Words that rhyme with alizarin
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alexandrine
n 1: (prosody) a line of verse that has six iambic feet -
burin
n 1: a chisel of tempered steel with a sharp point; used for engraving -
culverin
n 1: a heavy cannon with a long barrel used in the 16th and 17th centuries 2: a medieval musket -
dextrin
n 1: any of various polysaccharides obtained by hydrolysis of starch; a tasteless and odorless gummy substance that is used as a thickening agent and in adhesives and in dietary supplements -
endocrine
adj 1: of or belonging to endocrine glands or their secretions; "endocrine system" [syn: endocrine, endocrinal] [ant: exocrine] n 1: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect [syn: hormone, endocrine, internal secretion] 2: any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream [syn: endocrine gland, endocrine, ductless gland] -
epinephrine
n 1: a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action [syn: epinephrine, epinephrin, adrenaline, Adrenalin] -
exocrine
adj 1: of or relating to exocrine glands or their secretions [ant: endocrinal, endocrine] n 1: a gland that secretes externally through a duct [syn: exocrine gland, exocrine, duct gland] -
fibrin
n 1: a white insoluble fibrous protein formed by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen when blood clots; it forms a network that traps red cells and platelets -
glycerine
n 1: a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils [syn: glycerol, glycerin, glycerine] -
heparin
n 1: a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood; it (trade names Lipo-Hepin and Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis and in heart surgery [syn: heparin, Lipo- Hepin, Liquaemin] -
mandarin
n 1: shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame- orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia [syn: mandarin, mandarin orange, mandarin orange tree, Citrus reticulata] 2: a member of an elite intellectual or cultural group 3: any high government official or bureaucrat 4: a high public official of imperial China 5: a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China [syn: mandarin, mandarin orange] 6: the dialect of Chinese spoken in Beijing and adopted as the official language for all of China [syn: Mandarin, Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin dialect, Beijing dialect] -
nectarine
n 1: variety or mutation of the peach bearing fruit with smooth skin and (usually) yellow flesh [syn: nectarine, nectarine tree, Prunus persica nectarina] 2: a variety or mutation of the peach that has a smooth skin -
peregrine
adj 1: migratory; "a restless mobile society"; "the nomadic habits of the Bedouins"; "believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future"; "wandering tribes" [syn: mobile, nomadic, peregrine, roving, wandering] n 1: a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry [syn: peregrine, peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus] -
saccharin
n 1: a crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar; used as a calorie-free sweetener -
saccharine
adj 1: overly sweet [syn: cloying, saccharine, syrupy, treacly] -
serine
n 1: a sweetish crystalline amino acid involved in the synthesis by the body of cysteine -
urine
n 1: liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water" [syn: urine, piss, pee, piddle, weewee, water] -
wolverine
n 1: a native or resident of Michigan [syn: Michigander, Wolverine] 2: musteline mammal of northern Eurasia [syn: glutton, Gulo gulo, wolverine] 3: stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal [syn: wolverine, carcajou, skunk bear, Gulo luscus] -
erin
n 1: an early name of Ireland that is now used in poetry -
serin
n 1: any of various brown and yellow finches of parts of Europe -
citrine
n 1: semiprecious yellow quartz resembling topaz -
moreen
n 1: a heavy fabric of wool (or wool and cotton) used mostly in upholstery or for curtains -
murine
adj 1: of or relating to or transmitted by a member of the family Muridae (rats and mice); "a murine plague" n 1: a rodent that is a member of the family Muridae -
silkscreen
n 1: a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil [syn: silkscreen, silk screen print, serigraph] v 1: print by silkscreen -
dexedrine
n 1: an isomer of amphetamine (trade name Dexedrine) used as a central nervous system stimulant [syn: dextroamphetamine sulphate, Dexedrine] -
nazarene
adj 1: of or relating to the Nazarenes or their religion 2: of or relating to the town of Nazareth or its inhabitants n 1: a member of a group of Jews who (during the early history of the Christian Church) accepted Jesus as the Messiah; they accepted the Gospel According to Matthew but rejected the Epistles of St. Paul and continued to follow Jewish law and celebrate Jewish holidays; they were later declared heretic by the Church of Rome [syn: Nazarene, Ebionite] 2: an early name for any Christian 3: an inhabitant of Nazareth -
quinacrine
n 1: a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria [syn: quinacrine, quinacrine hydrochloride, mepacrine, Atabrine] -
tambourine
n 1: a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic disks in the sides -
papaverine
n 1: an alkaloid medicine (trade name Kavrin) obtained from opium; used to relax smooth muscles; it is nonaddictive [syn: papaverine, Kavrin] -
aneurin
n 1: a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth [syn: vitamin B1, thiamine, thiamin, aneurin, antiberiberi factor] -
apocrine
adj 1: (of exocrine glands) producing a secretion in which part of the secreting cell is released with the secretion; "mother's milk is one apocrine secretion" [ant: eccrine] -
alizarine
n 1: an orange-red crystalline compound used in making red pigments and in dyeing [syn: alizarin, alizarine] -
turin
n 1: capital city of the Piemonte region of northwestern Italy [syn: Turin, Torino] -
tamarin
n 1: small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail [syn: tamarin, lion monkey, lion marmoset, leoncita] -
stearin
n 1: an ester of glycerol and stearic acid -
alabastrine
adj 1: of or resembling alabaster; "alabaster statue" [syn: alabaster, alabastrine] -
ephedrine
n 1: white odorless powdered or crystalline alkaloid from plants of the genus Ephedra (especially Ephedra sinica) or made synthetically; used as a bronchodilator to treat bronchitis and asthma -
sarin
n 1: a highly toxic chemical nerve agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase [syn: sarin, GB] -
pelerine
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wherein
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sherrin
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corinne
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doreen
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irene
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maureen
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noreen
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shagreen
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squireen
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berberine
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hippocrene
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leaderene
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mazarine
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veratrine
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aldrin
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kirin
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lohengrin
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sciurine
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perrin
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meandrine
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darin
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