specifically methanol. |
CRINOLINE | • crinoline n. A stiff fabric made from cotton and horsehair. • crinoline n. A stiff petticoat made from this fabric. • crinoline n. A skirt stiffened with hoops. |
CROKINOLE | • crokinole n. A game, popular in Canada, in which wooden discs are flicked towards the centre of a circular board. • CROKINOLE n. (Canadian) a board game popular in Canada in which players flick wooden discs. |
LINOLEATE | • linoleate n. Any salt or ester of linoleic acid. • LINOLEATE n. a salt of linoleic acid. |
LINOLENIC | • linolenic adj. Of or pertaining to linolenic acid or its derivatives. • LINOLENIC adj. as in linolenic acid, an essential fatty acid derived from linoleic acid. |
LINOLEUMS | • linoleums n. Plural of linoleum. • LINOLEUM n. a durable material used as floor covering. |
QUINOLINE | • quinoline n. (Organic chemistry) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a benzene ring fused… • QUINOLINE n. a pungent, colourless, oily liquid, first obtained from quinine and used e.g. as a food preservative, also QUINOLIN. |
QUINOLINS | • quinolins n. Plural of quinolin. • QUINOLIN n. a pungent, colourless, oily liquid, first obtained from quinine and used e.g. as a food preservative, also QUINOLINE. |
QUINOLONE | • quinolone n. (Organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric ketones derived from quinoline. • quinolone n. (Medicine) Any of a range of broad-spectrum antibiotics, related to nalidixic acid, based on this structure. • QUINOLONE n. any of a group of antibiotics used esp. against infections of the urinary or respiratory tracts. |
RHINOLITH | • rhinolith n. A calculus that forms in the nasal cavity. • RHINOLITH n. a concretion formed within the cavities of the nose. |
RHINOLOGY | • rhinology n. The scientific study of the nose. • RHINOLOGY n. the study of the nose. |
SINOLOGUE | • sinologue n. A student of Chinese; one versed in the Chinese language, literature, and history. • SINOLOGUE n. one versed in Chinese culture, also SINOLOGIST. |
TERPINOLS | • terpinols n. Plural of terpinol. • TERPINOL n. a terpene alcohol used as a perfume base, also TERPINEOL. |
URINOLOGY | • urinology n. The study of urine as a way to analyse a patient’s health. • URINOLOGY n. the study of urine or the urinary tract, also OUROLOGY, UROLOGY. |