Words that rhyme with palaeocene

n 1: (biochemistry) a nucleoside that is a structural component of nucleic acids; it is present in all living cells in a combined form as a constituent of DNA and RNA and ADP and ATP and AMP

n 1: a poisonous colorless flammable gas used in organic synthesis and to dope transistors and as a poison gas in warfare

adj 1: of or belonging to the hominid genus Australopithecus n 1: any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago

n 1: a milk protein used in making e.g. plastics and adhesives 2: a water-base paint made with a protein precipitated from milk [syn: casein paint, casein]

n 1: a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine [syn: cytosine, C]

adj 1: having an ambiguous sexual identity [syn: bisexual, epicene] 2: having unsuitable feminine qualities [syn: effeminate, emasculate, epicene, cissy, sissified, sissyish, sissy] n 1: one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made [syn: hermaphrodite, intersex, gynandromorph, androgyne, epicene, epicene person]

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]

n 1: a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters [syn: kerosene, kerosine, lamp oil, coal oil]

n 1: an essential amino acid found in proteins; occurs especially in gelatin and casein

adj 1: designed to incite to indecency or lust; "the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene"-Margaret Mead 2: offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels" [syn: abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive] 3: suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks" [syn: lewd, obscene, raunchy, salacious]

adj 1: of or relating to fish

n 1: a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch [syn: vitamin B6, pyridoxine, pyridoxal, pyridoxamine, adermin]

n 1: any of a group of crystalline silicate mineral common in igneous and metamorphic rocks

n 1: an amino acid found in most proteins; a precursor of several hormones

adj 1: not anticipated; "unanticipated and disconcerting lines of development"- H.W.Glidden; "unforeseen circumstances"; "a virtue unlooked-for in people so full of energy"; "like a bolt out of the blue" [syn: unanticipated, unforeseen, unlooked-for, out of the blue(p)]

adj 1: not observed [syn: unobserved, unseen] n 1: a belief that there is a realm controlled by a divine spirit [syn: spiritual world, spiritual domain, unseen]

n 1: immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies [syn: vaccine, vaccinum]

n 1: the simplest amino acid found in proteins and the principal amino acid in sugar cane 2: genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean [syn: Glycine, genus Glycine]

adj 1: of or relating to the ancient city of Nicaea in Asia Minor [syn: Nicaean, Nicene]

n 1: French advocate of Jansenism; tragedian who based his works on Greek and Roman themes (1639-1699) [syn: Racine, Jean Racine, Jean Baptiste Racine] 2: a city in southeastern Wisconsin on Lake Michigan to the south of Milwaukee

n 1: an analgesic drug derived from the saffron plant and used to treat gout

adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Damascus or its people; "damascene city gates" 2: (of metals) decorated or inlaid with a wavy pattern of different (especially precious) metals; "a damascened sword" n 1: a native or inhabitant of Damascus 2: a design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel v 1: inlay metal with gold and silver

n 1: from 58 million to 40 million years ago; presence of modern mammals [syn: Eocene, Eocene epoch]

n 1: approximately the last 10,000 years [syn: Holocene, Holocene epoch, Recent, Recent epoch]

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]

n 1: from 25 million to 13 million years ago; appearance of grazing mammals [syn: Miocene, Miocene epoch]

n 1: from 13 million to 2 million years ago; growth of mountains; cooling of climate; more and larger mammals [syn: Pliocene, Pliocene epoch]

n 1: from 40 million to 25 million years ago; appearance of sabertoothed cats [syn: Oligocene, Oligocene epoch]

n 1: rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct [syn: thylacine, Tasmanian wolf, Tasmanian tiger, Thylacinus cynocephalus]

n 1: hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells; "thyroxine is 65% iodine" [syn: thyroxine, thyroxin, tetraiodothyronine, T]