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10
(gcide) | 10 \10\ adj.
1. denoting a quantity consisting of one more than nine and
one less than eleven; -- representing the number ten as
Arabic numerals
Syn: ten, x
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10
(gcide) | 10 \10\ adj.
1. denoting a quantity consisting of one more than nine and
one less than eleven; -- representing the number ten as
Arabic numerals
Syn: ten, x
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100
(gcide) | 100 \100\ adj.
1. the Arabic numerals representing the number one hundred;
denoting a quantity consisting of one more than ninety
nine and one less than one hundred and one; ten times ten
Syn: hundred, a hundred, one hundred, c
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC] |
1000
(gcide) | 1000 \1000\ adj.
1. denoting a quantity consisting of one more than nine
hundred ninety nine and one less than one thousand and
one; -- representing the number one thousand as Arabic
numerals
Syn: thousand, a thousand, one thousand, m, k
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC] |
1000th
(gcide) | 1000th \1000th\ adj.
1. coming next after the nine hundred ninety-ninth in a
series
Syn: thousandth
[WordNet 1.5] |
100th
(gcide) | 100th \100th\ adj.
1. coming next after the ninety-ninth in a series
Syn: hundredth, centesimal
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC] |
10th
(gcide) | 10th \10th\ adj.
1. coming next after the ninth in a series
Syn: tenth
[WordNet 1.5] |
C10H10N2
(gcide) | Dipyridine \Di*pyr"i*dine\ (?; 104), n. [Pref. di- + pyridine.]
(Geom.)
A polymeric form of pyridine, C10H10N2, obtained as a
colorless oil by the action of sodium on pyridine.
[1913 Webster] |
C10H12N4O5
(gcide) | inosine \in"o*sine\ ([i^]n"[-o]*s[i^]n), n. (Chem.)
A ribonucleoside (C10H12N4O5) found in meat and meat
extracts, differing from adenosine in having a hydroxyl
rather than an amine attached to the purine ring. It may be
prepared from adenosine by the enzyme adenosine deaminase, or
by chemical deamination, as with nitrous acid. It
participates in some cellular functions, but is not one of
the normal nucleoside components of RNA.
[PJC] |
C10H12O2
(gcide) | Eugenol \Eu"ge*nol\, n. [Eugenia + -ol.] (Chem.)
A colorless, aromatic, liquid hydrocarbon, C10H12O2
resembling the phenols, and hence also called eugenic acid.
It is found in the oils of pimento and cloves.
[1913 Webster] |
C10H13N5O4
(gcide) | azidothymidine \azidothymidine\ n.
1. 1 an antiviral drug, (C10H13N5O4) used in the treatment
of AIDS. It has the generic name of zidovudine.
Note: an analog of thymidine, it inhibits the replication of
the viral chromosome.
Syn: AZT, zidovudine[generic], 3'-azido 3'-deoxythymidine,
Retrovir[Trademark]
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC] |
C10H13NH2
(gcide) | Cymidine \Cy"mi*dine\ ( s?"m?-d?n or -d?n; 104), n. (Chem.)
A liquid organic base, C10H13.NH2, derived from cymene.
[1913 Webster] |
C10H13NO
(gcide) | Thalline \Thal"line\, n. [Gr. ? a young shoot or branch.]
(Chem.)
An artificial alkaloid of the quinoline series, obtained as a
white crystalline substance, C10H13NO, whose salts are
valuable as antipyretics; -- so called from the green color
produced in its solution by certain oxidizing agents.
[1913 Webster] |
C10H13O2N
(gcide) | Phenacetin \Phe*nac"e*tin\, Phenacetine \Phe*nac"e*tine\, n.
[Phenyl + acetic + -in.] (Pharm.)
A white, crystalline compound, C10H13O2N, once used in
medicine principally as an antipyretic. It is now seldom used
because of serious side effects.
Syn: N-(4-ethoxyphenyl)acetamide, p-acetophenetidide,
p-ethoxyacetanilide, acetophenetidin,
para-acetphenetidin, p-acetophenetide.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] |
C10H13OH
(gcide) | Thymol \Thym"ol\, n. [Thyme + -ol.] (Chem.)
A phenol derivative of cymene, C10H13.OH, isomeric with
carvacrol, found in oil of thyme, and extracted as a white
crystalline substance of a pleasant aromatic odor and strong
antiseptic properties; -- called also hydroxy cymene.
