amino acid
— Noun
– English
~ organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group; "proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 common amino acids"
aminoaciduria
— Noun
– English
~ abnormal presence of amino acids in the urine; usually a symptom of metabolic defects
aminoalkane
— Noun
– English
~ a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals
aminoalkanoic acid
— Noun
– English
~ organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group; "proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 common amino acids"
aminobenzine
— Noun
– English
~ oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines
aminomethane
— Noun
– English
~ a methyl with the hydrogen atom replaced by an amino radical
aminopherase
— Noun
– English
~ a class of transferases that catalyze transamination (that transfer an amino group from an amino acid to another compound)
aminophylline
— Noun
– English
~ a theophylline derivative that is used as a bronchodilator in the treatment of bronchial asthma, emphysema, and bronchitis
aminoplast
— Noun
– English
~ a plastic (synthetic resin) made from amino compounds; used as an adhesive and as a coating for paper and textiles
aminopyrine
— Noun
– English
~ a white crystalline substance used as an analgesic and antipyretic
aminotransferase
— Noun
– English
~ a class of transferases that catalyze transamination (that transfer an amino group from an amino acid to another compound)
amiodarone
— Noun
– English
~ an antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Cordarone) that has potentially fatal side effects and is used to control serious heart rhythm problems only when safer agents have been ineffective
amir
— Noun
– English
~ an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia)
amish
— Noun
– English
~ an American follower of the Mennonite religion
amiss
— Adverb
– English
~ in an imperfect or faulty way; "The lobe was imperfectly developed"; "Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practiced more"- Jane Austen