Words that rhyme with hircine

  • antitoxin
    n 1: an antibody that can neutralize a specific toxin
  • assign
    v 1: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) [syn: delegate, designate, depute, assign] 2: give out; "We were assigned new uniforms" [syn: assign, allot, portion] 3: attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats" [syn: impute, ascribe, assign, attribute] 4: select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise" [syn: assign, specify, set apart] 5: attribute or give; "She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"; "He put all his efforts into this job"; "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story" [syn: put, assign] 6: make undue claims to having [syn: arrogate, assign] 7: transfer one's right to 8: decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class" [syn: assign, attribute]
  • ceresin
    n 1: a white wax extracted from ozokerite
  • characin
    n 1: any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae [syn: characin, characin fish, characid]
  • cosine
    n 1: ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right- angled triangle [syn: cosine, cos]
  • 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]
  • 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
  • piscine
    adj 1: of or relating to fish
  • porcine
    adj 1: relating to or suggesting swine; "comparison between human and porcine pleasures" 2: repellently fat; "a bald porcine old man" [syn: gross, porcine] 3: resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy; "piggish table manners"; "the piggy fat-cheeked little boy and his porcine pot-bellied father"; "swinish slavering over food" [syn: hoggish, piggish, piggy, porcine, swinish]
  • pyridoxine
    n 1: a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch [syn: vitamin B6, pyridoxine, pyridoxal, pyridoxamine, adermin]
  • reassign
    v 1: transfer somebody to a different position or location of work [syn: transfer, reassign]
  • resign
    v 1: leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds" [syn: vacate, resign, renounce, give up] 2: give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal" [syn: leave office, quit, step down, resign] [ant: take office] 3: part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" [syn: release, relinquish, resign, free, give up] 4: accept as inevitable; "He resigned himself to his fate" [syn: resign, reconcile, submit]
  • 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
  • ursine
    adj 1: of or relating to or similar to bears
  • 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]
  • 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
  • sasin
  • alexin
  • yeltsin
  • resorcin
  • orcin

See also hircine definition