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Definitions

  1. 1. raw silk
  2. 2. white
  3. 3. plain, unadorned
  4. 4. vegetarian (food)
  5. 5. essence
  6. 6. nature
  7. 7. element
  8. 8. constituent
  9. 9. usually
  10. 10. always
  11. 11. ever

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Words Containing 素

元素
yuán sù

element (key component of sth)

因素
yīn sù

element

抗生素
kàng shēng sù

antibiotic

朴素
pǔ sù

plain and simple

激素
jī sù

hormone

素不相识
sù bù xiāng shí

to be total strangers (idiom)

素描
sù miáo

sketch

素材
sù cái

source material (in literature and art)

素质
sù zhì

inner quality

素食
sù shí

vegetarian food

素养
sù yǎng

(personal) accomplishment

维生素
wéi shēng sù

vitamin

要素
yào sù

essential factor

七荤八素
qī hūn bā sù

confused

不是吃素的
bù shì chī sù de

not to be trifled with

干酪素
gān lào sù

casein

互素
hù sù

(math.) coprime

亮菌甲素
liàng jūn jiǎ sù

armillarisin (fungal enzyme used as antibiotic)

信息素
xìn xī sù

pheromone

催乳激素
cuī rǔ jī sù

prolactin

催生素
cuī shēng sù

oxytocin

像素
xiàng sù

pixel

俭素
jiǎn sù

thrifty and plain

元素周期表
yuán sù zhōu qī biǎo

periodic table of the elements (chemistry)

克林霉素
kè lín méi sù

clindamycin

儿茶素
ér chá sù

catechin (biochemistry)

内啡素
nèi fēi sù

endorphin

全素
quán sù

vegan

全素食
quán sù shí

vegan

凝血素
níng xuè sù

hemaglutinin (protein causing blood clotting)

凝集素
níng jí sù

(biochemistry) agglutinin

刺激素
cì jī sù

growth hormone

前列腺素
qián liè xiàn sù

prostaglandin

动情激素
dòng qíng jī sù

estrogen

动情素
dòng qíng sù

estrogen

动物毒素
dòng wù dú sù

zootoxin

勤俭朴素
qín jiǎn pǔ sù

hardworking, thrifty, plain, and simple (idiom)

化学信息素
huà xué xìn xī sù

semiochemical

化学元素
huà xué yuán sù

chemical element

可转换同位素
kě zhuǎn huàn tóng wèi sù

fertile isotope

吃素
chī sù

to be a vegetarian

同位素
tóng wèi sù

isotope

同位素分离
tóng wèi sù fēn lí

isotopic separation

同素异形体
tóng sù yì xíng tǐ

allotropy

同量异位素
tóng liàng yì wèi sù

nuclear isobar

味之素
wèi zhī sù

Ajinomoto, Japanese food and chemical corporation

味素
wèi sù

monosodium glutamate (MSG)

单端孢霉烯类毒素
dān duān bāo méi xī lèi dú sù

trichothecenes (TS, T-2)

单端孢霉烯类毒素中毒症
dān duān bāo méi xī lèi dú sù zhōng dú zhèng

trichothecenes toxicosis

四环素
sì huán sù

tetracycline

外源凝集素
wài yuán níng jí sù

(biochemistry) lectin

外激素
wài jī sù

pheromone

多种维生素
duō zhǒng wéi shēng sù

multivitamin

天然毒素
tiān rán dú sù

natural toxin

奶蛋素
nǎi dàn sù

ovo-lacto vegetarian

孕激素
yùn jī sù

progesterone

字素
zì sù

grapheme

安之若素
ān zhī ruò sù

bear hardship with equanimity

尿素
niào sù

carbamide

岩沙海葵毒素
yán shā hǎi kuí dú sù

palytoxin

干扰素
gān rǎo sù

interferon

平素
píng sù

usually

形态发生素
xíng tài fā shēng sù

morphogen

微量元素
wēi liàng yuán sù

trace element (chemistry)

性激素
xìng jī sù

sex hormone

庆大霉素
qìng dà méi sù

gentamycin (antibiotic)

我行我素
wǒ xíng wǒ sù

to continue in one's own way (idiom)

抑素
yì sù

chalone (protein inhibiting cell proliferation)

