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exocrine
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adj 1: of or relating to exocrine glands or their secretions
[ant: endocrinal, endocrine]
n 1: a gland that secretes externally through a duct [syn:
exocrine gland, exocrine, duct gland]
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fibrin
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n 1: a white insoluble fibrous protein formed by the action of
thrombin on fibrinogen when blood clots; it forms a network
that traps red cells and platelets
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glycerine
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n 1: a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by
saponification of fats and oils [syn: glycerol,
glycerin, glycerine]
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heparin
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n 1: a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the
lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of thrombin
in coagulation of the blood; it (trade names Lipo-Hepin and
Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of
thrombosis and in heart surgery [syn: heparin, Lipo-
Hepin, Liquaemin]
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urine
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n 1: liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine";
"the child had to make water" [syn: urine, piss, pee,
piddle, weewee, water]
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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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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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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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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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corinne
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veratrine
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aldrin
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kirin
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lohengrin
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sciurine
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starin
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perrin
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karyn
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meandrine
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carin
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darin
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marrin
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