[1913 Webster]Carvacrol \Car"va*crol\ (k[aum]r"v[.a]*kr[=o]l), n. (Chem.)
A thick oily liquid, C10H13.OH, of a strong taste and
disagreeable odor, obtained from oil of caraway ({Carum
carui}).
[1913 Webster] |
C10H14
(gcide) | eucalyptol \eu`ca*lyp*tol\, n. [eucalyptus + L. oleum oil.]
(Chem.)
A volatile, terpenelike oil (C10H18O), which is the main
constituent of the oil of eucalyptus. It has cockroach
repellent activity and is used as a flavoring aid in
pharmaceuticals. Chemically it is
1,3,3-trimethyl-2-oxabicyclo-[2,2,2]-octane. --MI11
Syn: cineole, cajeputol. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Note: In the 1913 Webster eucalytpol was defined as an oil
"consisting largely of cymene". Cymene
(isopropyltoluene, C10H14) differs from that of the
substance currently called eucalyptol, in having an
unsaturated ring and no oxygen. Para-cymene does occur
in eucalyptus oil as well as some other essential oils.
[PJC] |
C10H14N2
(gcide) | Nicotine \Nic"o*tine\ (? or ?), n. [F. nicotine. See
Nicotian.] (Chem.)
An alkaloid which is the active principle of tobacco
(C10H14N2). It occurs in tobacco plants ({Nicotiana
tabacum} and Nicotiana rusticum) to the extent of 2 to 8%,
in combination with malic acid or citric acid. It is a
colorless, transparent, oily liquid, having an acrid odor,
and an acrid burning taste. It is intensely poisonous. The
apparently addictive effects of tobacco smoking have been
ascribed largely to the effect of nicotine, and the
controlled administration of nicotine on various forms has
been used as a technique for assisting efforts to stop the
smoking habit. --Ure.
[1913 Webster +PJC]Isonicotine \I`so*nic"o*tine\, n. [Iso- + nicotine.] (Chem.)
A crystalline, nitrogenous base, C10H14N2, isomeric with
nicotine.
[1913 Webster] |
C10H15N
(gcide) | Coridine \Co"ri*dine\ (k?"r?-d?n; 104), n. [From L. cortium
leather.]
A colorless or yellowish oil, C10H15N, of a leathery odor,
occuring in coal tar, Dippel's oil, tobacco smoke, etc.,
regarded as an organic base, homologous with pyridine. Also,
one of a series of metameric compounds of which coridine is a
type. [Written also corindine.]
[1913 Webster] |
C10H15O5N3
(gcide) | Carnic \Car"nic\ (k[aum]r"n[i^]k), a. [L. caro, carnis, flesh.]
Of or pertaining to flesh; specif. (Physiol. Chem.),
pertaining to or designating a hygroscopic monobasic acid,
C10H15O5N3, obtained as a cleavage product from an acid of
muscle tissue.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
C10H16
(gcide) | Turpentine \Tur"pen*tine\ (t[^u]r"p[e^]n*t[imac]n), n. [F.
t['e]r['e]benthine, OF. also turbentine; cf. Pr. terebentina,
terbentina, It. terebentina, trementina; fr. L. terebinthinus
of the turpentine tree, from terebinthus the turpentine tree.
Gr. tere`binqos, te`rminqos. See Terebinth.]
A semifluid or fluid oleoresin, primarily the exudation of
the terebinth, or turpentine, tree (Pistacia Terebinthus),
a native of the Mediterranean region. It is also obtained
from many coniferous trees, especially species of pine,
larch, and fir.
[1913 Webster]
Note: There are many varieties of turpentine. Chian
turpentine is produced in small quantities by the
turpentine tree (Pistacia Terebinthus). Venice,
Swiss, or larch turpentine, is obtained from {Larix
Europaea}. It is a clear, colorless balsam, having a
tendency to solidify. Canada turpentine, or Canada
balsam, is the purest of all the pine turpentines (see
under Balsam). The Carpathian and Hungarian varieties
are derived from Pinus Cembra and Pinus Mugho.
Carolina turpentine, the most abundant kind, comes from
the long-leaved pine (Pinus palustris). Strasburg
turpentine is from the silver fir (Abies pectinata).
