Words that rhyme with larissa

n 1: the value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis

n 1: someone who kisses [syn: kisser, osculator] 2: the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) [syn: countenance, physiognomy, phiz, visage, kisser, smiler, mug]

n 1: the positive fractional part of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the mantissa is .808 [syn: mantissa, fixed-point part]

n 1: an assay that relies on an enzymatic conversion reaction and is used to detect the presence of specific substances (such as enzymes or viruses or antibodies or bacteria) [syn: enzyme-linked-immunosorbent serologic assay, ELISA]

n 1: a genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae [syn: Melissa, genus Melissa]

n 1: Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997) [syn: Teresa, Mother Teresa, Theresa, Mother Theresa, Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu]

n 1: Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997) [syn: Teresa, Mother Teresa, Theresa, Mother Theresa, Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu]

n 1: a city in Tuscany; site of the famous Leaning Tower

n 1: a shrub of the genus Carissa having fragrant white flowers and plumlike red to purple-black fruits