Words that rhyme with endocranium
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cranium
n 1: the part of the skull that encloses the brain [syn: cranium, braincase, brainpan] -
geranium
n 1: any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae -
germanium
n 1: a brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite [syn: germanium, Ge, atomic number 32] -
millennium
n 1: a span of 1000 years [syn: millennium, millenary] 2: (New Testament) in Revelations it is foretold that those faithful to Jesus will reign with Jesus over the earth for a thousand years; the meaning of these words have been much debated; some denominations (e.g. Jehovah's Witnesses) expect it to be a thousand years of justice and peace and happiness 3: the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [syn: millennium, millenary] -
plutonium
n 1: a solid silvery grey radioactive transuranic element whose atoms can be split when bombarded with neutrons; found in minute quantities in uranium ores but is usually synthesized in nuclear reactors; 13 isotopes are known with the most important being plutonium 239 [syn: plutonium, Pu, atomic number 94] -
selenium
n 1: a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium; occurs in several allotropic forms; a stable grey metallike allotrope conducts electricity better in the light than in the dark and is used in photocells; occurs in sulfide ores (as pyrite) [syn: selenium, Se, atomic number 34] -
stadium
n 1: a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments [syn: stadium, bowl, arena, sports stadium] -
succedaneum
n 1: (medicine) something that can be used as a substitute (especially any medicine that may be taken in place of another) -
titanium
n 1: a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite [syn: titanium, Ti, atomic number 22] -
uranium
n 1: a heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element; occurs in many isotopes; used for nuclear fuels and nuclear weapons [syn: uranium, U, atomic number 92] -
zirconium
n 1: a lustrous grey strong metallic element resembling titanium; it is used in nuclear reactors as a neutron absorber; it occurs in baddeleyite but is obtained chiefly from zircon [syn: zirconium, Zr, atomic number 40] -
herculaneum
n 1: ancient city; now destroyed -
minium
n 1: a reddish oxide of lead (Pb3O4) used as a pigment in paints and in glass and ceramics [syn: red lead, minium] -
meconium
n 1: thick dark green mucoid material that is the first feces of a newborn child -
syconium
n 1: the fleshy multiple fruit of the fig consisting of an enlarged hollow receptacle containing numerous fruitlets -
archegonium
n 1: a female sex organ occurring in mosses, ferns, and most gymnosperms -
pelargonium
n 1: geraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivated [syn: Pelargonium, genus Pelargonium] -
asplenium
n 1: in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae [syn: Asplenium, genus Asplenium] -
helenium
n 1: genus of American herbs with flowers having yellow rays: sneezeweeds [syn: Helenium, genus Helenium] -
hymenium
n 1: spore-bearing layer of cells in certain fungi containing asci or basidia -
quadrennium
n 1: a period of four years -
quinquennium
n 1: a period of five years -
diem
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calcaneum
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pericranium
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iconium
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stramonium
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cuprammonium
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positronium
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spermogonium
See also endocranium definition
