alogism
An early 20th century movement in painting and writing, emerging from the Russian avant-garde, which made use of antirational or nonsensical elements.
An absurd or nonsensical element deliberately added to a work that belongs to the alogism movement.
Irrationality; the rejection of logical thinking as a means of approaching truth.
An irrational statement or line of argument; a logical error.
An inconsistency or arbitrary situation that follows no logical pattern.

alogisms
plural of alogism

alomancy
Alternative form of halomancy.

alosine
Any shad of the subfamily Alosinae

alosines
plural of alosine

alpenstock
A stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain.

alpenstocks
plural of alpenstock

alphacypermethrin
An isomer of cypermethrin.

alphadione
Synonym of althesin.

alphafetoprotein
A protein produced in the fetal liver

alphafoetoprotein
Alternative form of alphafetoprotein.

alphaolefin
An unsaturated hydrocarbon with a double bond at the alpha position (the first carbon atom in the chain), typically used in the production of polyethylene, plasticizers, and lubricants.

alphaolefins
plural of alphaolefin

alphenic
White barley sugar

alphenics
plural of alphenic

alsterpaullone
A particular cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor that induces apoptosis

alstonidin
Alternative form of alstonidine.

alstonidine
An alkaloid found in dita bark.

altanserin
A compound that binds to the 5-HT_(2A) receptor in the brain, used as a radioligand when labelled with fluorine-18.

altarware
Religious items made from precious metals such as chalices and patens, that are used on an altar during eucharist.

alternan
The glucan produced by the enzyme alternansucrase.

alterobactin
Any of a group of peptidic siderophores produced by bacteria of the genus Alteromonas

alterobactins
plural of alterobactin

altertoxin
Any f a group of toxic secondary metabolites produced by fungi of the genus Alternaria

altertoxins
plural of altertoxin

altheine
asparagine

althesin
A hypnotic agent that is a mixture of alphaxalone and alphadolone

althiazide
The thiazide diuretic 6-chloro-1,1-dioxo-3-(prop-2-enylsulfanylmethyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-1λ⁶,2,4-benzothiadiazine-7-sulfonamide

altoqualine
An isoquinoline that acts as an inhibitor of histidine decarboxylase.

altropyranose
The pyranose form of altrose

altrose
An aldohexose epimeric with mannose

altroses
plural of altrose

alumine
alumina

aluminisation
Alternative spelling of aluminization.

aluminization
A chemical vapor deposition process that coats a metal surface with aluminum to protect it from corrosion and oxidation.

aluminoferrite
A mixed aluminate / ferrite present in cement and in brownmillerite

aluminoferrites
plural of aluminoferrite

aluminosilicate
Any of many silicate minerals, such as feldspar and zeolite, in which a proportion of the Si⁴⁺ ions are replaced by Al³⁺, the excess negative charge being balanced by extra sodium, potassium or calcium ions.

aluminosilicates
plural of aluminosilicate

aluminothermics
Synonym of aluminothermy.

aluminothermy
the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium

aluminoxane
a class of organometallic compounds of aluminium having general formula R₂Al-O-AlR₂; they are used as catalysts in the polymerization of epoxides and oxetanes to form polyether elastomers.

aluminoxanes
plural of aluminoxane

alveicin
A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Hafnia alvei.

alypin
The local anesthetic benzoyltetramethyl-diaminoethyl-dimethyl-carbinol hydrochloride.

amaninamide
A cyclopeptide amatoxin that inhibits an RNA polymerase

amaranthin
A derivative of betanin.

amaranthins
plural of amaranthin

amarantin
Alternative form of amaranthin.

amarine
A characteristic crystalline substance, obtained from oil of bitter almonds.

amastin
A transmembrane glycoprotein found in trypanosomatid parasites

amastins
plural of amastin

amatoxin
Any of a class of toxic peptides produced by several mushrooms of the genus Amanita and others.

amatoxins
plural of amatoxin

amberoid
A synthetic amber manufactured by melting and compressing chips of natural amber, sometimes with other resins.

amberoids
plural of amberoid

ambiguine
Any of a range of fungicidal alkaloids, having a structure similar to hapalindole, isolated from blue-green algae of the family Stigonemataceae

ambiguines
plural of ambiguine

ambrettolide
The macrolide lactone 1-oxacycloheptadec-8-en-2-one

ambrine
A paraffin preparation used in the treatment of burns.

ambroid
Alternative form of amberoid.

ambroxide
A terpenoid, an autoxidation product of ambrein, that is one of the key constituents responsible for the odor of ambergris.

ameliorant
A substance that helps plants grow by improving the physical condition of the soil.
Anything that improves something else.

ameliorants
plural of ameliorant

ameloblastin
A protein, formed in the ameloblasts, that is found in the enamel of teeth

ameloblastins
plural of ameloblastin

amelogenin
A protein found in the enamel of teeth

amelogenins
plural of amelogenin

ameloginin
Misspelling of amelogenin.

amelotin
A protein secreted by ameloblasts during tooth development

amelotins
plural of amelotin

americate
An oxyanion of americium; a salt containing this anion

americates
plural of americate

amesergide
A serotonin receptor antagonist of the ergoline and lysergamide families.

amidal
A chemical compound formed by the condensation of an amide with an aldehyde.

amidals
plural of amidal

amidapsone
An antimicrobial solution used in the treatment of Marek's disease in chickens.
A urea analog of dapsone.

amidase
Any amidohydrolase

amidases
plural of amidase

amidation
Reaction with, or formation of, an amide.

amidations
plural of amidation

amidine
Any of several classes of organic compound, formally derived from oxoacids by replacement of the hydroxy group with an amino group, and the oxo group with =NR.

amidines
plural of amidine

amidiniumation
Reaction with, or formation of an amidinium cation

amidiniumations
plural of amidiniumation

amidinopiperidine
An amidino derivative of piperidine

amidinopiperidines
plural of amidinopiperidine

amidinopropane
The amidine (CH₃)₂CH-C(=NH)NH₂

amidoalkyl
Any amido derivative of an alkyl radical

amidoalkylation
Formation of, or reaction with an amidoalkyl radical

amidoalkylations
plural of amidoalkylation

amidoalkyls
plural of amidoalkyl

amidocuprate
Any of a group of complex anions containing copper amides; any salt containing such an anion

amidocuprates
plural of amidocuprate

amidogen
The amino radical, •NH₂, the neutral form of the amide ion −NH₂⁻, regardable as the ammonia molecule with one of its hydrogen atoms removed.

amidogens
plural of amidogen

amidohydrolysis
The hydrolysis of an amide

amidolysis
The cleavage of amide groups (especially of peptide bonds)

amidomethyl
Any amido derivative of a methyl radical (-CH₂-NH-CO-R)

amidomethyls
plural of amidomethyl

amidonaphthol
Any amido derivative of naphthol

amidonaphthols
plural of amidonaphthol

amidophosphoribosyltransferase
An enzyme that converts phosphoribosylpyrophosphate into 5-phosphoribosylamine.

amidotransferase
amidoligase

amidotransferases
plural of amidotransferase

amidrazone
Any of a class of nitrogen derivatives of carboxylic acids having a tautomeric structure represented by the general formulas RC(=NH)NHNH₂ and RC(NH₂)=NNH₂

amidrazones
plural of amidrazone

amidulin
soluble starch, so rendered by boiling or treating with hydrochloric acid

amiflamine
A reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase A.

aminacrine
A fluorescent dye, 9-acridinamine, that is used as a topical antiseptic

aminase
An enzyme involved in amination.

aminases
plural of aminase

amination
The introduction of one or more amino groups into a compound.

aminations
plural of amination