Words that rhyme with plasmodium
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compendium
n 1: a publication containing a variety of works [syn: collection, compendium] 2: a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work -
idiom
n 1: a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language [syn: parlance, idiom] 2: the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy" [syn: dialect, idiom, accent] 3: the style of a particular artist or school or movement; "an imaginative orchestral idiom" [syn: artistic style, idiom] 4: an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up [syn: idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phrase] -
indium
n 1: a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite [syn: indium, In, atomic number 49] -
iridium
n 1: a heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group; used in alloys; occurs in natural alloys with platinum or osmium [syn: iridium, Ir, atomic number 77] -
medium
adj 1: around the middle of a scale of evaluation; "an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "medium bombers" [syn: average, intermediate, medium] 2: (meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside n 1: a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information 2: the surrounding environment; "fish require an aqueous medium" 3: an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication 4: (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms [syn: culture medium, medium] 5: a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter 6: (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed 7: an intervening substance through which something is achieved; "the dissolving medium is called a solvent" 8: a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position; "a happy medium" 9: someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead; "he consulted several mediums" [syn: medium, spiritualist, sensitive] 10: (usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public [syn: medium, mass medium] 11: an occupation for which you are especially well suited; "in law he found his true metier" [syn: metier, medium] -
myocardium
n 1: the middle muscular layer of the heart wall -
odium
n 1: state of disgrace resulting from detestable behavior 2: hate coupled with disgust [syn: abhorrence, abomination, detestation, execration, loathing, odium] -
palladium
n 1: a silver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum; occurs in some copper and nickel ores; does not tarnish at ordinary temperatures and is used (alloyed with gold) in jewelry [syn: palladium, Pd, atomic number 46] -
pericardium
n 1: a serous membrane with two layers that surrounds the heart -
podium
n 1: a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it [syn: dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox] -
presidium
n 1: a permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session [syn: presidium, praesidium] -
pseudopodium
n 1: temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion [syn: pseudopod, pseudopodium] -
radium
n 1: an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores [syn: radium, Ra, atomic number 88] -
rhodium
n 1: a white hard metallic element that is one of the platinum group and is found in platinum ores; used in alloys with platinum [syn: rhodium, Rh, atomic number 45] -
ringside
n 1: first row of seating; has an unobstructed view of a boxing or wrestling ring [syn: ringside, ringside seat] -
riverside
n 1: the bank of a river [syn: riverbank, riverside] 2: a city in southern California -
roadside
n 1: edge of a way or road or path; "flowers along the wayside" [syn: wayside, roadside] -
rubidium
n 1: a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group; burns in air and reacts violently in water; occurs in carnallite and lepidolite and pollucite [syn: rubidium, Rb, atomic number 37] -
saturate
v 1: cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance 2: infuse or fill completely; "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol" [syn: impregnate, saturate] -
scandium
n 1: a white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite [syn: scandium, Sc, atomic number 21] -
seaside
n 1: the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort [syn: seaside, seaboard] -
separate
adj 1: independent; not united or joint; "a problem consisting of two separate issues"; "they went their separate ways"; "formed a separate church" [ant: joint] 2: standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything; "a freestanding bell tower"; "a house with a separate garage" [syn: freestanding, separate] 3: separated according to race, sex, class, or religion; "separate but equal"; "girls and boys in separate classes" 4: have the connection undone; having become separate [syn: disjoined, separate] n 1: a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication [syn: offprint, reprint, separate] 2: a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments v 1: act as a barrier between; stand between; "The mountain range divides the two countries" [syn: separate, divide] 2: force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea" [syn: separate, disunite, divide, part] 3: mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple" [syn: distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart] 4: separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I" [syn: divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up] [ant: unify, unite] 5: divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff" 6: arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?" [syn: classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate] 7: make a division or separation [syn: separate, divide] 8: discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up" [syn: separate, part, split up, split, break, break up] 9: go one's own way; move apart; "The friends separated after the party" [syn: separate, part, split] 10: become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" [syn: break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart] 11: treat differently on the basis of sex or race [syn: discriminate, separate, single out] 12: come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated" [syn: separate, divide, part] 13: divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks" [syn: branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separate] -
