| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| aspirin substitute to relieve pain and fever |
acetaminophen
,
codeine
,
paracetamol
|
| long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute |
algarroba
,
algarroba bean
,
carob
,
carob bean
,
locust bean
,
locust pod
|
| sugar substitute |
allose
,
aspartame
,
cyclamate
,
glucose
,
saccharin
,
saccharin
|
| North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng |
American ginseng
,
Panax quinquefolius
,
sang
|
| severe and progressive depression in infants who lose their mother and do not get a suitable substitute |
anaclitic depression
|
| common perennial herb having aromatic roots used as a substitute for sarsaparilla; central and eastern North America |
Aralia nudicaulis
,
false sarsaparilla
,
wild sarsaparilla
,
wild sarsparilla
|
| liquid that can carry large amounts of oxygen and can serve as a temporary substitute for blood |
artificial blood
|
| creeping European perennial having red or pinkish-white flowers and red roots sometimes used as a substitute for madder in dyeing |
Asperula tinctoria
,
dyer's woodruff
|
| any of various powdered mixtures used in baking as a substitute for yeast |
baking powder
|
| (sports) a substitute who seldom plays |
bench warmer
|
| substitute for a taboo word |
blank
|
| tropical vine having pink-and-yellow flowers spotted purple and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; West Indies to northern South America |
Bomarea edulis
,
salsilla
|
| tropical vine having umbels of small purple flowers and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; Colombia |
Bomarea salsilla
,
salsilla
|
| handsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute |
bonduc
,
chicot
,
Gymnocladus dioica
,
Kentucky coffee tree
|
| vessel fitted with a flexible teat and filled with milk or formula; used as a substitute for breast feeding infants and very young children |
bottle
,
feeding bottle
,
nursing bottle
|
| chocolate substitute |
carob
|
| powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute |
carob
,
carob powder
,
Saint-John's-bread
|
| coffee substitute or additive, plant used as |
chicory
|
| root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee |
chicory
,
chicory root
|
| dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute |
chicory
,
chicory root
|
