alanines
plural of alanine

alanins
plural of alanin

alantolactone
The sesquiterpene lactone 3aR,5S,8aR,9aR-3a,5,6,7,8,8a,9,9a-octahydro-5,8a-dimethyl-3-methylene-naphtho[2,3-b]furan-2(3H)-one which inhibits proliferation of cancer cells

alanyl
The univalent acyl radical, CH₃CH(NH₂)CO-, derived from the amino acid alanine.

alanylation
The introduction of an alanyl group into a molecule

alanyls
plural of alanyl

alaplasties
plural of alaplasty

alaplasty
Alternative form of alarplasty.

alarmone
An intracellular signal molecule produced due to harsh environmental factors, and serving to regulate the gene expression at transcription level.

alarmones
plural of alarmone

alarplasties
plural of alarplasty

alarplasty
Plastic surgery to modify the shape of the nostrils.

albanol
Either of two complex phenols isolated from the white mulberry Morus alba.

albanols
plural of albanol

albeluvisol
A soil with a thin, dark surface horizon on a bleached subsurface horizon that tongues into a clay illuviation horizon.

albeluvisols
plural of albeluvisol

albifylline
A bioactive xanthine derivative.

alboaggregin
Any of a group of proteins that are platelet agonists

alboaggregins
plural of alboaggregin

albolite
Alternative form of albolith.

albolith
A kind of cement consisting mostly of magnesia and silica.

albumen
The white part of an egg; being mostly the protein albumin and water.
The endosperm of flowering plants.

albumens
plural of albumen

albumina
plural of albumen

albuminate
A compound of albumin and a base or acid

albuminates
plural of albuminate

albuminaturia
A form of albuminuria in which there is a preponderance in the urine of mineral substances over proteins.

albumose
Any of a class of polypeptides formed by digestion of protein; proteose

albumoses
plural of albumose

alcahest
rare spelling of alkahest

alcahests
plural of alcahest

alcalase
A protease obtained from Bacillus licheniformis

alcaligin
A siderophore produced by bacteria of the family Alcaligenaceae.

alcapton
Alternative spelling of alkapton.

alchemies
plural of alchemy

alchemy
The premodern and early modern study of physical changes, particularly in Europe, Arabia, and China; and chiefly in pursuit of an elixir of immortality, a universal panacea, and/or a philosopher's stone able to transmute base metals into gold, eventually developing into chemistry.
The causing of any sort of mysterious sudden transmutation.
Any elaborate transformation process or algorithm.

alchimy
Obsolete form of alchemy.

alchymie
Obsolete form of alchemy.

alchymies
plural of alchymy

alchymy
Alternative spelling of alchemy.

alcoholature
An alcoholic tincture prepared with fresh plants.

alcoholatures
plural of alcoholature

alcoholisation
Alternative form of alcoholization.

alcoholisations
plural of alcoholisation

alcoholization
Reduction to powder.
Saturation with alcohol.
Subjection to the influence of alcoholic spirits.

alcoholizations
plural of alcoholization

alcohology
The study of the effects of alcohol; on living organisms, people or social environments.

alcohololysis
disruption or dissolution by means of alcohol

alcoholomania
alcohol addiction

alcoholometry
The measurement of the concentration of alcohol in a liquid, especially in the blood

alcoholophilia
A pathological craving for alcohol; alcoholism.

alcoholyses
plural of alcoholysis

alcoholysis
Solvolysis using an alcohol.

alcohometry
Alternative form of alcoholometry.

aldofuranose
The furanose form of an aldose

aldofuranoses
plural of aldofuranose

aldoheptose
Any aldose form of a heptose

aldoheptoses
plural of aldoheptose

aldohexopyranose
The pyranose form of an aldohexose

aldohexopyranoses
plural of aldohexopyranose

aldolase
An enzyme, present in some tissue, that catalyses the conversion of phosphates of fructose to those of glyceraldehyde and dihydroxyacetone

aldolases
plural of aldolase

aldonitrile
Any aldosidic nitrile

aldonitriles
plural of aldonitrile

aldonolactone
A lactone derived from an aldol

aldonolactones
plural of aldonolactone

aldononitrile
The nitrile of an aldonic acid

aldononitriles
plural of aldononitrile

aldopentose
A pentose that is also an aldose.

