Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
| agar | (Malay) a jelly prepared from seaweeds of various kinds. |
| algin | sodium alginate, a gummy nitrogenous organic compound obtained from seaweeds. |
| antiarin | a poisonous principle obtained from antiar. |
| artemisinin | a crystalline compound extracted from the artemisia plant, used esp to treat malaria, aka qinghaosu. |
| bagass | (Fr.) dry residue, esp of sugar cane and beet after extraction of juice, and plants after removal of fibre. |
| bagasse | (Fr.) dry residue, esp of sugar cane and beet after extraction of juice, and plants after removal of fibre. |
| beebread | a mixture of pollen and nectar prepared by worker bees and fed to the larvae. |
| brasilein | a dyestuff obtained by the oxidation of brasilin. |
| brasilin | a dyestuff obtained from brazilwood. |
| brazilin | a dyestuff obtained from brazilwood. |
| buntal | (Tagalog) the straw of the talipot palm. |
| calamus | (Lat.) a quill or reed used as a pen. |
| camelback | an inferior grade of rubber, used for retreading tyres. |
| caoutchouc | (Quechua) unvulcanized natural rubber. |
| capsaicin | a cyclic amide responsible for the pungency of capsicums. |
| carageenan | a colloid prepared from red algae, used in food processing, pharmaceuticals etc. |
| carrageenan | a colloid prepared from red algae, used in food processing, pharmaceuticals etc. |
| carrageenin | a colloid prepared from red algae, used in food processing, pharmaceuticals, etc. |
| carragheenan | a colloid prepared from red algae, used in food processing, pharmaceuticals, etc. |
| carragheenin | a colloid prepared from red algae, used in food processing, pharmaceuticals, etc. |
| cashoo | (Malay) a dry, brown, astringent extract obtained from the Acacia catechu. |
| catechu | (Malay) a dry, brown, astringent extract, obtained from the Acacia catechu. |
| chlorophyl | the green colouring in plants concerned with the production of sugars. |
| chlorophyll | the green colouring in plants concerned with the production of sugars. |
| chlorophylloid | of or like chlorophyll. |
| chlorophyllous | of or like chlorophyll. |
| cinchonic | belonging to, or obtained from, cinchona. |
| cineol | a kind of disinfectant, aka eucalyptol. |
| cineole | a kind of disinfectant, aka eucalyptol. |
| coalify | to make into coal. |
| coaly | pertaining to, or resembling, coal. |
| copperah | (Malayalam) the dried kernel of the coconut, yielding coconut oil. |
| coppra | (Malayalam) the dried kernel of the coconut, yielding coconut oil. |
| copra | (Malayalam) the dried kernel of the coconut, yielding coconut oil. |
| coprah | (Malayalam) the dried kernel of the coconut, yielding coconut oil. |
| coquilla | (Spanish) the nut of the piassava palm, whose mottled dark brown endosperm is used by button-makers and turners. |
| coumaric | of or like coumarin. |
| coumarilic | of or like coumarin. |
| coumarin | (Tupi) a crystalline compound obtained from Tonka beans, woodruff, melilot, etc used medicinally to prevent coagulation of the blood. |
| cumaric | of or like cumarin. |
| cumarin | (Tupi) a crystalline compound obtained from Tonka beans, woodruff, melilot, etc, used medicinally to prevent coagulation of the blood. |
| cutch | (Malay) a dry, brown, astringent extract obtained from the Acacia catechu. |
| dicoumarin | a crystalline compound obtained from sweet clover hay. |
| dicoumarol | a crystalline compound obtained from sweet clover hay. |
| dicumarol | a crystalline compound obtained from sweet clover hay. |
| digitonin | a steroid saponin occurring in the leaves and seeds of foxglove. |
| emulsin | the white milky pulp or extract of bitter almonds. |
| euonymin | a principle derived from Euonymus atropurpureus, the spindle tree. |
| flavanol | a derivative of flavone. |
| flavone | a crystalline compound occurring in certain plants eg primroses. |
| flavonoid | a kind of aromatic compound including many common pigments. |
| flavonol | a derivative of flavone. |
| fural | a liquid obtained by heating bran with dilute sulphuric acid. |
| furan | a colourless liquid obtained from wood-tar and used in tanning. |
| furane | a colourless liquid obtained from wood-tar and used in tanning. |
| furfural | a liquid obtained by heating bran with dilute sulphuric acid. |
| furfuran | a colourless liquid obtained from wood-tar and used in tanning. |
| furfurol | a liquid obtained by heating bran with dilute sulphuric acid. |
| furfurole | a liquid obtained by heating bran with dilute sulphuric acid. |
| furol | a liquid obtained by heating bran with dilute sulphuric acid. |
| furole | a liquid obtained by heating bran with dilute sulphuric acid. |
| gambia | (Malay) the inspissated juice of a plant growing in Malacca, used for tanning and dyeing. |
| gambier | (Malay) the inspissated juice of a plant growing in Malacca, used for tanning and dyeing. |
| gambir | (Malay) the inspissated juice of a plant growing in Malacca, used for tanning and dyeing. |
| gossypol | a poisonous principle in cottonseed. |
| hesperidin | a glucoside found in ripe and unripe fruit (as the orange), and extracted as a white crystalline substance. |
| hopbine | the stalk of the hop. |