sequestrate
v 1: keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book" [syn: seclude, sequester, sequestrate, withdraw] 2: set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on" [syn: sequester, sequestrate, keep apart, set apart, isolate] -
serrate
adj 1: notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex [syn: serrate, serrated, saw-toothed, toothed, notched] v 1: make saw-toothed or jag the edge of; "serrate the edges of the teeth" -
silverside
n 1: small fishes having a silver stripe along each side; abundant along the Atlantic coast of the United States [syn: silversides, silverside] -
sodium
n 1: a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt) [syn: sodium, Na, atomic number 11] -
stadium
n 1: a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments [syn: stadium, bowl, arena, sports stadium] -
subside
v 1: wear off or die down; "The pain subsided" [syn: subside, lessen] 2: sink to a lower level or form a depression; "the valleys subside" 3: sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm" [syn: subside, settle] 4: descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair" [syn: sink, subside] -
substrate
n 1: the substance that is acted upon by an enzyme or ferment 2: a surface on which an organism grows or is attached; "the gardener talked about the proper substrate for acid-loving plants" [syn: substrate, substratum] 3: any stratum or layer lying underneath another [syn: substrate, substratum] 4: an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population; "the Celtic languages of Britain are a substrate for English" [syn: substrate, substratum] -
suicide
n 1: the act of killing yourself; "it is a crime to commit suicide" [syn: suicide, self-destruction, self- annihilation] 2: a person who kills himself intentionally [syn: suicide, felo-de-se] -
tedium
n 1: the feeling of being bored by something tedious [syn: boredom, ennui, tedium] 2: dullness owing to length or slowness [syn: tediousness, tedium, tiresomeness] -
trioxide
n 1: an oxide containing three atoms of oxygen in the molecule -
ulcerate
v 1: undergo ulceration; "Her stomach ulcerated" 2: affect with an ulcer; "Her stomach was ulcerated" -
underrate
v 1: make too low an estimate of; "he underestimated the work that went into the renovation"; "Don't underestimate the danger of such a raft trip on this river" [syn: underestimate, underrate] [ant: overestimate, overrate] -
underside
n 1: the lower side of anything [syn: bottom, underside, undersurface] -
vanadium
n 1: a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite [syn: vanadium, V, atomic number 23] -
venerate
v 1: regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius" [syn: reverence, fear, revere, venerate] -
lycopodium
n 1: type and sole genus of the Lycopodiaceae; erect or creeping evergreen plants often used for Christmas decorations [syn: Lycopodium, genus Lycopodium] -
basidium
n 1: a small club-shaped structure typically bearing four basidiospores at the ends of minute projections; unique to basidiomycetes -
clostridium
n 1: spindle-shaped bacterial cell especially one swollen at the center by an endospore [syn: clostridium, clostridia] -
conidium
n 1: an asexually produced fungal spore formed on a conidiophore [syn: conidium, conidiospore] -
cymbidium
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Cymbidium having narrow leaves and a long drooping cluster of numerous showy and variously colored boat-shaped flowers; extensively hybridized and cultivated as houseplants and important florists' flowers [syn: cymbid, cymbidium] -
pyxidium
n 1: fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released [syn: pyxidium, pyxis] -
antheridium
n 1: the male sex organ of spore-producing plants; produces antherozoids; equivalent to the anther in flowers -
ommatidium
n 1: any of the numerous small cone-shaped eyes that make up the compound eyes of some arthropods -
cypripedium
n 1: genus of chiefly American perennial leafy-stemmed orchids: lady's slippers; sometimes includes species of genus Paphiopedilum [syn: Cypripedium, genus Cypripedium] -
endocardium
n 1: the membrane that lines the cavities of the heart and forms part of the heart valves -
allodium
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antependium
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epicedium
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stateside
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supersaturate
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triturate
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odeum
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odiaum
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sympodium
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nephridium
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oidium
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hesperidium
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intermedium
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latifundium
See also plasmodium definition and plasmodium synonyms