aldopentoses
plural of aldopentose

aldophosphamide
A tautomer of 4-hydroxycyclophosphamide.

aldopyranose
The pyranose form of an aldose

aldopyranoses
plural of aldopyranose

aldosamine
Any aldose form of an amino sugar

aldosamines
plural of aldosamine

aldosteronism
A condition, marked by excessive secretion of aldosterone, that gives rise to cardiac difficulties

aldosteronisms
plural of aldosteronism

aldosulose
ketoaldose

aldosuloses
plural of aldosulose

aldotetrose
Any aldose having four carbon atoms

aldotetroses
plural of aldotetrose

aldotriose
Any aldose having three carbon atoms; in reality, just glyceraldehyde

aldotrioses
plural of aldotriose

alebrot
Alternative form of alembroth.

alembroth
The "salt of wisdom" of the alchemists, a double salt composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury, formerly used as a stimulant.

aleuronaplast
A proteinoplast.

aleuronaplasts
plural of aleuronaplast

aleuronate
A protein found in the endosperm of cereal grain; a flour composed of this protein, and very little starch, used to make food for diabetics

aleuroplast
A proteinoplast.

aleuroplasts
plural of aleuroplast

alexeyevite
An alternative name for the mineral alexjejewite.

alfaxalone
A neurosteroid general anaesthetic used in veterinary medicine.

alfaxane
alfaxalone

alfenide
An alloy of nickel and silver electroplated with silver. It was produced in Germany in the 19th century.

alfetamine
A chemical compound of the phenethylamine family, once investigated as a possible antidepressant.

algaecide
Alternative spelling of algicide.

algaecides
plural of algaecide

algarel
Alternative form of algarot.

algarot
A pale white emetic powder formerly used in alchemy, consisting of a compound of trichloride and trioxide of antimony.

algaroth
Alternative form of algarot.

algerite
An altered form of scapolite, originally believed to be a unique mineral.

algestone
16α,17α-dihydroxyprogesterone, a steroidal progestin used as a contraceptive drug.

algicide
A substance that kills, or inhibits the growth of, algae.

algicides
plural of algicide

algin
Any of various gelatinous gums, derivatives of alginic acid, derived from marine brown algae and used especially as emulsifiers or thickeners.

alginite
A component of some types of kerogen, consisting of organic-walled marine microfossils.

algins
plural of algin

alglucerase
A modified form of human β-glucocerebrosidase where the non-reducing ends of the oligosaccharide chains have been terminated with mannose residues.

algraphy
An early photographic technique, similar to zincography or lithography, using paper impregnated with an aluminium salt.

alimemazine
A phenothiazine derivative used as an antipruritic and to prevent motion sickness.

alinastine
A histamine 1 receptor antagonist.

aliquotation
The preparation of an aliquot

aliquotations
plural of aliquotation

alisol
A kind of soil with poor drainage and a dense subsurface clay layer, causing a relatively high concentration of aluminum ions in the rootzone.

alisols
plural of alisol

alitame
A dipeptide of alanine and aspartic acid that is used as an artificial sweetener

alite
An impure form of tricalcium silicate.

aliz
A clay-based earthen plaster.

alizarin
A red substance, 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone, extracted from madder root and used as a dye.

alizarine
Alternative spelling of alizarin.

alizarines
plural of alizarine

alizarins
plural of alizarin

alkabir
yellow indirect dye for silks, containing datiscin and extracted from bastard hemp, Datisca cannabina

alkachlorophyll
A presumed constituent of chlorophyll, produced by the action of an alkali.

alkadiene
Any aliphatic diene

alkadienes
plural of alkadiene

alkadiyne
An organic compound that contains two triple bonds within its molecular structure.