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素
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Definitions
- 1. raw silk
- 2. white
- 3. plain, unadorned
- 4. vegetarian (food)
- 5. essence
- 6. nature
- 7. element
- 8. constituent
- 9. usually
- 10. always
- 11. ever
Example Sentences
1 shown湯姆是一個魚 素 者。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 素
hemaglutinin (the H of virus such as bird flu H5N1)
to be total strangers (idiom)
carotene
usually
(high) quality
professionalism
vegetarian meat substitute
lincomycin
benzathine benzylpenicillin (aka benzathine penicillin G)
catechin (biochemistry)
mycotoxin
anthocyanidin (biochemistry)
hirudin
pigment
clenbuterol
(name of a person) Bai Suzhen, from Madame White Snake
melatonin
estrogen
tetrodotoxin (TTX)
hematin (blood pigment)
source material (in literature and art)
hormone
cytochrome
vitamin
melanoma (type of skin cancer)
male hormone
chlorophyll
bilirubin
tubercule bacillus
to have
penicillin
venin
anthocyanin (biochemistry)
antitoxins
toxin
anthocyanidin (biochemistry)
fertile isotope
to be a vegetarian
thrifty and plain
pheromone
light element (such as hydrogen)
prostaglandin
enzyme
male hormone
thyroid hormone
clindamycin
hardworking, thrifty, plain, and simple (idiom)
sketch
prime number
neurotoxin
bear hardship with equanimity
amanitin
human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)
ovo-lacto vegetarian
sex hormone
clindamycin
not to be trifled with
endorphin
bilirubin
isotopic separation
oxytocin
white hand
colchicine (pharmacy)
environmental factor
erythropoietin (EPO)
ordinarily
neomycin (antibiotic)
to eat a vegetarian diet
Han Suyin (1917-2012), Eurasian physician and author
quartz halogen lamp
vasopressin (biochemistry)
antibiotic
(idiom) to have never met
Arteannuin (anti-malaria chemical)
face (of a woman) without makeup
vegetarian food
veganism, a diet consisting solely of plant products
hemochromatosis
trace element (chemistry)
element (key component of sth)
vegetarian feast
trace element (nutrition)
noradrenalin
growth hormone
usually
polymorphemic
vegetarian chicken, a soybean product
biliverdin
chloramphenicol (antibiotic), aka chloromycetin
testosterone
white silk mourning dress
simple
a face without makeup
cellulose
estrogen
vegetarian food
Freeganism
Yusuf, Arabic given name (Joseph)
azithromycin (macrolide antibiotic)
chlormequat chloride
unable to get along (idiom)
male hormone
estrogen
plain and simple
chitin
element
clindamycin
leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)
plastid (organelle in plant cell)
vegan
inner quality
simple yet elegant
phlogiston theory
ovo-lacto vegetarian
GlaxoSmithKline, British pharmaceutical company
vegetable filling
Mersenne prime number (math.)
trichothecenes toxicosis
Lycopene
zootoxin
(biochemistry) -mycin
nutrient
to include both meat and vegetables
(biochemistry) agglutinin
see 素顏|素颜[sù yán]
hemoglobin
uveal melanoma
chemical element
multivitamin
aspergillus
see 昂山素季[áng shān sù jì]
antigen (medicine)
(math.) coprime
fissile isotope
glucocorticosteroid (corticosteroid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex)
radioactive isotope
lutein (biochemistry)
erythromycin
lignin
palytoxin
hair conditioner
(personal) accomplishment
pheromone
melanin
pixel
riboflavin (vitamin B2)
phoneme
black pigment
vegetarian
simple and neat
a vegan
botulinum toxin
casein (milk protein)
adrenaline
periodic table of the elements (chemistry)
serotonin
rare earth element (chemistry)
nuclide
to have never met sb before (idiom); entirely unacquainted
natural toxin
ricin (biochemistry)
morpheme access model (MA model)
interferon
staphylococcal enterotoxin
ephedrine
tetracycline
Ajinomoto, Japanese food and chemical corporation
untrained, inexperienced person
growth hormone
to continue in one's own way (idiom)
physical and chemical factors
pseudohalogen, e.g. cyanogen (CN)2
morpheme
ampicillin (medicine)
meat and vegetable
actinoids (rare earth series), namely: actinium Ac89 錒|锕[ā], thorium Th90 釷|钍[tǔ], protoactinium Pa91 鏷|镤[pú], uranium U92 鈾|铀[yóu], neptunium Ne93 鎿|镎[ná], plutonium Pu94 鈈|钚[bù], americium Am95 鎇|镅[méi], curium Cm96 鋦|锔[jú], berkelium Bk97 錇|锫[péi], californium Cf98 鐦|锎[kāi], einsteinium Es99 鎄|锿[āi], fermium Fm100 鐨|镄[fèi], mendelevium Md101 鍆|钔[mén], nobelium No102 鍩|锘[nuò], lawrencium Lr103 鐒|铹[láo]
halogen (chemistry)
morpheme
casein
keratin
conotoxin
prolactin
chalone (protein inhibiting cell proliferation)
progesterone
trichothecenes (TS, T-2)
lit. to present oneself confidently to the emperor, without makeup (as did the sister of Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃[yáng guì fēi]) (idiom)
exotoxin
presenilins
vegetarianism
genkwanin
lanthanoid (rare earth series), namely: lanthanum La57 鑭|镧[lán], cerium Ce58 鈰|铈[shì], praseodymium Pr59 鐠|镨[pǔ], neodymium Nd60 釹|钕[nu:3], promethium Pm61 鉕|钷[pǒ], samarium Sm62 釤|钐[shān], europium Eu63 銪|铕[yǒu], gadolinium Gd64 釓|钆[gá], terbium Tb65 鋱|铽[tè], dysprosium Dy66 鏑|镝[dī], holmium Ho67 鈥|钬[huǒ], erbium Er68 鉺|铒[ěr], thulium Tm69 銩|铥[diū], ytterbium Yb70 鐿|镱[yì], lutetium Lu71 鑥|镥[lǔ]
hemaglutinin (protein causing blood clotting)
toxoid
insulin
nuclear isobar
melatonin
enterotoxins
carbamide
one's true heart
Russell (name)
easily forgive, simply release (idiom); to let sb off scot free
morphogen
armillarisin (fungal enzyme used as antibiotic)
isotope
cholera toxin
antibiotic resistance
cephalosporin (pharm.)
(biochemistry) lectin
gentamycin (antibiotic)
aflatoxin
Newcastle
radioactive nuclide
confused
so uneducated!
grapheme
lecithin (phospholipid found in egg yolk)
all-round education (contrasted with 應試教育|应试教育[yìng shì jiào yù], exam-oriented education)
morphological structure
Aung San Suu Kyi (1945-), Myanmar opposition leader and 1991 Nobel Peace laureate
calcitonin
semiochemical
auxin (plant growth hormone)
consistently; always (in the past and now)
monosodium glutamate (MSG)
albumin
estrogen
vegan
serotonin
plain
antibiotic
thiamine
essential factor
allotropy
hemocyanin (protein in the blood of molluscs etc with a respiratory function similar to hemoglobin)
tremorine (drug inducing shivering)
heavy element (such as uranium)
vegan
vegetable dish
Lycopene