[1913 Webster]
Oil of turpentine (Chem.), a colorless oily hydrocarbon,
C10H16, of a pleasant aromatic odor, obtained by the
distillation of crude turpentine. It is used in making
varnishes, in medicine, etc. It is the type of the
terpenes and is related to cymene. Called also
terebenthene, terpene, etc.
Turpentine moth (Zool.), any one of several species of
small tortricid moths whose larvae eat the tender shoots
of pine and fir trees, causing an exudation of pitch or
resin.
Turpentine tree (Bot.), the terebinth tree, the original
source of turpentine. See Turpentine, above.
[1913 Webster]Camphene \Cam"phene\ (k[a^]m"f[=e]n or k[a^]m*f[=e]n"), n.
(Chem.)
One of a series of substances C10H16, resembling camphor,
regarded as modified terpenes.
[1913 Webster]Carvene \Car"vene\, n. [F. carvi caraway.]
An oily substance, C10H16, extracted from oil caraway.
[1913 Webster] |
C10H16N2O3S
(gcide) | biotin \bi"o*tin\ n.
a B vitamin (C10H16N2O3S) that aids in body growth; --
called also vitamin H and coenzyme R. It functions as a
coenzyme in many carboxylation reactions.
Note: Biotin binds tightly to the substance avidin, found in
raw egg-whites. Rats or chick on a diet high in raw
egg-white may develop skin lesions and retarded growth,
which can be prevented by adding biotin to the diet.
--[MI11]
Syn: .
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC] |
C10H16O
(gcide) | thujone \thu"jone\ (th[=u]"j[=o]n), n.
An oil, C10H16O, the chief constituent of cedar leaf oil
(thuja oil), which is obtained from the northern white cedar
(arbor vitae, Thuja occidentalis) or the western Red Cedar
(Thuja plicatis). It is a stimulant similar to camphor. It
is also called thujol, thuyol, absinthol, thuyone,
tanacetol, and tanacetone. --Stedman.
[PJC]Camphor \Cam"phor\ (k[a^]m"f[~e]r), n. [OE. camfere, F. camphre
(cf. It. canfora, Sp. camfora, alcanfor, LL. canfora,
camphora, NGr. kafoyra`), fr. Ar. k[=a]f[=u]r, prob. fr. Skr.
karp[=u]ra.]
1. A tough, white, aromatic resin, or gum, obtained from
different species of the Laurus family, esp. from
Cinnamomum camphara (the Laurus camphora of
Linn[ae]us.). Camphor, C10H16O, is volatile and
fragrant, and is used in medicine as a diaphoretic, a
stimulant, or sedative.
[1913 Webster]
2. originally, a gum resembling ordinary camphor, obtained
from a tree (Dryobalanops aromatica formerly
Dryobalanops camphora) growing in Sumatra and Borneo;
now applied to its main constituent, a terpene alcohol
obtainable as a white solid C10H18O, called also {Borneo
camphor}, Malay camphor, Malayan camphor, {camphor of
Borneo}, Sumatra camphor, bornyl alcohol, camphol,
and borneol. The isomer from Dryobalanops is
dextrorotatory; the levoratatory form is obtainable from
other species of plants, and the racemic mixture may be
obtained by reduction of camphor. It is used in perfumery,
and for manufacture of its esters. See Borneol.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Note: The name camphor is also applied to a number of bodies
of similar appearance and properties, as {cedar
camphor}, obtained from the red or pencil cedar
(Juniperus Virginiana), and peppermint camphor, or
menthol, obtained from the oil of peppermint.
[1913 Webster]
Camphor oil (Chem.), name variously given to certain
oil-like products, obtained especially from the camphor
tree.
Camphor tree, a large evergreen tree ({Cinnamomum
Camphora}) with lax, smooth branches and shining
triple-nerved lanceolate leaves, probably native in China,
but now cultivated in most warm countries. Camphor is
collected by a process of steaming the chips of the wood
and subliming the product.
[1913 Webster] |
C10H16O4
(gcide) | Camphoric \Cam*phor"ic\, a. [Cf. F. camphorique.] (Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, camphor.
[1913 Webster]
Camphoric acid, a white crystallizable substance,
C10H16O4, obtained from the oxidation of camphor.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Other acids of camphor are campholic acid, C10H18O2,
and camphoronic acid, C9H12O5, white crystallizable
substances.
[1913 Webster] |
C10H17OH
(gcide) | Borneol \Bor"ne*ol\, n. [Borneo + -ol.] (Chem.)
