meganucleotides
plural of meganucleotide

megaplastic
Particles or pieces of waste plastic above 50 cm (19.69 in) in size, a common marine pollutant.

megaplastics
plural of megaplastic

megasporizine
An organic compound produced by Penicillium megasporum fungi.

megasynthetase
Any large, complex synthetase

megasynthetases
plural of megasynthetase

megavitamins
megadoses of vitamins

meglutol
A hypolipidemic agent.

meibum
The secretion, rich in lipids, of the meibomian gland

meimechite
An ultramafic volcanic rock that has a high magnesium oxide content.

meimechites
plural of meimechite

meiome
The complete set of messenger RNA molecules (transcripts) produced in a cell that is undergoing meiosis.

meiomes
plural of meiome

melamine
A strong aromatic heterocyclic base, triaminotriazine, used in combination with formaldehyde to manufacture melamine resins; any such resin, such as Formica

melamines
plural of melamine

melampyrin
melampyrite

melampyrine
Alternative form of melampyrin.

melanaemia
A morbid state in which the blood contains black pigment, either floating freely or embedded in the white blood cells; either a disease or a sign of one, ambiguously.

melanchym
Alternative spelling of melanchyme.

melanchyme
A bituminous substance found in masses in the brown coal of Zweifelsruth, Bohemia, former Czechoslovakia.

melanemia
Alternative form of melanaemia.

melanilin
Alternative form of melaniline.

melaniline
A complex nitrogenous hydrocarbon obtained artificially (as by the action of cyanogen chloride on aniline) as a white crystalline substance; diphenyl guanidin.

melanin
Any of a group of naturally occurring dark pigments, especially the pigment found in skin, hair, fur, and feathers.

melanins
plural of melanin

melanocortin
Any of a group of pituitary peptide hormones

melanocortins
plural of melanocortin

melanolysosome
A dark-coloured lysosome.

melanolysosomes
plural of melanolysosome

melanoproteinase
Any proteinase that acts on a melanoprotein

melanoproteinases
plural of melanoproteinase

melanoregulin
A protein (and associated gene) that regulates the activity of melanosomes

melanotropin
Synonym of melanocyte-stimulating hormone.

melanotropins
plural of melanotropin

melanuria
The excretion of urine of an abnormally dark colour, caused by the presence of melanin or other pigments or by the action of phenol, creosote, resorcin, and other coal-tar derivatives.

melanurias
plural of melanuria

melarsoprol
An organic arsenic compound, C₁₂H₁₅AsN₆OS₂, administered intravenously to treat late-stage African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness).

melastin
A protein immunomodulator produced by Streptomyces

melasyenite
A syenite that has a higher content of mafic minerals.

meleagrin
Any of a group of bioactive benzylisoquinoline alkaloids made by various species of Penicillium fungi.

melene
An unsaturated hydrocarbon, C₃₀H₆₀, of the ethylene series, obtained from beeswax as a white, scaly, crystalline wax.

meliacin
A type of limonoid chemical.

meliacinolin
A triterpenoid derivative that inhibits glucosidase and amylase activity and is used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus.

meliorant
Alternative form of ameliorant.

meliorants
plural of meliorant

melipramine
imipramine

melissene
melene

melissyl
myricyl

melissylene
melene

melitose
Synonym of raffinose.

melitriose
raffinose

melitrioses
plural of melitriose

mellonide
Any of various compounds of mellone.

mellonides
plural of mellonide

mellowcreme
A sweet syrup made from corn syrup, honey and sugar, used in confectionery.

mellowcremes
plural of mellowcreme

melodeath
melodic death metal

melofarce
A work or genre combining elements of melodrama and farce.

melofarces
plural of melofarce

melongene
An aubergine; an eggplant.

melongenes
plural of melongene

melrose
honey of roses, a mixture formerly used in gargles and lotions

meltrin
A metalloprotein involved in the formation of osteoclasts.

