Words that rhyme with characin

  • antitoxin
    n 1: an antibody that can neutralize a specific toxin
  • ceresin
    n 1: a white wax extracted from ozokerite
  • 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]
  • 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
  • auxin
    n 1: a plant hormone that promotes root formation and bud growth
  • 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]
  • saracen
    n 1: (historically) a member of the nomadic people of the Syrian and Arabian deserts at the time of the Roman Empire 2: (when used broadly) any Arab 3: (historically) a Muslim who opposed the Crusades
  • 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
  • hyson
    n 1: a Chinese green tea with twisted leaves
  • tyson
    n 1: United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (born in 1966) [syn: Tyson, Mike Tyson, Michael Gerald Tyson]
  • jolson
    n 1: United States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the first full-length talking film (1886-1950) [syn: Jolson, Al Jolson, Asa Yoelson]
  • bosun
    n 1: a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen [syn: boatswain, bos'n, bo's'n, bosun, bo'sun]
  • 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]
  • belsen
    n 1: a Nazi concentration camp for Jews created in northwestern Germany during World War II
  • dawson
    n 1: a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
  • mcpherson
    n 1: United States evangelist (born in Canada) noted for her extravagant religious services (1890-1944) [syn: McPherson, Aimee Semple McPherson]
  • unperson
    n 1: a person regarded as nonexistent and having no rights; a person whose existence is systematically ignored (especially for ideological or political reasons); "the former senator is treated as a nonperson by this administration"; "George Orwell predicted that political dissidents would be treated as unpersons" [syn: nonperson, unperson]
  • nilsson
    n 1: Swedish operatic soprano who played Wagnerian roles (born in 1918) [syn: Nilsson, Brigit Nilsson, Marta Brigit Nilsson]
  • wilson
    n 1: author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870) [syn: Wilson, Harriet Wilson] 2: English writer of novels and short stories (1913-1991) [syn: Wilson, Sir Angus Wilson, Angus Frank Johnstone Wilson] 3: Scottish ornithologist in the United States (1766-1813) [syn: Wilson, Alexander Wilson] 4: United States physicist honored for his work on cosmic microwave radiation (born in 1918) [syn: Wilson, Robert Woodrow Wilson] 5: Canadian geophysicist who was a pioneer in the study of plate tectonics (1908-1993) [syn: Wilson, John Tuzo Wilson] 6: American Revolutionary leader who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence (1742-1798) [syn: Wilson, James Wilson] 7: United States entomologist who has generalized from social insects to other animals including humans (born in 1929) [syn: Wilson, E. O. Wilson, Edward Osborne Wilson] 8: Scottish physicist who invented the cloud chamber (1869-1959) [syn: Wilson, Charles Thomson Rees Wilson] 9: United States literary critic (1895-1972) [syn: Wilson, Edmund Wilson] 10: 28th President of the United States; led the United States in World War I and secured the formation of the League of Nations (1856-1924) [syn: Wilson, Woodrow Wilson, Thomas Woodrow Wilson, President Wilson] 11: a peak in the San Juan mountains of Colorado (14,246 feet high) [syn: Wilson, Mount Wilson]
  • swanson
    n 1: United States actress in many silent films (1899-1983) [syn: Swanson, Gloria Swanson, Gloria May Josephine Svensson]
  • 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]
  • jonson
    n 1: English dramatist and poet who was the first real poet laureate of England (1572-1637) [syn: Jonson, Ben Jonson, Benjamin Jonson]
  • amylopsin
  • autotoxin
  • robson
  • chymotrypsin
  • malison
  • olsen
  • tenson
  • boyson
  • cusson
  • sasin
  • stillson
  • carlson
  • clarkson
  • cookson
  • empson
  • grierson
  • hampson
  • oxon
  • alexin
  • lawson
  • mawson
  • rawson
  • yeltsin
  • resorcin
  • orcin

See also characin definition and characin synonyms