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1. acene, n.2 View full entry 1940
...Any of the series of compounds with a molecule consisting of a line of fused benzene rings....
2. acetylenic, adj. View full entry 1915
...Made or derived from acetylene; containing the carbon–carbon triple bond characteristic of acetylene and the alkynes....
3. activase, n. View full entry 1928
...An enzyme that activates another substance, esp. an inactive enzyme....
4. adamantane, n. View full entry 1933
...A crystalline hydrocarbon, occurring naturally in petroleum deposits, whose molecule consists of three fused cyclohexane rings. Also: any substituted derivative of this compound, esp. (Pharmacol.) one having dopaminergic...
5. adsorptivity, n. View full entry 1912
...Adsorptive power or capacity....
6. aglucone, n. View full entry 1908
...Originally: = aglycone Subsequently: spec. an aglycone which combines with glucose to form a glucoside....
7. aldolase, n. View full entry 1936
...An enzyme that catalyses an aldol condensation reaction or its reversal, esp. one between dihydroxyacetone phosphate and an aldehyde, as in glycolysis....
8. alkalosis, n. View full entry 1912
...Increased alkalinity (total base content) of the blood (or other body fluid), resulting from metabolic disorders, excessive intake of alkaline substances, or loss of carbon dioxide through hyperventilation; an instance of this....
9. androsterone, n. View full entry 1934
...A male sex hormone....
10. anhyd., adj. View full entry 1921
...= anhydrous1. Usu. as a written abbrev....
11. anthocyanidin, n. View full entry 1914
...A plant pigment formed by the hydrolysis of an anthocyanin....
12. anthrone, n. View full entry 1913
...A colourless crystalline ketone, C14H10O....
13. anti-oxidant, n. View full entry 1934
...An agent which inhibits oxidation. Also attrib. or , that inhibits oxidation....
14. apo-enzyme, n. View full entry 1936
...(See quot. 1961.)...
15. apozymase, n. View full entry 1926
...The residue of zymase after separation of cozymase....
16. arsanilic, adj. View full entry 1907
...Of or derived from arsenic acid and aniline, esp. arsanilic acid, C6H8O3NAs (= NH2.C6H4.AsO(OH)2),...
17. artemisinin, n. View full entry 1979
...A sesquiterpene lactone with an internal peroxide linkage isolated from the plant Artemisia annua and used in the treatment of malaria; = qinghaosu Also: any of a group...
18. athrocyte, n. View full entry 1938
...A cell having the property of absorbing and retaining solid particles....
19. Auger, n.2 View full entry 1931
...Used attrib. in Auger effect, Auger electron (see quot. 1962)....
20. autoprotolysis, n. View full entry 1934
...A reversible reaction in which a proton is transferred from one molecule of a solvent (esp. water) to another, giving a positive ion and a negative ion....
