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. |