A rare variety of camphor, C10H17.OH, resembling ordinary
camphor, from which it can be produced by reduction. It is
said to occur in the camphor tree of Borneo and Sumatra
(Dryobalanops camphora), but the natural borneol is rarely
found in European or American commerce, being in great
request by the Chinese. Called also Borneo camphor, {Malay
camphor}, and camphol.
[1913 Webster] |
C10H18
(gcide) | Rutylene \Ru"ty*lene\, n. (Chem.)
A liquid hydrocarbon, C10H18, of the acetylene series. It
is produced artificially.
[1913 Webster] |
C10H18O
(gcide) | geraniol \ge*ra"ni*ol\, n. [See Geranium.] (Chem.)
A terpene alcohol (C10H18O) which constitutes the principal
part of the oil of palmarosa and the oil of rose. Chemically
it is 3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-ol. It has a sweet rose
odor. --MI11
[PJC]Camphor \Cam"phor\ (k[a^]m"f[~e]r), n. [OE. camfere, F. camphre
(cf. It. canfora, Sp. camfora, alcanfor, LL. canfora,
camphora, NGr. kafoyra`), fr. Ar. k[=a]f[=u]r, prob. fr. Skr.
karp[=u]ra.]
1. A tough, white, aromatic resin, or gum, obtained from
different species of the Laurus family, esp. from
Cinnamomum camphara (the Laurus camphora of
Linn[ae]us.). Camphor, C10H16O, is volatile and
fragrant, and is used in medicine as a diaphoretic, a
stimulant, or sedative.
[1913 Webster]
2. originally, a gum resembling ordinary camphor, obtained
from a tree (Dryobalanops aromatica formerly
Dryobalanops camphora) growing in Sumatra and Borneo;
now applied to its main constituent, a terpene alcohol
obtainable as a white solid C10H18O, called also {Borneo
camphor}, Malay camphor, Malayan camphor, {camphor of
Borneo}, Sumatra camphor, bornyl alcohol, camphol,
and borneol. The isomer from Dryobalanops is
dextrorotatory; the levoratatory form is obtainable from
other species of plants, and the racemic mixture may be
obtained by reduction of camphor. It is used in perfumery,
and for manufacture of its esters. See Borneol.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Note: The name camphor is also applied to a number of bodies
of similar appearance and properties, as {cedar
camphor}, obtained from the red or pencil cedar
(Juniperus Virginiana), and peppermint camphor, or
menthol, obtained from the oil of peppermint.
[1913 Webster]
Camphor oil (Chem.), name variously given to certain
oil-like products, obtained especially from the camphor
tree.
Camphor tree, a large evergreen tree ({Cinnamomum
Camphora}) with lax, smooth branches and shining
triple-nerved lanceolate leaves, probably native in China,
but now cultivated in most warm countries. Camphor is
collected by a process of steaming the chips of the wood
and subliming the product.
[1913 Webster]eucalyptol \eu`ca*lyp*tol\, n. [eucalyptus + L. oleum oil.]
(Chem.)
A volatile, terpenelike oil (C10H18O), which is the main
constituent of the oil of eucalyptus. It has cockroach
repellent activity and is used as a flavoring aid in
pharmaceuticals. Chemically it is
1,3,3-trimethyl-2-oxabicyclo-[2,2,2]-octane. --MI11
Syn: cineole, cajeputol. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Note: In the 1913 Webster eucalytpol was defined as an oil
"consisting largely of cymene". Cymene
(isopropyltoluene, C10H14) differs from that of the
substance currently called eucalyptol, in having an
unsaturated ring and no oxygen. Para-cymene does occur
in eucalyptus oil as well as some other essential oils.
[PJC] |
C10H18O2
(gcide) | Camphoric \Cam*phor"ic\, a. [Cf. F. camphorique.] (Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, camphor.
[1913 Webster]
Camphoric acid, a white crystallizable substance,
C10H16O4, obtained from the oxidation of camphor.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Other acids of camphor are campholic acid, C10H18O2,
and camphoronic acid, C9H12O5, white crystallizable
substances.
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C10H19N
(gcide) | Valeridine \Va*ler"i*dine\, n. (Chem.)
A base, C10H19N, produced by heating valeric aldehyde with
ammonia. It is probably related to the conine alkaloids.
[1913 Webster] |
C10H19NO
(gcide) | Lupinine \Lu"pin*ine\, n. (Chem.)
