Words that rhyme with risa

n 1: flat tableland with steep edges; "the tribe was relatively safe on the mesa but they had to descend into the valley for water" [syn: mesa, table] 2: a city in Arizona just to the east of Phoenix; originally a suburb of Phoenix

n 1: English social anthropologist noted for studies of primitive religion and magic (1854-1941) [syn: Frazer, James George Frazer, Sir James George Frazer]

n 1: an assay that relies on an enzymatic conversion reaction and is used to detect the presence of specific substances (such as enzymes or viruses or antibodies or bacteria) [syn: enzyme-linked-immunosorbent serologic assay, ELISA]

n 1: basal part of a plant ovule opposite the micropyle; where integument and nucellus are joined 2: one of two spiral bands of tissue connecting the egg yolk to the enclosing membrane at either end of the shell

n 1: Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997) [syn: Teresa, Mother Teresa, Theresa, Mother Theresa, Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu]

n 1: Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997) [syn: Teresa, Mother Teresa, Theresa, Mother Theresa, Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu]

n 1: a city in Tuscany; site of the famous Leaning Tower

n 1: a shrub of the genus Carissa having fragrant white flowers and plumlike red to purple-black fruits

n 1: a fractional monetary unit in Bangladesh and India and Nepal and Pakistan