whirlin
A protein encoded in humans by the gene DFNB31, possibly involved in the formation of scaffolding protein complexes that facilitate synaptic transmission in the central nervous system.

whirtle
A drawplate.

whirtles
plural of whirtle

whitedamp
A noxious mixture of gases formed by the combustion of coal, usually in an enclosed environment such as a mine.

whitenat
Clipped compound of white nationalist.

whitenats
plural of whitenat

whiteprint
A reproduction of a document created by means of the diazo chemical process.

whiteprinting
Reproduction of documents by means of the diazo chemical process.

whiteprints
plural of whiteprint

whitleather
A soft, pale leather prepared by tawing with alum and salt.

wilforlide
Any of a group of triterpenoid lactones present in the vine Tripterygium wilfordii

wilforlides
plural of wilforlide

wilgie
A red ochre traditionally used as a pigment by the Aboriginal Nyunga people.

winceys
plural of wincey

windblast
A sudden rush of air or gas; often, such a blast due to the collapse of a void, especially in mining.

windblasts
plural of windblast

windolite
A transparent material, used as a substitute for glass in windows

windowline
The line formed by a series of windows.

windowlines
plural of windowline

windowsill
The horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame.

windowsills
plural of windowsill

windowsole
windowsill

winebibber
A habitual (or heavy) drinker of alcohol, especially wine, an excessive wine-drinker; a drunkard.

winebibbers
plural of winebibber

wingcase
An elytron.

wingcases
plural of wingcase

winghead
Any entity having a head or head-like element resembling a wing.

wingheads
plural of winghead

winterizer
Any method or substance that prepares something for winter conditions.
A specialized fertilizer applied to a lawn in late fall in order to prepare it for winter and promote healthy growth in the spring.

winterizers
plural of winterizer

wintertide
wintertime

wintertides
plural of wintertide

wiremesh
Synonym of chainlink.

withafastuosin
A withanolide obtained from Datura fastuosa.

withafastuosins
plural of withafastuosin

withaferin
Any of a group of steroidal lactones found in species of Withania.

withaferins
plural of withaferin

withametelin
A withanolide obtained from Datura metel.

withametelins
plural of withametelin

withanamide
Any of a group of amides, present in Withania somnifera, that provide some protection from Alzheimer's disease

withanamides
plural of withanamide

withanolide
Any of a group of naturally occurring chemical compounds occurring as secondary metabolites primarily in genera of the nightshade family, consisting of a steroid backbone bound to a lactone or one of its derivatives.

withanolides
plural of withanolide

wodanium
A supposed chemical element, later found to be a mixture of copper, iron, lead, nickel, etc.

wogonin
An O-methylated flavone found in Scutellaria baicalensis, and used in treating certain medical conditions.

wokou
Pirates of a mixture of ethnicities who raided the coastlines of China and Korea from the 13th to 16th centuries.

wolframium
The chemical element wolfram or tungsten.

wondershine
A wondrous or glorious glow or shine

woodfuel
biofuel made from wood

wopmayite
A transparent, trigonal mineral found in Manitoba, Canada.

wordmongering
Synonym of wordmongery.

wordmongerings
plural of wordmongering

wordmongery
Clever writing or speaking, especially that which is superficially impressive but of very little substance.
The art of putting something into words, especially when done cleverly.
The memorization of written texts.

wordpool
A random collection of words, used as inspiration for writing.

wordpools
plural of wordpool

workbase
A base location from which a work project is operated.

workbases
plural of workbase.

workpiece
The raw material or partially finished piece that is shaped by performing various operations.

workpieces
plural of workpiece

workstrand
A group of sequentially related elements of a project.

workstrands
plural of workstrand

wormicide
A substance that kills worms.

wormicides
plural of wormicide

wowserism
moral crusading against alcohol, gambling, pornography, etc.

wrock
A genre of music produced by fans of the Harry Potter series, characterized by costumed performances and humorous lyrics about characters, settings, and plot elements from the series.

wubangziside
A xanthone found in plants of the Polygala genus.

wuweizisu
Synonym of schisandrin.

wuxing
the five fundamental elements or phases of processes in traditional East Asian cosmology, consisting of fire, water, wood, metal, and earth

xandemic
A period of time in the mid 2010s associated with widespread abuse of Xanax, an anti-anxiety medication, by teenagers in the United States.

xanol
A sodium salicylate preparation used as an antirheumatic.

xanthanol
Synonym of xanthydrol.

xanthanolide
Any of several glycosides containing xanthan.

xanthanolides
plural of xanthanolide

xanthaurine
The aglycone of quercitrin.

xanthein
The water-soluble part of the yellow carotenoid pigment present in the cell sap of some plants.

xantheine
Alternative form of xanthein.

xantheins
plural of xanthein

xanthematin
A yellow pigment formed by the action of nitric acid on haematin.

xanthene
Any of a group of tricyclic heterocycles (dibenzopyrans) that are the basis for a range of dyes such as fluorescein and eosin.

xanthenes
plural of xanthene

xanthenyl
A radical derived from xanthydrol, C₁₃H₁₀O⁺.

xanthide
Any derivative of xanthogen.

xanthides
plural of xanthide

xanthin
Alternative spelling of xanthine.

xanthine
Any of a group of alkaloids that include caffeine, theophylline, and theobromine as well as the parent compound, a precursor of uric acid found in many organs of the body.

xanthines
plural of xanthine

xanthinin
Alternative form of xanthinine.

xanthinine
A poorly-characterised material, related to urea and uric acid, that forms yellow salts, and exhibits a blue fluorescence.

xanthinoxidase
Alternative form of xanthine oxidase.

xanthinoxidases
plural of xanthinoxidase

xanthins
plural of xanthin

xanthiol
A saturated thioxanthene preparation.

xanthione
The thione analog of xanthine, 9H-xanthene-9-thione

xanthism
A yellowish colouring of pigments in hair, skin, feathers, etc.

xanthoangelol
A chalcone, found in Angelica keiskei, that induces apoptosis.

xanthofulvin
A complex xanthone related to vinaxanthone.

xanthogalenol
The chalcone 3'-prenyl-4,2',6'-trihydroxy-4'-methoxychalcone

xanthogen
Formerly, a hypothetical radical supposed to be characteristic of xanthic acid.

xanthogens
plural of xanthogen

xanthoma
A small, yellow nodule, rich in cholesterol and other lipids, that occurs in the skin, often near a joint

xanthomas
plural of xanthoma

xanthomata
plural of xanthoma

xanthomatoses
plural of xanthomatosis

xanthomatosis
A disorder in which excess lipid accumulates in the body and produces xanthomas

xanthomonadin
Any of a class of yellow pigments present in the protobacterium Xanthomonas.

xanthomonadins
plural of xanthomonadin

xanthonoxypropanolamine
Any propanolamine derived from a xanthon; they show antihypertensive activity

xanthonoxypropanolamines
plural of xanthonoxypropanolamine

xanthophane
The yellow form of chromophane.

xanthophyll
Any of various hydroxy, carbonyl or carboxylic acid derivatives of carotenes.
Lutein.

xanthophylls
plural of xanthophyll

xanthoprotein
A protein formed when xanthoproteic acid contacts epithelial cells, indicative of inadequate safety precautions when handling nitric acid.

xanthoproteins
plural of xanthoprotein

xanthopsin
Visual yellow; any of a form of visual purple that has been bleached by exposure to light.

xanthopsins
plural of xanthopsin

xanthopterin
A yellow crystalline solid that occurs mainly in the wings of butterflies and in the urine of mammals, converted by microorganisms into folic acid.

xanthopterine
Alternative form of xanthopterin.