| hydrastine | a white poisonous alkaloid extracted from the roots of the goldenseal, which has been used in medicine to contract the uterus and arrest haemorrhage. |
| hypocist | an astringent inspissated juice obtained from the fruit of a plant, growing from the roots of the Cistus, a small European shrub. |
| indene | a liquid hydrocarbon obtained from coal tar and used in making resins. |
| indigotin | the blue colouring matter of indigo, obtained by hydrolysis from indican. |
| indol | a crystalline chemical compound, forming the basis of the indigo molecule. |
| indole | a crystalline chemical compound, forming the basis of the indigo molecule. |
| inulin | a carbohydrate got from elecampane roots. |
| isatinic | pertaining to, or derived from, isatin, a substance obtained by oxidising indigo. |
| jelutong | (Malay) a naturally occurring rubberlike substance, aka pontianak. |
| kamala | (Hindi) the red dusty hairs of the capsules of an E. Indian tree used for dyeing silk. |
| kamela | (Hindi) the red dusty hairs of the capsules of an E. Indian tree used for dyeing silk. |
| kamila | (Hindi) the red dusty hairs of the capsules of an E. Indian tree used for dyeing silk. |
| kutch | (Malay) a dry, brown, astringent extract obtained from the Acacia catechu. |
| lerp | (Aborig.) in Australia, a scalelike, waxy, protective, edible secretion produced on the leaves of certain plant louse larvae. |
| levulin | a polysaccharide occurring in the tubers of certain helianthus plants. |
| lichenin | a substance isomeric with starch, extracted from several species of moss and lichen. |
| malacca | (Malay) the stem of rattan palm, used for walking sticks. |
| megass | refuse in sugar-making, aka bagass or bagasse. |
| megasse | (Fr.) refuse in sugar-making, aka bagass or bagasse. |
| millcake | residue from pressed linseed. |
| moxa | (Japanese) a soft woolly mass prepared from the young leaves of Artemisia chinensis, and used as a cautery by burning it on the skin. |
| multum | (Lat.) an extract of quassia licorice, fraudulently used by brewers in order to economize malt and hops. |
| orcin | a dihydric phenol obtained from archil and other lichens. |
| orcine | a dihydric phenol obtained from archil and other lichens. |
| orcinol | a dihydric phenol obtained from archil and other lichens. |
| phytin | a substance from plants used as an energy supplement. |
| phytol | a chemical alcohol that comes from plants and is used to synthesize vitamins E and K. |
| phytosterol | any of various sterols derived from plants. |
| pontianac | (Malay) a naturally occurring rubberlike substance, aka jelutong. |
| pontianak | (Malay) a naturally occurring rubberlike substance, aka jelutong. |
| punka | (Hindi) a large palm-leaf fan suspended from the ceiling used esp in India. |
| punkah | (Hindi) a large palm-leaf fan suspended from the ceiling used esp in India. |
| pyrethrin | either of two insecticidal oily esters prepared from pyrethrum flowers. |
| qinghaosu | (Chinese) a crystalline compound obtained from artemisia. |
| quassin | the bitter principle of quassia, extracted as a white crystalline substance. |
| ricin | a substance extracted from castor bean, used as a biochemical reagent. |
| ricker | a spar or young tree-trunk. |
| saponin | a glucoside derived from various plants such as soapwort, that gives a soapy froth. |
| saponine | a glucoside derived from various plants such as soapwort, that gives a soapy froth. |
| silymarin | an antioxidant flavonoid found in milk thistle. |
| starch | the principal reserve food material stored in plants, chemically a carbohydrate, used in laundry as a stiffener (verb) to stiffen with starch |
| starchedly | (Adv.) STARCHED. |
| starchily | (Adv.) STARCHY, containing or like starch. |
| starchy | containing or like starch. |
| strophanthin | a very poisonous glucoside found in the seeds of the plant Strophanthus. |
| synaptase | emulsin, the white milky pulp or extract of bitter almonds. |
| tabasheer | (Hindi) a siliceous substance sometimes found in crude form in hollows of bamboos, used in Eastern medicine. |
| tabashir | (Port.) a siliceous substance sometimes found in crude form in hollows of bamboos, used in Eastern medicine. |
| tacahout | (Berber) a gall on the tamarisk, a source of gallic acid. |
| thymol | an antiseptic phenol obtained from oil of thyme. |
| tinder | dry inflammable matter, esp that used for kindling fire from a spark. |
| tindery | like tinder TINDERIER, TINDERIEST. |
| vallonia | (Ital.) a tanning material, made from the acorns of a Levantine oak. |
| valonea | (Ital.) a tanning material, made from the acorns of a Levantine oak. |
| valonia | (Ital.) a tanning material, made from the acorns of a Levantine oak. |
| veratria | (Lat.) an alkaloid or mixture of alkaloids obtained from white hellebore rhizomes, sabadilla, etc. |
| veratrin | (Lat.) an alkaloid or mixture of alkaloids obtained from white hellebore rhizomes, sabadilla, etc. |
| veratrine | an alkaloid or mixture of alkaloids obtained from white hellebore rhizomes, sabadilla, etc. |
| viscin | the sticky substance present in the fruits of mistletoe, used in birdlime. |
| zeatin | a chemical compound found in maize. |
| zymome | an old name for the part of gluten insoluble in alcohol. |