抗利尿激素
kàng lì niào jī sù

vasopressin (biochemistry)

抗抗生素
kàng kàng shēng sù

antibiotic resistance

抗毒素
kàng dú sù

antitoxins

抗菌素
kàng jūn sù

antibiotic

拟卤素
nǐ lǔ sù

pseudohalogen, e.g. cyanogen (CN)2

放射性同位素
fàng shè xìng tóng wèi sù

radioactive isotope

放射性核素
fàng shè xìng hé sù

radioactive nuclide

新霉素
xīn méi sù

neomycin (antibiotic)

早老素
zǎo lǎo sù

presenilins

昂山素姬
áng shān sù jī

see 昂山素季[áng shān sù jì]

昂山素季
áng shān sù jì

Aung San Suu Kyi (1945-), Myanmar opposition leader and 1991 Nobel Peace laureate

曲霉毒素
qǔ méi dú sù

aspergillus

有荤有素
yǒu hūn yǒu sù

to include both meat and vegetables

木质素
mù zhì sù

lignin

林可霉素
lín kě méi sù

lincomycin

核素
hé sù

nuclide

核黄素
hé huáng sù

riboflavin (vitamin B2)

梅森素数
méi sēn sù shù

Mersenne prime number (math.)

毒素
dú sù

toxin

氨哮素
ān xiào sù

clenbuterol

氨苄青霉素
ān biàn qīng méi sù

ampicillin (medicine)

氯林可霉素
lǜ lín kě méi sù

clindamycin

氯洁霉素
lǜ jié méi sù

clindamycin

氯霉素
lǜ méi sù

chloramphenicol (antibiotic), aka chloromycetin

水蛭素
shuǐ zhì sù

hirudin

河豚毒素
hé tún dú sù

tetrodotoxin (TTX)

燃素说
rán sù shuō

phlogiston theory

营养素
yíng yǎng sù

nutrient

玉素甫
yù sù fǔ

Yusuf, Arabic given name (Joseph)

理化因素
lǐ huà yīn sù

physical and chemical factors

环境因素
huán jìng yīn sù

environmental factor

生长激素
shēng zhǎng jī sù

growth hormone

生长素
shēng zhǎng sù

auxin (plant growth hormone)

甲壳素
jiǎ qiào sù

chitin

甲状腺素
jiǎ zhuàng xiàn sù

thyroid hormone

番茄红素
fān qié hóng sù

Lycopene

白喉毒素
bái hóu dú sù
白素贞
bái sù zhēn

(name of a person) Bai Suzhen, from Madame White Snake

眼色素层黑色素瘤
yǎn sè sù céng hēi sè sù liú

uveal melanoma

睾丸激素
gāo wán jī sù

testosterone

睾丸素
gāo wán sù

male hormone

矮壮素
ǎi zhuàng sù

chlormequat chloride

石英卤素灯
shí yīng lǔ sù dēng

quartz halogen lamp

硫胺素
liú àn sù

thiamine

神经毒素
shén jīng dú sù

neurotoxin

秋水仙素
qiū shuǐ xiān sù

colchicine (pharmacy)

稀土元素
xī tǔ yuán sù

rare earth element (chemistry)

稀有元素
xī yǒu yuán sù

trace element (nutrition)

糖皮质激素
táng pí zhì jī sù

glucocorticosteroid (corticosteroid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex)

红血球生成素
hóng xuè qiú shēng chéng sù

erythropoietin (EPO)

红霉素
hóng méi sù

erythromycin

纽卡素
niǔ kǎ sù

Newcastle

纯素
chún sù

plain

纯素颜
chún sù yán

see 素顏|素颜[sù yán]

纯素食
chún sù shí

vegan

纯素食主义
chún sù shí zhǔ yì

veganism, a diet consisting solely of plant products

纯素食者
chún sù shí zhě

a vegan

素不相能
sù bù xiāng néng

unable to get along (idiom)

素人
sù rén

untrained, inexperienced person

素来
sù lái

consistently; always (in the past and now)

素原促进
sù yuán cù jìn

antigen (medicine)

素常
sù cháng

ordinarily

素手
sù shǒu

white hand

素数
sù shù

prime number

素日
sù rì

usually

素昧平生
sù mèi píng shēng

to have never met sb before (idiom); entirely unacquainted

素有
sù yǒu

to have

素未谋面
sù wèi móu miàn

(idiom) to have never met

素朴
sù pǔ

simple

素净
sù jing

simple and neat

素筵
sù yán

vegetarian feast

素肉
sù ròu

vegetarian meat substitute

素菜
sù cài

vegetable dish

素质差
sù zhì chà

so uneducated!

