Words that rhyme with methionine

• adenine 0
  n 1: (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA [syn: adenine, A]
• agglutinin 0
  n 1: an antibody that causes agglutination of a specific antigen
• antivenin 0
  n 1: an antitoxin that counteracts the effects of venom from the bite of a snake or insect or other animal [syn: antivenin, antivenene]
• guanine 0
  n 1: a purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with cytosine [syn: guanine, G]
• lignin 0
  n 1: a complex polymer; the chief constituent of wood other than carbohydrates; binds to cellulose fibers to harden and strengthen cell walls of plants
• linen 0
  n 1: a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant 2: a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish [syn: linen, linen paper] 3: white goods or clothing made with linen cloth
• melanin 0
  n 1: insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers
• mezzanine 0
  n 1: first or lowest balcony [syn: mezzanine, first balcony] 2: intermediate floor just above the ground floor [syn: mezzanine, mezzanine floor, entresol]
• quinine 0
  n 1: a bitter alkaloid extracted from chinchona bark; used in malaria therapy
• strychnine 0
  n 1: an alkaloid plant toxin extracted chiefly from nux vomica; formerly used as a stimulant
• tannin 0
  n 1: any of various complex phenolic substances of plant origin; used in tanning and in medicine [syn: tannin, tannic acid]
• benin 0
  n 1: a country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control [syn: Benin, Republic of Benin, Dahomey]
• alanine 0
  n 1: a crystalline amino acid that occurs in many proteins
• cinchonine 0
  n 1: an alkaloid derivative of the bark of cinchona trees that is used as an antimalarial drug
• safranine 0
  n 1: any of a class of chiefly red organic dyes [syn: safranine, safranin, saffranine]
• threonine 0
  n 1: a colorless crystalline amino acid found in protein; occurs in the hydrolysates of certain proteins; an essential component of human nutrition
• antivenene 0
  n 1: an antitoxin that counteracts the effects of venom from the bite of a snake or insect or other animal [syn: antivenin, antivenene]
• arginine 0
  n 1: a bitter tasting amino acid found in proteins and necessary for nutrition; its absence from the diet leads to a reduced production of spermatozoa
• kinin 0
  n 1: any of a class of plant hormones that promote cell division and delay the senescence of leaves [syn: kinin, cytokinin]
• serotonin 0
  n 1: a neurotransmitter involved in e.g. sleep and depression and memory [syn: serotonin, 5-hydroxytryptamine]
• bakunin 0
  n 1: Russian anarchist; ally and later opponent of Karl Marx (1814-1876) [syn: Bakunin, Mikhail Bakunin, Mikhail Aleksandrovich Bakunin]
• saponin 0
  n 1: any of various plant glucosides that form soapy lathers when mixed and agitated with water; used in detergents and foaming agents and emulsifiers
• kalinin 0
  n 1: soviet statesman and head of state of the USSR (1875-1946) [syn: Kalinin, Mikhail Kalinin, Mikhail Ivanovich Kalinin]
• santonin 0
• dineen 0
• janine 0
• oscinine 0
• dobrynin 0
• bradykinin 0
• cronin 0
• ronin 0
• killanin 0
• hemocyanin 0
• bedlinen 0
• underlinen 0

See also methionine definition