Words that rhyme with oocyte

• anthracite 0
  n 1: a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat [syn: anthracite, anthracite coal, hard coal]
• bauxite 0
  n 1: a clay-like mineral; the chief ore of aluminum; composed of aluminum oxides and aluminum hydroxides; used as an abrasive and catalyst
• bombsight 0
  n 1: a sighting device in an aircraft for aiming bombs
• calcite 0
  n 1: a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone
• campsite 0
  n 1: a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent [syn: campsite, campground, camping site, camping ground, bivouac, encampment, camping area]
• cite 0
  n 1: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases" [syn: citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation] v 1: make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" [syn: mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer] 2: commend; "he was cited for his outstanding achievements" [syn: mention, cite] 3: refer to; "he referenced his colleagues' work" [syn: reference, cite] 4: repeat a passage from; "He quoted the Bible to her" [syn: quote, cite] 5: refer to for illustration or proof; "He said he could quote several instances of this behavior" [syn: quote, cite] 6: advance evidence for [syn: adduce, abduce, cite] 7: call in an official matter, such as to attend court [syn: summon, summons, cite]
• composite 0
  adj 1: consisting of separate interconnected parts 2: of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Compositae n 1: a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts; "the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town" [syn: complex, composite] 2: considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers [syn: composite, composite plant]
• erythrocyte 0
  n 1: a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus [syn: red blood cell, RBC, erythrocyte]
• excite 0
  v 1: arouse or elicit a feeling 2: act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates" [syn: stimulate, excite] [ant: dampen, stifle] 3: stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions" [syn: stimulate, excite, stir] 4: cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" [syn: agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up] [ant: calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize] 5: stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience" [syn: arouse, sex, excite, turn on, wind up] 6: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" [syn: stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir] 7: raise to a higher energy level; "excite the atoms" [syn: excite, energize, energise] 8: produce a magnetic field in; "excite the neurons"
• eyesight 0
  n 1: normal use of the faculty of vision [syn: eyesight, seeing, sightedness]
• foresight 0
  n 1: providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future [syn: foresight, foresightedness, foresightfulness] 2: seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing [syn: prevision, foresight, farsightedness, prospicience]
• gametocyte 0
  n 1: an immature animal or plant cell that develops into a gamete by meiosis
• hindsight 0
  n 1: understanding the nature of an event after it has happened; "hindsight is always better than foresight"
• incite 0
  v 1: give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" [syn: motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite] 2: provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people" [syn: incite, instigate, set off, stir up] 3: urge on; cause to act; "The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window" [syn: prod, incite, egg on]
• insight 0
  n 1: clear or deep perception of a situation [syn: penetration, insight] 2: a feeling of understanding [syn: insight, perceptiveness, perceptivity] 3: the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation [syn: insight, brainstorm, brainwave] 4: grasping the inner nature of things intuitively [syn: insight, sixth sense]
• oversight 0
  n 1: an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something [syn: oversight, inadvertence] 2: management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group [syn: supervision, supervising, superintendence, oversight] 3: a mistake resulting from inattention [syn: oversight, lapse]
• parasite 0
  n 1: an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host [ant: host] 2: a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage [syn: leech, parasite, sponge, sponger]
• phagocyte 0
  n 1: a cell that engulfs and digests debris and invading microorganisms [syn: phagocyte, scavenger cell]
• plebiscite 0
  n 1: a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance
• quartzite 0
  n 1: hard metamorphic rock consisting essentially of interlocking quartz crystals
• recite 0
  v 1: recite in elocution [syn: declaim, recite] 2: repeat aloud from memory; "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day" 3: render verbally, "recite a poem"; "retell a story" [syn: recite, retell] 4: narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child" [syn: tell, narrate, recount, recite] 5: specify individually; "She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered"; "The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug" [syn: enumerate, recite, itemize, itemise]
• hussite 0
  n 1: an adherent of the religious reforms of John Huss
• lucite 0
  n 1: a transparent thermoplastic acrylic resin [syn: Lucite, Perspex]
• andesite 0
  n 1: a dark grey volcanic rock
• leucocyte 0
  n 1: blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system [syn: leukocyte, leucocyte, white blood cell, white cell, white blood corpuscle, white corpuscle, WBC]
• monocyte 0
  n 1: a type of granular leukocyte that functions in the ingestion of bacteria
• plasmacyte 0
  n 1: a cell that develops from a B lymphocyte in reaction to a specific antigen; found in bone marrow and sometimes in the blood [syn: plasma cell, plasmacyte]
• thrombocyte 0
  n 1: tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting [syn: platelet, blood platelet, thrombocyte]
• granulocyte 0
  n 1: a leukocyte that has granules in its cytoplasm
• histiocyte 0
  n 1: a macrophage that is found in connective tissue
• monophysite 0
  adj 1: of or relating to Monophysitism [syn: Monophysite, Monophysitic] n 1: an adherent of Monophysitism
• spermatocyte 0
  n 1: a male gametocyte that develops into four spermatids
• ectoparasite 0
  n 1: any external parasitic organism (as fleas) [syn: ectoparasite, ectozoan, ectozoon, epizoan, epizoon]
• endoparasite 0
  n 1: any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms) [syn: endoparasite, entoparasite, entozoan, entozoon, endozoan]
• entoparasite 0
  n 1: any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms) [syn: endoparasite, entoparasite, entozoan, entozoon, endozoan]
• kassite 0
  n 1: a member of an ancient people who ruled Babylonia between 1600 and 1200 BC [syn: Kassite, Cassite] 2: an ancient language spoken by the Kassites [syn: Kassite, Cassite]
• lewisite 0
• overexcite 0
• backsight 0
• brucite 0
• marcasite 0
• anorthosite 0
• leucite 0
• resite 0

See also oocyte definition