素质教育
sù zhì jiào yù

all-round education (contrasted with 應試教育|应试教育[yìng shì jiào yù], exam-oriented education)

素雅
sù yǎ

simple yet elegant

素鸡
sù jī

vegetarian chicken, a soybean product

素面
sù miàn

face (of a woman) without makeup

素面朝天
sù miàn cháo tiān

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)

素颜
sù yán

a face without makeup

素食主义
sù shí zhǔ yì

vegetarianism

素食者
sù shí zhě

vegetarian

素馅
sù xiàn

vegetable filling

素斋
sù zhāi

vegetarian food

细胞色素
xì bāo sè sù

cytochrome

结核菌素
jié hé jūn sù

tubercule bacillus

绒毛性腺激素
róng máo xìng xiàn jī sù

human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)

缟素
gǎo sù

white silk mourning dress

纤维素
xiān wéi sù

cellulose

罗素
luó sù

Russell (name)

职业素质
zhí yè sù zhì

professionalism

肉毒杆菌毒素
ròu dú gǎn jūn dú sù

botulinum toxin

胡萝卜素
hú luó bo sù

carotene

胰岛素
yí dǎo sù

insulin

肾上腺素
shèn shàng xiàn sù

adrenaline

肠毒素
cháng dú sù

enterotoxins

胆红素
dǎn hóng sù

bilirubin

胆绿素
dǎn lǜ sù

biliverdin

胆色素
dǎn sè sù

bilirubin

自由素食主义
zì yóu sù shí zhǔ yì

Freeganism

艰苦朴素
jiān kǔ pǔ sù

leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)

色素
sè sù

pigment

色素体
sè sù tǐ

plastid (organelle in plant cell)

芋螺毒素
yù luó dú sù

conotoxin

芫花素
yuán huā sù

genkwanin

花色素
huā sè sù

anthocyanidin (biochemistry)

花色素苷
huā sè sù gān

anthocyanin (biochemistry)

花青素
huā qīng sù

anthocyanidin (biochemistry)

苄星青霉素
biàn xīng qīng méi sù

benzathine benzylpenicillin (aka benzathine penicillin G)

茄红素
qié hóng sù

Lycopene

茹素
rú sù

to eat a vegetarian diet

叶绿素
yè lǜ sù

chlorophyll

叶黄素
yè huáng sù

lutein (biochemistry)

葛兰素史克
gě lán sù shǐ kè

GlaxoSmithKline, British pharmaceutical company

葡萄球菌肠毒素
pú táo qiú jūn cháng dú sù

staphylococcal enterotoxin

荤素
hūn sù

meat and vegetable

蓖麻毒素
bì má dú sù

ricin (biochemistry)

蛇毒素
shé dú sù

venin

蛋奶素
dàn nǎi sù

ovo-lacto vegetarian

蛋白素
dàn bái sù

albumin

蛋黄素
dàn huáng sù

lecithin (phospholipid found in egg yolk)

血凝素
xuè níng sù

hemaglutinin (the H of virus such as bird flu H5N1)

血清张力素
xuè qīng zhāng lì sù

serotonin

血清素
xuè qīng sù

serotonin

血红素
xuè hóng sù

hemoglobin

血色素
xuè sè sù

hematin (blood pigment)

血色素沉积症
xuè sè sù chén jī zhèng

hemochromatosis

血蓝素
xuè lán sù

hemocyanin (protein in the blood of molluscs etc with a respiratory function similar to hemoglobin)

表皮剥脱素
biǎo pí bō tuō sù

exotoxin

裂变同位素
liè biàn tóng wèi sù

fissile isotope

复合词素词
fù hé cí sù cí

polymorphemic

褪黑素
tuì hēi sù

melatonin