Words that rhyme with chatom

n 1: (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element 2: (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything [syn: atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck]

n 1: an item of factual information derived from measurement or research [syn: datum, data point]

n 1: something desired as a necessity; "the desiderata for a vacation are time and money"

n 1: a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind [syn: misprint, erratum, typographical error, typo, literal error, literal]

n 1: a semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubrication [syn: petrolatum, petroleum jelly, mineral jelly]

n 1: the terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the sigmoid flexure to the anus

n 1: one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock) 2: people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class" [syn: class, stratum, social class, socio-economic class] 3: an abstract place usually conceived as having depth; "a good actor communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at least two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions on many strata simultaneously" [syn: level, layer, stratum]

n 1: a surface on which an organism grows or is attached; "the gardener talked about the proper substrate for acid-loving plants" [syn: substrate, substratum] 2: any stratum or layer lying underneath another [syn: substrate, substratum] 3: an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population; "the Celtic languages of Britain are a substrate for English" [syn: substrate, substratum]

n 1: a final peremptory demand

n 1: cosmopolitan genus of ferns: maidenhair ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae [syn: Adiantum, genus Adiantum]

adj 1: occurring or done after death; "postmortem changes"; "a postmortem examination to determine cause of death"; "postmortal wounds" [syn: postmortem, postmortal] [ant: antemortem] 2: after death or after an event; "a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death"; "the postmortem discussion of the President's TV address" n 1: discussion of an event after it has occurred [syn: postmortem, post-mortem] 2: an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease [syn: autopsy, necropsy, postmortem, post-mortem, PM, postmortem examination, post-mortem examination]

n 1: a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth [syn: cementum, cement]

n 1: a fold of peritoneum supporting the viscera

n 1: filamentous hairlike growth on a plant; "peach fuzz" [syn: hair, fuzz, tomentum] 2: a network of tiny blood vessels between the cerebral surface of the pia mater and the cerebral cortex [syn: tomentum, tomentum cerebri]

n 1: a covering of fine hairs (or sometimes scales) as on a leaf or insect [syn: indumentum, indument]

n 1: rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium [syn: mistflower, mist-flower, ageratum, Conoclinium coelestinum, Eupatorium coelestinum] 2: any plant of the genus Ageratum having opposite leaves and small heads of blue or white flowers

n 1: United States biochemist who discovered how genes act by regulating definite chemical events (1909-1975) [syn: Tatum, Edward Lawrie Tatum] 2: United States jazz pianist who was almost completely blind; his innovations influenced many other jazz musicians (1910-1956) [syn: Tatum, Art Tatum, Arthur Tatum]

n 1: hairdressing consisting of a perfumed oil or ointment [syn: pomade, pomatum]

n 1: a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin; "he got a bright red top and string for his birthday" [syn: top, whirligig, teetotum, spinning top]