meltrins
plural of meltrin

melusin
A protein that binds to integrin within striated muscle

meminductor
A passive nonlinear electrical element that exhibits meminductance

meminductors
plural of meminductor

memristor
A passive electrical element in which the electrical resistance is proportional to the integral of the electrical current between the terminals.

memristors
plural of memristor

menachin
The metal titanium.

menaquinol
A quinol derived from a menaquinone

menaquinols
plural of menaquinol

menazon
A chemical compound (C₆H₁₂N₅O₂PS₂) used as an organophosphate insecticide.

menispermin
Alternative form of menispermine.

menispermina
Alternative form of menispermine.

menispermine
An alkaloid distinct from picrotoxin and obtained from the cocculus indicus (the fruit of Anamirta cocculus, formerly Menispermum cocculus) as a white, crystalline, tasteless powder.

menogaril
An anthracycline analogue of nogalamycin.

menotoxin
According to a now-debunked theory of the early 20th century, a toxic substance that builds up in the body and is excreted during menstruation.

menotrophin
Alternative form of menotropin.

menotrophins
plural of menotrophin

menotropin
human menopausal gonadotropin; an active substance for the treatment of fertility disturbances

menotropins
plural of menotropin

menthyl
A radical derived from menthol.

menthyls
plural of menthyl

mentoplasties
plural of mentoplasty

mentoplasty
Plastic surgery of the chin to alter its size or shape.

mepixanox
A respiratory stimulant.

meralluride
A mercurial diuretic.

merbarone
The topoisomerase inhibitor 5-(N-phenylcarbamoyl)-2-thiobarbituric acid that is an anticancer drug

merbromin
A topical antiseptic that is an organomercury derivative of fluorescein

mercaptamine
cysteamine

mercaptide
thiolate

mercaptides
plural of mercaptide

mercaptoacetyltriglycine
Mertiatide.

mercaptoalkyl
An alkyl group having a mercaptan (thiol) substituent

mercaptoalkyls
plural of mercaptoalkyl

mercaptobenzaldehyde
Any mercapto derivative of benzaldehyde, especially 2-mercaptobenzaldehyde

mercaptobenzaldehydes
plural of mercaptobenzaldehyde

mercaptoethanol
A compound of ethanol with a thiol group, often specifically 2-mercaptoethanol, which is used in various organic chemistry applications including protein denaturation

mercaptoethanols
plural of mercaptoethanol

mercaptoethylamine
The aminothiol NH₂-CH₂-CH₂-SH normally formed by the degradation of cysteine

mercaptoglycerol
Synonym of monothioglycerol.

mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane
A coupling agent for various industrial applications.

mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilanes
plural of mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane

mercaptopyridine
Any of three isomeric mercapto derivatives of pyridine, analogous to phenols

mercaptopyridines
plural of mercaptopyridine

mercaptosilane
Any silane that also has a thiol group
Any silanethiol

mercaptosilanes
plural of mercaptosilane

mercuhydrin
Synonym of meralluride.

mercurialisation
Alternative spelling of mercurialization

mercurialization
A treatment with the metal mercury (now known to be toxic).

mercurializations
plural of mercurialization

mercurification
The process or operation of obtaining the mercury, in its fluid form, from mercuric minerals.
The act or process of compounding, or the state of being compounded, with mercury.

meride
An interval of pitch equal to 1/43 of an octave.

merides
plural of meride

meroacid
meromycolic acid

meroacids
plural of meroacid

merocyanine
Any of a class of fluorescent dyes, some of which are notable for their solvatochromatic properties.

merocyanines
plural of merocyanine

merolectin
A lectin that has only a single sugar-binding centre, and does not agglutinate cells

merolectins
plural of merolectin

meroterpenoid
Any terpenoid derived from a meroterpene

meroterpenoids
plural of meroterpenoid

mertansine
A cytotoxic agent and maytansinoid.

merulin
Any of a group of cytotoxic sesquiterpenoid tricyclic peroxide ketones present in some endophytic fungi

merulins
plural of merulin