Words that rhyme with ellene

n 1: a mixture of oxygen and acetylene; used to create high temperatures for cutting or welding metals

n 1: a lightweight thermoplastic; used especially in packaging and insulation [syn: polyethylene, polythene]

n 1: a town in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River

adj 1: relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines

n 1: an amino acid that is found in many proteins (especially collagen)

n 1: a colorless flammable volatile liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent [syn: xylene, xylol]

n 1: a B-complex vitamin that is a constituent of lecithin; essential in the metabolism of fat

n 1: an island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric poetry [syn: Lesbos, Lesvos, Mytilene]

n 1: an essential amino acid found in proteins; important for growth in children and nitrogen balance in adults

n 1: a native or inhabitant of Greece [syn: Greek, Hellene]

n 1: a whitish mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate or potassium aluminum silicate in crystalline form; used in the manufacture of ceramics and enamels [syn: nepheline, nephelite]

adj 1: characterized by a love of Greece and Grecian things; "the Philhellenic Society" [syn: philhellenic, philhellene, Graecophile, Graecophilic] n 1: an admirer of Greece and everything Greek [syn: philhellene, philhellenist, Graecophile]