Words that rhyme with maximum

  • cardamom
    n 1: rhizomatous herb of India having aromatic seeds used as seasoning [syn: cardamom, cardamon, Elettaria cardamomum] 2: aromatic seeds used as seasoning like cinnamon and cloves especially in pickles and barbecue sauces [syn: cardamom, cardamon, cardamum]
  • chrysanthemum
    n 1: the flower of a chrysanthemum plant 2: any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum, Argyranthemum, Dendranthema, Tanacetum; widely cultivated
  • minimum
    adj 1: the least possible; "needed to enforce minimal standards"; "her grades were minimal"; "minimum wage"; "a minimal charge for the service" [syn: minimal, minimum] [ant: maximal, maximum] n 1: the smallest possible quantity [syn: minimum, lower limit] [ant: maximum, upper limit] 2: the point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right [ant: maximum]
  • optimum
    adj 1: most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied; "an optimum return on capital"; "optimal concentration of a drug" [syn: optimum, optimal] n 1: most favorable conditions or greatest degree or amount possible under given circumstances
  • extremum
    n 1: the point located farthest from the middle of something [syn: extreme point, extreme, extremum] 2: the most extreme possible amount or value; "voltage peak" [syn: extremum, peak]
  • helianthemum
    n 1: any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of stony alpine meadows and dry scrub regions [syn: helianthemum, sunrose, sun rose]

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