the monovalent organic group C3H7- obtained from propane
phenyl salicylate
Noun
a white powder with a pleasant taste and odor
propyl radical
Noun
the monovalent organic group C3H7- obtained from propane
protease
Noun
any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis
parathion
Noun
a colorless and odorless toxic oil used as an insecticide
peptidase
Noun
any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis
proteinase
Noun
any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis
ptomain
Noun
any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria
Pyrex
Noun
a borosilicate glass with a low coefficient of expansion
pyrimidine
Noun
a heterocyclic organic compound with a penetrating odor
pyrimidine
Noun
any of several basic compounds derived from pyrimidine
pyrope
Noun
a deep red garnet used as a gemstone
potassium bitartrate
Noun
a salt used especially in baking powder
pyrophoric alloy
Noun
an alloy that emits sparks when struck or scratched with steel
potassium hydrogen tartrate
Noun
a salt used especially in baking powder
pyruvic acid
Noun
a colorless acid formed as an important intermediate in metabolism or fermentation
pheno-safranine
Noun
a purplish red water-soluble dye used in microscopy
pine tar
Noun
a dark viscous substance obtained from the destructive distillation of pine wood
plant material
Noun
material derived from plants
plant substance
Noun
material derived from plants
plant product
Noun
a product made from plant material
plaster of Paris
Noun
any of several gypsum cements
podzol
Noun
a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation
precipitin
Noun
an antibody that causes precipitation when it unites with its antigen
pleonaste
Noun
a dark-colored spinel containing iron
primary solid solution
Noun
a homogeneous solid that can exist over a range of component chemicals
poisonous substance
Noun
any substance that causes the injury, illness, or death of a living organism
piperin
Noun
derived from pepper (especially black pepper)
piperine
Noun
derived from pepper (especially black pepper)
platelet
Noun
tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood
porphyrin
Noun
any of various pigments distributed widely in living tissues
protoheme
Noun
a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds
protohemin
Noun
a reddish-brown chloride of heme
plant toxin
Noun
any substance produced by plants that is similar in its properties to extracellular bacterial toxin
phytotoxin
Noun
any substance produced by plants that is similar in its properties to extracellular bacterial toxin
prolamine
Noun
a simple protein found in plants
protamine
Noun
a simple protein found in fish sperm
polyvinyl resin
Noun
a thermoplastic derived by polymerization from compounds containing the vinyl group
proaccelerin
Noun
a coagulation factor
prothrombin accelerator
Noun
a coagulation factor
proconvertin
Noun
a coagulation factor formed in the kidney under the influence of vitamin K
photopigment
Noun
a special pigment found in the rods and cones of the retina
provitamin
Noun
vitamin precursor
prothrombinase
Noun
coagulation factor that is converted to an enzyme that converts prothrombin to thrombin in a reaction that depends on calcium ions and other coagulation factors
provitamin A
Noun
an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants
plasma thromboplastin antecedent
Noun
coagulation factor whose deficiency results in a hemorrhagic tendency
protirelin
Noun
hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary
pitchblende
Noun
a mineral consisting of uranium oxide and trace amounts of radium and thorium and polonium and lead and helium
prothrombin
Noun
a protein in blood plasma that is the inactive precursor of thrombin