An alkaloid found in several species of lupine ({Lupinus
luteus}, Lupinus albus, etc.), and extracted as a bitter
crystalline substance, having a formula C10H19NO. Called
also l-lupinine
[1913 Webster]
Note: Chemically it is a a bicyclic saturated quinolizine
[1-R-trans]-Octahydro-2H-quinolizine-1-methanol, with
the structure:
CH2OH | /\ H /\ / \|/ \ | | | | N | \ / \ / \/ \/
--[MI11]
[PJC] |
C10H20
(gcide) | Decene \De"cene\, n. [L. decem ten.] (Chem.)
One of the higher hydrocarbons, C10H20, of the ethylene
series.
[1913 Webster]Diamylene \Di*am"y*lene\, n. [Pref. di- + amylene.] (Chem.)
A liquid hydrocarbon, C10H20, of the ethylene series,
regarded as a polymeric form of amylene.
[1913 Webster] |
C10H20O
(gcide) | menthol \men"thol\, n. [Mentha + -ol.] (Chem.)
A white, crystalline, aromatic substance (C10H20O)
resembling camphor, extracted from oil of peppermint
(Mentha); -- called also mint camphor or {peppermint
camphor}. It has the peculiar effect on skin and membranes of
making them feel cool, and is used in liqueurs, confections,
cigarettes, cough drops and perfumes, among other things.
[1913 Webster +PJC] |
C10H21
(gcide) | Decyl \De"cyl\, n. [L. decem ten + -yl.] (Chem.)
A hydrocarbon radical, C10H21., never existing alone, but
regarded as the characteristic constituent of a number of
compounds of the paraffin series.
[1913 Webster] |
C10H21CO2H
(gcide) | Undecylic \Un`de*cyl"ic\, a. (Chem.)
Related to, derived from, or containing, the undecyl radical;
specifically, designating that member of the fatty acids
which corresponds to undecane, and is obtained as a white
crystalline substance, C10H21.CO2H.
[1913 Webster] |
C10H22
(gcide) | Decane \Dec"ane\, n. [See Deca-.] (Chem.)
A liquid hydrocarbon, C10H22, of the paraffin series,
including several isomeric modifications.
[1913 Webster] |
C10H5OHNH2SO3Na
(gcide) | Eikonogen \Ei*kon"o*gen\, n. [Gr. e'ikw`n, e'iko`nos, image +
root of gi`gnesqai to be born.] (Photog. & Chem.)
The sodium salt of a sulphonic acid of a naphthol,
C10H5(OH)(NH2)SO3Na used as a developer.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
C10H6O2
(gcide) | Naphthoquinone \Naph`tho*qui"none\, n. [Naphthalene + quinone.]
(Chem.)
A yellow crystalline substance, C10H6O2, analogous to
quinone, obtained by oxidizing naphthalene with chromic acid.
[1913 Webster] |
C10H6O3
(gcide) | Juglone \Ju"glone\, n. [L. juglans the walnut + -one.] (Chem.)
A yellow crystalline substance (C10H6O3) resembling
quinone, extracted from green shucks of the walnut ({Juglans
regia}); -- called also nucin. Chemically, it is
5-hydroxy-1,4-naphthalenedione.
[1913 Webster] |
C10H7COOH
(gcide) | Naphthoic \Naph*tho"ic\, a. (Chem.)
Pertaining to, derived from, or related to, naphthalene; --
used to designate any one of a series of carboxyl
derivatives, called naphthoic acids of the general formula
C10H7.COOH, such as 1-naphthoic acid.
[1913 Webster] |
C10H7NH2
(gcide) | Naphthylamine \Naph`thyl*am"ine\, n. (Chem.)
One of two basic amido derivatives of naphthalene,
C10H7.NH2, forming crystalline solids.
[1913 Webster] Napierian |
C10H8
(gcide) | Naphthalene \Naph"tha*lene\, n. (Chem.)
A white crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon, C10H8, analogous
to benzene, and obtained by the distillation of certain
bituminous materials, such as the heavy oil of coal tar. It
is the type and basis of a large number of derivatives among
organic compounds. Formerly called also naphthaline.
[1913 Webster]
Naphthalene red (Chem.), a dyestuff obtained from certain
diazo derivatives of naphthylamine, and called also
magdala red.
