Words that rhyme with auxin

  • antitoxin
    n 1: an antibody that can neutralize a specific toxin
  • ceresin
    n 1: a white wax extracted from ozokerite
  • characin
    n 1: any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae [syn: characin, characin fish, characid]
  • coxswain
    n 1: the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew [syn: coxswain, cox]
  • eosin
    n 1: a red fluorescent dye resulting from the action of bromine on fluorescein; used in cosmetics and as a biological stain for studying cell structures [syn: eosin, bromeosin]
  • erythromycin
    n 1: an antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus; effective against many Gram- positive bacteria and some Gram-negative [syn: erythromycin, Erythrocin, E-Mycin, Ethril, Ilosone, Pediamycin]
  • hircine
    adj 1: of or pertaining to or suggestive of a goat (especially in strong odor)
  • hoatzin
    n 1: crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings [syn: hoatzin, hoactzin, stinkbird, Opisthocomus hoazin]
  • moccasin
    n 1: soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans [syn: moccasin, mocassin]
  • oscine
    adj 1: of or relating to the songbirds n 1: passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus [syn: oscine, oscine bird]
  • oxen
    n 1: domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of oxen" [syn: cattle, cows, kine, oxen, Bos taurus]
  • pepsin
    n 1: an enzyme produced in the stomach that splits proteins into peptones
  • pyridoxine
    n 1: a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch [syn: vitamin B6, pyridoxine, pyridoxal, pyridoxamine, adermin]
  • ricin
    n 1: a toxic protein extracted from castor beans; used as a chemical reagent; can be used as a bioweapon; "one milligram of ricin can kill an adult" [syn: ricin, ricin toxin]
  • streptomycin
    n 1: an antibiotic produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus and used to treat tuberculosis
  • tocsin
    n 1: the sound of an alarm (usually a bell) [syn: tocsin, alarm bell] 2: a bell used to sound an alarm [syn: tocsin, warning bell]
  • toxin
    n 1: a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species
  • lysin
    n 1: any substance (such as an antibody) or agent that can cause lysis
  • trypsin
    n 1: an enzyme of pancreatic origin; catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins to smaller polypeptide units
  • aflatoxin
    n 1: a potent carcinogen from the fungus Aspergillus; can be produced and stored for use as a bioweapon
  • dioxin
    n 1: any of several toxic or carcinogenic hydrocarbons that occur as impurities in herbicides
  • vasopressin
    n 1: hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules [syn: vasopressin, antidiuretic hormone, ADH, Pitressin]
  • solzhenitsyn
    n 1: Soviet writer and political dissident whose novels exposed the brutality of Soviet labor camps (born in 1918) [syn: Solzhenitsyn, Alexander Isayevich Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn]
  • rhodopsin
    n 1: a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light [syn: visual purple, rhodopsin, retinal purple]
  • khamsin
    n 1: an oppressively hot southerly wind from the Sahara that blows across Egypt in the spring
  • tyrothricin
    n 1: a mixture of antibiotics applied locally to infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria
  • aureomycin
    n 1: a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trade name Aureomycin) used to treat certain bacterial and rickettsial diseases [syn: chlortetracycline, Aureomycin]
  • mucin
    n 1: a nitrogenous substance found in mucous secretions; a lubricant that protects body surfaces
  • thylacine
    n 1: rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct [syn: thylacine, Tasmanian wolf, Tasmanian tiger, Thylacinus cynocephalus]
  • cytotoxin
    n 1: any substance that has a toxic effect on cells
  • mycotoxin
    n 1: a toxin produced by a fungus
  • bacitracin
    n 1: a polypeptide antibiotic of known chemical structure effective against several types of Gram-positive organisms; usually applied locally
  • oxytocin
    n 1: hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk [syn: oxytocin, Pitocin]
  • wisconsin
    n 1: a tributary of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin [syn: Wisconsin, Wisconsin River] 2: a midwestern state in north central United States [syn: Wisconsin, Badger State, WI]
  • amylopsin
  • autotoxin
  • chymotrypsin
  • antitoxine
  • sasin
  • alexin
  • antiauxin
  • heteroauxin
  • yeltsin
  • resorcin
  • orcin

See also auxin definition