Words that rhyme with lectin

• nekton 0
  n 1: the aggregate of actively swimming animals in a body of water ranging from microscopic organisms to whales
• pectin 0
  n 1: any of various water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates that occur in ripe fruit and vegetables; used in making fruit jellies and jams
• riemann 0
  n 1: pioneer of non-Euclidean geometry (1826-1866) [syn: Riemann, Bernhard Riemann, Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann]
• penstemon 0
  n 1: large genus of subshrubs or herbs having showy blue or purple or red or yellow or white flowers; mostly western North America [syn: Penstemon, genus Penstemon]
• avestan 0
  adj 1: of or pertaining to the Avesta (sacred text of Zoroastrianism) n 1: an ancient Iranian language [syn: Avestan, Zend] 2: the script in which the ancient Persian language of the Avesta is written
• compton 0
  n 1: United States physicist noted for research on x-rays and gamma rays and nuclear energy; his observation that X-rays behave like miniature bowling balls in their interactions with electrons provided evidence for the quantal nature of light (1892-1962) [syn: Compton, Arthur Compton, Arthur Holly Compton]
• weston 0
  n 1: United States photographer(1886-1958) [syn: Weston, Edward Weston]
• sherrington 0
  n 1: English physiologist who conducted research on reflex action (1857-1952) [syn: Sherrington, Sir Charles Scott Sherrington]
• dalton 0
  n 1: English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844) [syn: Dalton, John Dalton]
• galton 0
  n 1: English scientist (cousin of Charles Darwin) who explored many fields including heredity, meteorology, statistics, psychology, and anthropology; founder of eugenics and first to use fingerprints for identification (1822-1911) [syn: Galton, Francis Galton, Sir Francis Galton]
• sharman 0
• aston 0
• grafton 0
• beamon 0
• eamon 0
• niemann 0
• roscommon 0
• crompton 0
• swanton 0
• heston 0
• preston 0
• carrington 0
• harrington 0
• becton 0
• ecton 0
• bedlington 0
• silverstone 0
• bormann 0
• gorman 0
• hyman 0
• timon 0
• wyman 0

See also lectin definition