Naphthalene yellow (Chem.), a yellow dyestuff obtained from
certain nitro derivatives of naphthol.
[1913 Webster] |
C10H8N2
(gcide) | Dipyridyl \Di*pyr"i*dyl\, n. [Pref. di- + pyridine + -yl.]
(Chem.)
A crystalline nitrogenous base, C10H8N2, obtained by the
reduction of pyridine.
[1913 Webster] |
C10H8O4
(gcide) | Furoin \Fu"ro*in\, n. [See Furfurol.] (Chem.)
A colorless, crystalline substance, C10H8O4, from furfurol.
[1913 Webster] |
C10H9N
(gcide) | Iridoline \I*rid"o*line\, n. [Iridescent + L. oleum oil.]
(Chem.)
A nitrogenous base C10H9N, extracted from coal-tar naphtha,
as an oily liquid. It is a member of the quinoline series,
and is probably identical with lepidine. Iridosmine |
C10H9NO2
(gcide) | indoleacetic acid \in"dole*a*cet"ic ac"id\ ([i^]n"d[=o]l), n.
(Chem., Bot.)
A plant hormone (C10H9NO2) recognized as the principle
growth regulator in higher plants; called also heteroauxin.
Abbreviated IAA. Chemically it is 1H-indole-3-acetic acid.
[PJC] |
C12H22O10
(gcide) | Rutinose \Rutinose.\
A disaccharide present in glycosides.
Note: It is prepared from rutin by hydrolysis with
rhamnodiastase. 6-O-[alpha]-L-rhamnosyl-D-glucose;
C12H22O10.
[PJC] |
C13H10
(gcide) | Fluorene \Flu`or*ene\, n. (Chem.)
A colorless, crystalline hydrocarbon, C13H10 having a
beautiful violet fluorescence; whence its name. It occurs in
the higher boiling products of coal tar, and is obtained
artificially.
[1913 Webster] fluoresceineSequoiene \Se*quoi"ene\, n. (Chem.)
A hydrocarbon (C13H10) obtained in white fluorescent
crystals, in the distillation products of the needles of the
California "big tree" (Sequoia gigantea).
[1913 Webster] |
C14H10
(gcide) | Phenanthrene \Phe*nan"threne\, n. [Phenyl + antracene.] (Chem.)
A complex hydrocarbon, C14H10, found in coal tar, and
obtained as a white crystalline substance with a bluish
fluorescence.
[1913 Webster]Tolane \To*lane"\, n. [From Toluene.] (Chem.)
A hydrocarbon, C14H10, related both to the acetylene and
the aromatic series, and produced artificially as a white
crystalline substance; -- called also diphenyl acetylene.
[1913 Webster] |
C14H10O9
(gcide) | Tannic \Tan"nic\, a.
Of or pertaining to tan; derived from, or resembling, tan;
as, tannic acid.
[1913 Webster]
Tannic acid. (Chem.)
(a) An acid obtained from nutgalls as a yellow amorphous
substance, C14H10O9, having an astringent taste, and
forming with ferric salts a bluish-black compound, which
is the basis of common ink. Called also tannin, and
gallotannic acid.
(b) By extension, any one of a series of astringent
substances resembling tannin proper, widely diffused
through the vegetable kingdom, as in oak bark, willow,
catechu, tea, coffee, etc.
[1913 Webster] |
C15H10
(gcide) | Fluoranthene \Flu`or*an"thene\, n. [Fluorene + anthracene.]
(Chem.)
A white crystalline hydrocarbon C15H10, of a complex
structure, found as one ingredient of the higher boiling
portion of coal tar.
[1913 Webster] |
C15H10O5
(gcide) | Emodin \Em"o*din\, n. (Chem.)
An orange-red crystalline substance, C15H10O5, obtained
from the buckthorn, rhubarb, etc., and regarded as a
derivative of anthraquinone; -- so called from a species of
rhubarb (Rheum emodei).
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C15H10O7
(gcide) | Morin \Mo"rin\, n. (Chem.)
A yellow crystalline substance (C15H10O7) of acid
properties extracted from fustic (Chlorophora tinctoria
syn. Maclura tinctoria, formerly called Morus tinctoria);
-- called also moric acid and natural yellow 8. It is
used as a dye for wool, giving a color from lemon yellow
through olive to olive brown, depending on the metal with
which it is mordanted.
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C16H10
(gcide) | Pyrene \Py"rene\, n. [Gr. ? fire.] (Chem.)
