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endocrine
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adj 1: of or belonging to endocrine glands or their secretions;
"endocrine system" [syn: endocrine, endocrinal] [ant:
exocrine]
n 1: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by
the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
[syn: hormone, endocrine, internal secretion]
2: any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete
hormones directly into the bloodstream [syn: endocrine
gland, endocrine, ductless gland]
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murine
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adj 1: of or relating to or transmitted by a member of the
family Muridae (rats and mice); "a murine plague"
n 1: a rodent that is a member of the family Muridae
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dexedrine
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n 1: an isomer of amphetamine (trade name Dexedrine) used as a
central nervous system stimulant [syn: dextroamphetamine
sulphate, Dexedrine]
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quinacrine
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n 1: a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm
infestations and once used to treat malaria [syn:
quinacrine, quinacrine hydrochloride, mepacrine,
Atabrine]
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helleborine
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n 1: any of several small temperate and tropical orchids having
mottled or striped leaves and spikes of small yellowish-
white flowers in a twisted raceme [syn: rattlesnake
plantain, helleborine]
2: any of various orchids of the genus Epipactis
3: any of several orchids of the genus Cephalanthera
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papaverine
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n 1: an alkaloid medicine (trade name Kavrin) obtained from
opium; used to relax smooth muscles; it is nonaddictive
[syn: papaverine, Kavrin]
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taurine
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adj 1: of or relating to or resembling a bull
n 1: a colorless crystalline substance obtained from the bile of
mammals
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aneurin
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n 1: a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and
growth [syn: vitamin B1, thiamine, thiamin,
aneurin, antiberiberi factor]
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apocrine
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adj 1: (of exocrine glands) producing a secretion in which part
of the secreting cell is released with the secretion;
"mother's milk is one apocrine secretion" [ant:
eccrine]
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catarrhine
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adj 1: of or related to Old World monkeys that have nostrils
together and opening downward [syn: catarrhine,
catarrhinian] [ant: broadnosed, leptorhine,
leptorrhine, leptorrhinian, leptorrhinic,
platyrhine, platyrhinian, platyrrhine,
platyrrhinian, platyrrhinic]
n 1: of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and
nostrils close together [syn: Old World monkey,
catarrhine]
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platyrrhine
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adj 1: of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far
apart or to people with broad noses [syn: platyrrhine,
platyrrhinian, platyrhine, platyrhinian,
platyrrhinic, broadnosed] [ant: catarrhine,
catarrhinian, leptorhine, leptorrhine,
leptorrhinian, leptorrhinic]
n 1: hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated
nostrils and long usually prehensile tails [syn: New World
monkey, platyrrhine, platyrrhinian]
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vulturine
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adj 1: living by preying on other animals especially by catching
living prey; "a predatory bird"; "the rapacious wolf";
"raptorial birds"; "ravening wolves"; "a vulturine taste
for offal" [syn: predatory, rapacious, raptorial,
ravening, vulturine, vulturous]
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turin
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n 1: capital city of the Piemonte region of northwestern Italy
[syn: Turin, Torino]
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tamarin
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n 1: small South American marmoset with silky fur and long
nonprehensile tail [syn: tamarin, lion monkey, lion
marmoset, leoncita]
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stearin
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n 1: an ester of glycerol and stearic acid
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alabastrine
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adj 1: of or resembling alabaster; "alabaster statue" [syn:
alabaster, alabastrine]
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ephedrine
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n 1: white odorless powdered or crystalline alkaloid from plants
of the genus Ephedra (especially Ephedra sinica) or made
synthetically; used as a bronchodilator to treat bronchitis
and asthma
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sarin
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n 1: a highly toxic chemical nerve agent that inhibits the
activity of cholinesterase [syn: sarin, GB]
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aventurine
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n 1: a translucent quartz spangled with bits of mica or other
minerals [syn: sunstone, aventurine]
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veratrine
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aldrin
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kirin
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lohengrin
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riverine
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zollverein
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perrin
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meandrine
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darin
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viperine
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zebrine
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