Words that rhyme with mucin

• antitoxin 0
  n 1: an antibody that can neutralize a specific toxin
• ceresin 0
  n 1: a white wax extracted from ozokerite
• characin 0
  n 1: any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae [syn: characin, characin fish, characid]
• eosin 0
  n 1: a red fluorescent dye resulting from the action of bromine on fluorescein; used in cosmetics and as a biological stain for studying cell structures [syn: eosin, bromeosin]
• erythromycin 0
  n 1: an antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus; effective against many Gram- positive bacteria and some Gram-negative [syn: erythromycin, Erythrocin, E-Mycin, Ethril, Ilosone, Pediamycin]
• hircine 0
  adj 1: of or pertaining to or suggestive of a goat (especially in strong odor)
• hoatzin 0
  n 1: crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings [syn: hoatzin, hoactzin, stinkbird, Opisthocomus hoazin]
• loosen 0
  v 1: make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope" [syn: loosen, loose] [ant: stiffen] 2: make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught" [syn: relax, loosen] 3: become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived" [syn: relax, loosen] 4: disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool" [syn: tease, tease apart, loosen] 5: cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie" [syn: untie, undo, loosen] 6: make less dense; "loosen the soil" 7: become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed" [syn: loosen, relax, loose] [ant: stiffen]
• moccasin 0
  n 1: soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans [syn: moccasin, mocassin]
• oscine 0
  adj 1: of or relating to the songbirds n 1: passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus [syn: oscine, oscine bird]
• pepsin 0
  n 1: an enzyme produced in the stomach that splits proteins into peptones
• pyridoxine 0
  n 1: a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch [syn: vitamin B6, pyridoxine, pyridoxal, pyridoxamine, adermin]
• ricin 0
  n 1: a toxic protein extracted from castor beans; used as a chemical reagent; can be used as a bioweapon; "one milligram of ricin can kill an adult" [syn: ricin, ricin toxin]
• streptomycin 0
  n 1: an antibiotic produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus and used to treat tuberculosis
• tocsin 0
  n 1: the sound of an alarm (usually a bell) [syn: tocsin, alarm bell] 2: a bell used to sound an alarm [syn: tocsin, warning bell]
• toxin 0
  n 1: a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species
• lysin 0
  n 1: any substance (such as an antibody) or agent that can cause lysis
• trypsin 0
  n 1: an enzyme of pancreatic origin; catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins to smaller polypeptide units
• auxin 0
  n 1: a plant hormone that promotes root formation and bud growth
• aflatoxin 0
  n 1: a potent carcinogen from the fungus Aspergillus; can be produced and stored for use as a bioweapon
• dioxin 0
  n 1: any of several toxic or carcinogenic hydrocarbons that occur as impurities in herbicides
• vasopressin 0
  n 1: hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules [syn: vasopressin, antidiuretic hormone, ADH, Pitressin]
• solzhenitsyn 0
  n 1: Soviet writer and political dissident whose novels exposed the brutality of Soviet labor camps (born in 1918) [syn: Solzhenitsyn, Alexander Isayevich Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn]
• rhodopsin 0
  n 1: a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light [syn: visual purple, rhodopsin, retinal purple]
• khamsin 0
  n 1: an oppressively hot southerly wind from the Sahara that blows across Egypt in the spring
• tyrothricin 0
  n 1: a mixture of antibiotics applied locally to infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria
• aureomycin 0
  n 1: a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trade name Aureomycin) used to treat certain bacterial and rickettsial diseases [syn: chlortetracycline, Aureomycin]
• thylacine 0
  n 1: rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct [syn: thylacine, Tasmanian wolf, Tasmanian tiger, Thylacinus cynocephalus]
• cytotoxin 0
  n 1: any substance that has a toxic effect on cells
• mycotoxin 0
  n 1: a toxin produced by a fungus
• bacitracin 0
  n 1: a polypeptide antibiotic of known chemical structure effective against several types of Gram-positive organisms; usually applied locally
• oxytocin 0
  n 1: hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk [syn: oxytocin, Pitocin]
• wisconsin 0
  n 1: a tributary of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin [syn: Wisconsin, Wisconsin River] 2: a midwestern state in north central United States [syn: Wisconsin, Badger State, WI]
• amylopsin 0
• autotoxin 0
• hughson 0
• acuson 0
• fuson 0
• goosen 0
• goossen 0
• heusen 0
• hewson 0
• husen 0
• huson 0
• joosten 0
• krewson 0
• newson 0
• nusen 0
• skousen 0
• yusen 0
• meeuwsen 0
• vandusen 0
• corneliuson 0
• chymotrypsin 0
• sasin 0
• alexin 0
• yeltsin 0
• resorcin 0
• orcin 0

See also mucin definition