One of the less volatile hydrocarbons of coal tar, obtained
as a white crystalline substance, C16H10.
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C16H10N2O2
(gcide) | Indigo \In"di*go\, a.
Having the color of, pertaining to, or derived from, indigo.
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Indigo berry (Bot.), the fruit of the West Indian shrub
Randia aculeata, used as a blue dye.
Indigo bird (Zool.), a small North American finch
(Cyanospiza cyanea). The male is indigo blue in color.
Called also indigo bunting.
Indigo blue.
(a) The essential coloring material of commercial indigo,
from which it is obtained as a dark blue earthy powder,
with a reddish luster, C16H10N2O2, which may be
crystallized by sublimation. Indigo blue is also made
from artificial amido cinnamic acid, and from artificial
isatine; and these methods are of great commercial
importance. Called also indigotin.
(b) A dark, dull blue color like the indigo of commerce.
Indigo brown (Chem.), a brown resinous substance found in
crude indigo.
Indigo copper (Min.), covellite.
Indigo green, a green obtained from indigo.
Indigo plant (Bot.), a leguminous plant of several species
(genus Indigofera), from which indigo is prepared. The
different varieties are natives of Asia, Africa, and
America. Several species are cultivated, of which the most
important are the Indigofera tinctoria, or {common
indigo plant}, the Indigofera Anil, a larger species,
and the Indigofera disperma.
Indigo purple, a purple obtained from indigo.
Indigo red, a dyestuff, isomeric with indigo blue, obtained
from crude indigo as a dark brown amorphous powder.
Indigo snake (Zool.), the gopher snake.
Indigo white, a white crystalline powder obtained by
reduction from indigo blue, and by oxidation easily
changed back to it; -- called also indigogen.
Indigo yellow, a substance obtained from indigo.
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C16H18O10
(gcide) | fraxin \frax"in\, n. [From Fraxinus.] (Chem.)
A colorless crystalline substance (C16H18O10) found in the
bark of the ash (Fraxinus), and along with esculin in the
bark of the horse-chestnut. It is structurally a derivative
of a coumarin glucoside. It shows a delicate blue-green
fluorescence in alkaline solutions; -- called also paviin
and fraxoside. --MI-11br/
Syn:
8-([beta]-D-Glucopyranosyloxy)-7-hydroxy-6-methoxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one;
also,
7,8-dihydroxy-6-methoxy-coumarin-8-[beta]-D-glucoside;
fraxetin-8-glucoside.
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C20H22O10
(gcide) | Erythrin \E*ryth"rin\, Erythrine \E*ryth"rine\, n. [Gr.
'eryqro`s red.]
1. (Chem.) A colorless crystalline substance, C20H22O10,
extracted from certain lichens, as the various species of
Rocella. It is a derivative of orsellinic acid. So
called because of certain red compounds derived from it.
Called also erythric acid.
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2. (Min.) See Erythrite, 2.
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C35H47NO10
(gcide) | Taxine \Tax"ine\, n. [L. taxus a yew.] (Chem.)
A poisonous alkaloid of bitter taste extracted from the
leaves and seeds of the European yew (Taxus baccata).
Called also taxia. The usual preparation is a mixture of
compounds. Taxine A has the chemical formula: C35H47NO10.
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C4H10
(gcide) | Butane \Bu"tane\ (b[=u]"t[=a]n), n. [L. butyrum butter. See
Butter.] (Chem.)
An inflammable gaseous saturated hydrocarbon, C4H10, of the
marsh gas, or paraffin, series.
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C5H10
(gcide) | Pentamethylene \Pen`ta*meth"yl*ene\, n. [Penta- + methylene.]
(Chem.)
A hypothetical hydrocarbon, C5H10, metameric with the
amylenes, and the nucleus of a large number of derivatives;
-- so named because regarded as composed of five methylene
residues. Cf. Trimethylene, and Tetramethylene.
[1913 Webster]Amylene \Am"y*lene\, n. (Chem.)
One of a group of metameric hydrocarbons, C5H10, of the
ethylene series. The colorless, volatile, mobile liquid
commonly called amylene is a mixture of different members of
the group.
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C5H10CO2H2
(gcide) | Pimelic \Pi*mel"ic\ (p[i^]*m[e^]l"[i^]k), a. [Gr. pimelh` fat.]
