Words that rhyme with melamine

  • amine
    n 1: a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals [syn: amine, aminoalkane]
  • amphetamine
    n 1: a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression [syn: amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed]
  • antihistamine
    n 1: a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site
  • bromine
    n 1: a nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water [syn: bromine, Br, atomic number 35]
  • calamine
    n 1: a white mineral; a common ore of zinc [syn: hemimorphite, calamine]
  • carmine
    adj 1: of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies [syn: red, reddish, ruddy, blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet] n 1: a variable color averaging a vivid red [syn: cardinal, carmine] v 1: color carmine
  • catecholamine
    n 1: any of a group of chemicals including epinephrine and norepinephrine that are produced in the medulla of the adrenal gland
  • demean
    v 1: reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture" [syn: take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down]
  • gamine
    n 1: a homeless girl who roams the streets 2: a girl of impish appeal
  • histamine
    n 1: amine formed from histidine that stimulates gastric secretions and dilates blood vessels; released by the human immune system during allergic reactions
  • scopolamine
    n 1: an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures; "transdermal scopolamine is used to treat motion sickness"; "someone sedated with scopolamine has difficulty lying" [syn: scopolamine, hyoscine]
  • thiamine
    n 1: a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth [syn: vitamin B1, thiamine, thiamin, aneurin, antiberiberi factor]
  • undermine
    v 1: destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war" [syn: sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken] 2: hollow out as if making a cave or opening; "The river was caving the banks" [syn: cave, undermine]
  • chloramine
    n 1: any of several compounds containing chlorine and nitrogen; used as an antiseptic in wounds [syn: chloramine, chloramine-T]
  • cinnamene
    n 1: a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene [syn: styrene, cinnamene, phenylethylene, vinylbenzene]
  • diamine
    n 1: any organic compound containing two amino groups
  • dramamine
    n 1: antihistamine and antiemetic (trade name Dramamine) used to treat motion sickness [syn: dimenhydrinate, Dramamine]
  • protamine
    n 1: a simple protein found in fish sperm; rich in arginine; simpler in composition than globulin or albumin; counteracts the anticoagulant effect of heparin
  • methenamine
    n 1: antibacterial agent (trade names Mandelamine and Urex) that is contained in many products that are used to treat urinary infections [syn: methenamine, Mandelamine, Urex]
  • hyoscyamine
    n 1: a poisonous crystalline alkaloid (isometric with atropine but more potent); used to treat excess motility of the gastrointestinal tract
  • thymine
    n 1: a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine [syn: thymine, T]
  • goldmine
    n 1: a good source of something that is desired [syn: goldmine, gold mine] 2: a mine where gold ore is found [syn: goldmine, gold mine]
  • countermine
    n 1: (military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy v 1: destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war" [syn: sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken] 2: destroy enemy mines with one's own mines; "We countermined the banks of the river"
  • dopamine
    n 1: a monoamine neurotransmitter found in the brain and essential for the normal functioning of the central nervous system; as a drug (trade names Dopastat and Intropin) it is used to treat shock and hypotension [syn: dopamine, Dopastat, Intropin]
  • coalmine
  • ameen
  • amin
  • ammeen
  • imine
  • lamine
  • ramin
  • auramine
  • benyamin
  • benzamine
  • coramine
  • pergamene
  • rhodamine
  • arsphenamine
  • musculamine
  • nitrosamine
  • polyamine
  • landmine
  • coppermine
  • theobromine
  • sycamine

See also melamine definition and melamine synonyms