Words that rhyme with quinoline

n 1: a neurotransmitter that is a derivative of choline; released at the ends of nerve fibers in the somatic and parasympathetic nervous systems

n 1: a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis [syn: acetylene, ethyne, alkyne]

n 1: a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action [syn: epinephrine, epinephrin, adrenaline, Adrenalin]

n 1: oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines [syn: aniline, aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine]

n 1: a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets [syn: whalebone, baleen]

n 1: a loop knot that neither slips nor jams [syn: bowline, bowline knot]

n 1: very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes [syn: capelin, capelan, caplin]

n 1: a skirt stiffened with hoops [syn: hoopskirt, crinoline] 2: a full stiff petticoat made of crinoline fabric 3: a stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing

n 1: a mound of glacial drift

n 1: a flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic [syn: ethylene, ethene]

n 1: a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens [syn: formalin, formol]

n 1: a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines [syn: gasoline, gasolene, gas, petrol]

n 1: a family of proteins found in blood and milk and muscle and in plant seed

n 1: (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous [syn: elf, hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie, imp]

n 1: (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings [syn: goblin, hob, hobgoblin] 2: an object of dread or apprehension; "Germany was always a bugbear for France"; "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson [syn: bugbear, hobgoblin]

adj 1: resembling glass in transparency or translucency; "the morning is as clear as diamond or as hyaline"-Sacheverell Sitwell [syn: hyaline, hyaloid] n 1: a glassy translucent substance that occurs in hyaline cartilage or in certain skin conditions [syn: hyaline, hyalin]

n 1: hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of sugar in cells

n 1: an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible 2: a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events

n 1: a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper) [syn: china clay, china stone, kaolin, kaoline, porcelain clay, terra alba]

n 1: a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics [syn: lanolin, wool fat, wool grease] 2: an emollient containing wool fat (a fatty substance obtained from the wool of sheep)

n 1: a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum

n 1: large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes

n 1: a small usually tarred line of 2 strands

adj 1: of grammatical gender [ant: feminine, neuter] 2: associated with men and not with women [ant: feminine] 3: (music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable; "a masculine cadence"; "the masculine rhyme of `annoy, enjoy'" n 1: a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male

adj 1: effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry" [syn: bathetic, drippy, hokey, maudlin, mawkish, kitschy, mushy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, soppy, soupy, slushy]

n 1: the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons [syn: mescaline, peyote]

n 1: the bivalent radical CH2 derived from methane [syn: methylene group, methylene radical, methylene]

n 1: a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers [syn: myelin, myeline, medulla]

n 1: a white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs

n 1: a mixture of oxygen and acetylene; used to create high temperatures for cutting or welding metals

n 1: toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites [syn: pangolin, scaly anteater, anteater]

n 1: any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases

n 1: a lightweight thermoplastic; used especially in packaging and insulation [syn: polyethylene, polythene]

n 1: a polymer of propylene used as a thermoplastic molding material [syn: polypropylene, polypropene]

n 1: cookie-sized candy made of brown sugar and butter and pecans

n 1: a flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis [syn: propylene, propene]

n 1: an amylase secreted in saliva

n 1: (nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft [syn: ratline, ratlin]

adj 1: of a triangle having three sides of different lengths 2: of or relating to any of the scalene muscles

n 1: waterproofed canvas [syn: tarpaulin, tarp]

n 1: an antibiotic (trade name Achromycin) derived from microorganisms of the genus Streptomyces and used broadly to treat infections [syn: tetracycline, Achromycin]

n 1: a mineral that is a complex borosilicate and hydroxide of aluminum containing iron and magnesium and calcium and lithium and sodium; it is usually black but occurs in transparent colored forms that are used as gemstones

n 1: gymnastic apparatus consisting of a strong canvas sheet attached with springs to a metal frame; used for tumbling

n 1: a sterile liquid containing a purified protein derivative of the tuberculosis bacterium; used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis

adj 1: soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves" [syn: dirty, soiled, unclean] [ant: clean] 2: having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws; "unclean meat"; "and the swine...is unclean to you"-Leviticus 11:3 [syn: unclean, impure] [ant: clean]

n 1: a crystalline compound found in vanilla beans and some balsam resins; used in perfumes and flavorings

n 1: bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow [syn: violin, fiddle]

n 1: citadel of Moscow, housing the offices of the Russian government 2: citadel of a Russian town

n 1: (Arthurian legend) the magician who acted as King Arthur's advisor 2: small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry [syn: pigeon hawk, merlin, Falco columbarius]

n 1: Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953) [syn: Stalin, Joseph Stalin, Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili]

v 1: place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table" [syn: align, aline, line up, adjust] [ant: skew]

n 1: a city in central Texas 2: a town in central Kansas to the west of Topeka; home of Dwight D. Eisenhower

n 1: an Irish girl

n 1: a town in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River

adj 1: relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines

n 1: an amino acid that is found in many proteins (especially collagen)

n 1: a colorless flammable volatile liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent [syn: xylene, xylol]

n 1: a B-complex vitamin that is a constituent of lecithin; essential in the metabolism of fat

n 1: a town in northern Germany (near Hanover) that is famous as the setting for the legend of the Pied Piper [syn: Hameln, Hamelin]

n 1: an island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric poetry [syn: Lesbos, Lesvos, Mytilene]

n 1: an essential amino acid found in proteins; important for growth in children and nitrogen balance in adults

adj 1: of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England [syn: Caroline, Carolean]

n 1: a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove [syn: digitalis, digitalis glycoside, digitalin]

n 1: a native or inhabitant of Greece [syn: Greek, Hellene]

n 1: a glassy translucent substance that occurs in hyaline cartilage or in certain skin conditions [syn: hyaline, hyalin]

n 1: a whitish mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate or potassium aluminum silicate in crystalline form; used in the manufacture of ceramics and enamels [syn: nepheline, nephelite]

n 1: highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquers [syn: pyroxylin, pyroxyline]

n 1: an industrial city of eastern Poland

n 1: semisynthetic penicillin (trade names Principen and Polycillin and SK-Ampicillin) [syn: ampicillin, Principen, Polycillin, SK-Ampicillin]

adj 1: characterized by a love of Greece and Grecian things; "the Philhellenic Society" [syn: philhellenic, philhellene, Graecophile, Graecophilic] n 1: an admirer of Greece and everything Greek [syn: philhellene, philhellenist, Graecophile]