(Chem.)
(a) Pertaining to, or designating, a substance obtained from
certain fatty substances, and subsequently shown to be a
mixture of suberic and adipic acids.
(b) Designating the acid proper (C5H10(CO2H)2) which is
obtained from camphoric acid.
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C5H10O4
(gcide) | deoxyribose \deoxyribose\ n.
a pentose (C5H10O4) in which one of the hydroxyl groups of
ribose has been replaced by a hydrogen. In deoxyribonucleic
acids, the deoxyribose is D-2-deoxyribose, in which the
hydroxyl at the 2 position of ribose is the one which is
replaced by hydrogen.
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C5H10O5
(gcide) | Pentose \Pen"tose\, n. [Penta- + -ose.] (Chem.)
Any of a group of sugars of the formula C5H10O5, such as as
arabinose or ribose; -- so called from the five carbon
atoms in the molecule. They are not fermented by yeast.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Xylose \Xy"lose\, n. [Pref. xylo- + -ose.] (Chem.)
An unfermentable sugar of the pentose class, C5H10O5,
formed by the hydrolysis of xylan; wood sugar.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Arabinose \Ar"a*bin*ose`\, n. (Chem.)
A sugar of the composition C5H10O5, obtained from cherry
gum by boiling it with dilute sulphuric acid.
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C60H103N17O16S
(gcide) | bacitracin \bacitracin\ n. (1940) [Bacillus + Margaret Tracy, (a
child whose tissues contained Bacillus subtilis) + -in.
--RHUD.]
a polypeptide antibacterial antibiotic of known chemical
structure effective against several types of Gram-positive
organisms, and usually used topically for superficial local
infection.
Note: It is produced by Bacillus subtilis and {Bacillus
licheniformis}, and as produced commercially is
composed of several closely related substances. The
predominant component, Bacitracin A, has a formula
C60H103N17O16S, and contains D-ornithine,
D-phenylalanine and D-glutamine residues as well as the
L-isomers of leucine, isoleucine, histidine, asparagine
and aspartic acid. --[MI11]
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C6H10
(gcide) | Hexine \Hex"ine\, n. [Gr. "e`x six.] (Chem.)
A hydrocarbon, C6H10, of the acetylene series, obtained
artificially as a colorless, volatile, pungent liquid; --
called also hexoylene.
[1913 Webster]Diallyl \Di*al"lyl\, n. (Chem.)
A volatile, pungent, liquid hydrocarbon, C6H10, consisting
of two allyl radicals.
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C6H10N2
(gcide) | Oxalethyline \Ox`al*eth"yl*ine\, n. [Oxalic + ethyl + -ine.]
A poisonous nitrogenous base (C6H10N2) obtained indirectly
from oxamide as a thick transparent oil which has a strong
narcotic odor, and a physiological action resembling that of
atropine. It is probably related to pyridine.
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C6H10O
(gcide) | Metacetone \Me*tac"e*tone\, n. [Pref. met- + acetone.] (Chem.)
A colorless liquid of an agreeable odor, C6H10O, obtained
by distilling a mixture of sugar and lime; -- so called
because formerly regarded as a polymeric modification of
acetone.
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C6H10O2
(gcide) | Saccharone \Sac"cha*rone\, n. [Saccharin + lactone.] (Chem.)
(a) A white crystalline substance, C6H8O6, obtained by the
oxidation of saccharin, and regarded as the lactone of
saccharonic acid.
(b) An oily liquid, C6H10O2, obtained by the reduction of
saccharin.
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C6H10O5
(gcide) | Starch \Starch\, n. [From starch stiff, cf. G. st[aum]rke, fr.
stark strong.]
1. (Chem.) A widely diffused vegetable substance found
especially in seeds, bulbs, and tubers, and extracted (as
from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) as a white, glistening,
granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and
giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between
the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of
commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries,
in making paste, etc.
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Note: Starch is a carbohydrate, being the typical amylose,
C6H10O5, and is detected by the fine blue color given
to it by free iodine. It is not fermentable as such,
but is changed by diastase into dextrin and maltose,
and by heating with dilute acids into dextrose. Cf.
Sugar, Inulin, and Lichenin.
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2. Fig.: A stiff, formal manner; formality. --Addison.
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Starch hyacinth (Bot.), the grape hyacinth; -- so called
because the flowers have the smell of boiled starch. See
under Grape.
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