| anil | <botany> A West Indian plant (Indigofera anil), one of the original sources of indigo; also, the indigo dye. Origin: F. Anil, Sp. Anil, or Pg. Anil; all fr. Ar. An-nil, for al-nil the indigo plant, fr. Skr. Nila dark blue, nili indigo, indigo plant. Cf. Lilac. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| anile | Old-womanish; imbecile. "Anile ideas." Origin: L. Anilis, fr. Anus an old woman. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anileridine | Ethyl 1-(4-aminophenethyl)-4-phenylisonipecotate;related chemically and pharmacologically to meperidine hydrochloride; used for relief of moderate to severe pain; also mildly antihistaminic and spasmolytic; addiction liability is equivalent to that of morphine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anilic | <chemistry> Pertaining to, or obtained from, anil; indigotic; applied to an acid formed by the action of nitric acid on indigo. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anilide | <chemistry> One of a class of compounds which may be regarded as amides in which more or less of the hydrogen has been replaced by phenyl. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anilinction | Sexual stimulation by licking or kissing the anus; a type of oral-genital sexual activity. Synonym: anilinction, anilinctus. Origin: L. Anus, + lingo, to lick (05 Mar 2000) |
| aniline | <chemistry> An organic base belonging to the phenylamines. It may be regarded as ammonia in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced by the radical phenyl. It is a colourless, oily liquid, originally obtained from indigo by distillation, but now largely manufactured from coal tar or nitrobenzene as a base from which many brilliant dyes are made. See: Anil. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aniline blue | A mixture of sulfonated triphenylmethane dyes used widely as a connective tissue stain and counterstain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aniline fuchsin | A mixture of aniline and basic fuchsin in 30% ethanol with a trace of phenol, as in Goodpasture's stain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aniline hydroxylase | <enzyme> A drug-metabolizing, cytochrome p-450 enzyme which catalyses the hydroxylation of aniline to hydroxyaniline in the presence of reduced flavoprotein and molecular oxygen. Registry number: EC 1.14.14.- (12 Dec 1998) |
| aniline mustard | <chemical> N,n-bis(2-chloroethyl)aniline. Alkylating anti-neoplastic agent effective in some mouse tumours, but less useful in man. Pharmacological action: antineoplastic agent, alkylating. Chemical name: Benzenamine, N,N-bis(2-chloroethyl)- (12 Dec 1998) |
| aniline oxygenase | <enzyme> Converts substituted anilines to the corresponding catechols Registry number: EC 1.14.99.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| anilingus | Sexual stimulation by licking or kissing the anus; a type of oral-genital sexual activity. Synonym: anilinction, anilinctus. Origin: L. Anus, + lingo, to lick (05 Mar 2000) |
| anilinism | Chronic aniline poisoning characterised by gastric and cardiac weakness, vertigo, muscular depression, intermittent pulse, and cyanosis. Synonym: anilinism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anilino naphthalenesulfonates | A class of organic compounds which contain an anilino (phenylamino) group linked to a salt or ester of naphthalenesulfonic acid. They are frequently used as fluorescent dyes and sulfhydryl reagents. (12 Dec 1998) |