Words that rhyme with tamarin

  • alexandrine
    n 1: (prosody) a line of verse that has six iambic feet
  • alizarin
    n 1: an orange-red crystalline compound used in making red pigments and in dyeing [syn: alizarin, alizarine]
  • burin
    n 1: a chisel of tempered steel with a sharp point; used for engraving
  • culverin
    n 1: a heavy cannon with a long barrel used in the 16th and 17th centuries 2: a medieval musket
  • decahedron
    n 1: any polyhedron having ten plane faces
  • dextrin
    n 1: any of various polysaccharides obtained by hydrolysis of starch; a tasteless and odorless gummy substance that is used as a thickening agent and in adhesives and in dietary supplements
  • endocrine
    adj 1: of or belonging to endocrine glands or their secretions; "endocrine system" [syn: endocrine, endocrinal] [ant: exocrine] n 1: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect [syn: hormone, endocrine, internal secretion] 2: any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream [syn: endocrine gland, endocrine, ductless gland]
  • epinephrine
    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]
  • exocrine
    adj 1: of or relating to exocrine glands or their secretions [ant: endocrinal, endocrine] n 1: a gland that secretes externally through a duct [syn: exocrine gland, exocrine, duct gland]
  • fibrin
    n 1: a white insoluble fibrous protein formed by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen when blood clots; it forms a network that traps red cells and platelets
  • glycerine
    n 1: a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils [syn: glycerol, glycerin, glycerine]
  • heparin
    n 1: a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood; it (trade names Lipo-Hepin and Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis and in heart surgery [syn: heparin, Lipo- Hepin, Liquaemin]
  • mandarin
    n 1: shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame- orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia [syn: mandarin, mandarin orange, mandarin orange tree, Citrus reticulata] 2: a member of an elite intellectual or cultural group 3: any high government official or bureaucrat 4: a high public official of imperial China 5: a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China [syn: mandarin, mandarin orange] 6: the dialect of Chinese spoken in Beijing and adopted as the official language for all of China [syn: Mandarin, Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin dialect, Beijing dialect]
  • nectarine
    n 1: variety or mutation of the peach bearing fruit with smooth skin and (usually) yellow flesh [syn: nectarine, nectarine tree, Prunus persica nectarina] 2: a variety or mutation of the peach that has a smooth skin
  • peregrine
    adj 1: migratory; "a restless mobile society"; "the nomadic habits of the Bedouins"; "believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future"; "wandering tribes" [syn: mobile, nomadic, peregrine, roving, wandering] n 1: a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry [syn: peregrine, peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus]
  • rhododendron
    n 1: any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers
  • saccharin
    n 1: a crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar; used as a calorie-free sweetener
  • saccharine
    adj 1: overly sweet [syn: cloying, saccharine, syrupy, treacly]
  • saffron
    n 1: Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food [syn: saffron, saffron crocus, Crocus sativus] 2: dried pungent stigmas of the Old World saffron crocus 3: a shade of yellow tinged with orange [syn: orange yellow, saffron]
  • serine
    n 1: a sweetish crystalline amino acid involved in the synthesis by the body of cysteine
  • sovereign
    adj 1: (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state" [syn: autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereign] 2: greatest in status or authority or power; "a supreme tribunal" [syn: sovereign, supreme] n 1: a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right [syn: sovereign, crowned head, monarch]
  • squadron
    n 1: a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms 2: an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group 3: a naval unit that is detached from the fleet for a particular task
  • suzerain
    n 1: a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs
  • tetrahedron
    n 1: any polyhedron having four plane faces
  • urine
    n 1: liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water" [syn: urine, piss, pee, piddle, weewee, water]
  • akron
    n 1: a city in northeastern Ohio; the heart of the United States rubber industry
  • erin
    n 1: an early name of Ireland that is now used in poetry
  • serin
    n 1: any of various brown and yellow finches of parts of Europe
  • citrine
    n 1: semiprecious yellow quartz resembling topaz
  • murine
    adj 1: of or relating to or transmitted by a member of the family Muridae (rats and mice); "a murine plague" n 1: a rodent that is a member of the family Muridae
  • dexedrine
    n 1: an isomer of amphetamine (trade name Dexedrine) used as a central nervous system stimulant [syn: dextroamphetamine sulphate, Dexedrine]
  • quinacrine
    n 1: a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria [syn: quinacrine, quinacrine hydrochloride, mepacrine, Atabrine]
  • papaverine
    n 1: an alkaloid medicine (trade name Kavrin) obtained from opium; used to relax smooth muscles; it is nonaddictive [syn: papaverine, Kavrin]
  • aneurin
    n 1: a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth [syn: vitamin B1, thiamine, thiamin, aneurin, antiberiberi factor]
  • catherine
    n 1: first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536) [syn: Catherine of Aragon, Catherine] 2: empress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire (1729-1796) [syn: Catherine II, Catherine, Catherine the Great]
  • apocrine
    adj 1: (of exocrine glands) producing a secretion in which part of the secreting cell is released with the secretion; "mother's milk is one apocrine secretion" [ant: eccrine]
  • turin
    n 1: capital city of the Piemonte region of northwestern Italy [syn: Turin, Torino]
  • hadron
    n 1: any elementary particle that interacts strongly with other particles
  • plectron
    n 1: a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument [syn: pick, plectrum, plectron]
  • stearin
    n 1: an ester of glycerol and stearic acid
  • alabastrine
    adj 1: of or resembling alabaster; "alabaster statue" [syn: alabaster, alabastrine]
  • ephedrine
    n 1: white odorless powdered or crystalline alkaloid from plants of the genus Ephedra (especially Ephedra sinica) or made synthetically; used as a bronchodilator to treat bronchitis and asthma
  • sarin
    n 1: a highly toxic chemical nerve agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase [syn: sarin, GB]
  • lutheran
    adj 1: of or pertaining to Martin Luther or his teachings; "the Lutheran doctrine of justification by faith alone" 2: of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of the Protestant Church adhering to the views of Luther; "Lutheran doctrines" n 1: follower of Lutheranism
  • homopteran
    n 1: insects having membranous forewings and hind wings [syn: homopterous insect, homopteran]
  • orthopteran
    n 1: any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts [syn: orthopterous insect, orthopteron, orthopteran]
  • hymenopteran
    n 1: insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing [syn: hymenopterous insect, hymenopteran, hymenopteron, hymenopter]
  • lepidopteran
    n 1: insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales [syn: lepidopterous insect, lepidopteron, lepidopteran]
  • pentahedron
    n 1: any polyhedron having five plane faces
  • rhombohedron
    n 1: a parallelepiped bounded by six similar faces (either rhombuses or parallelograms)
  • pelerine
  • stepchildren
  • wherein
  • sherrin
  • corinne
  • veratrine
  • hexameron
  • dextran
  • aldrin
  • natron
  • kirin
  • lohengrin
  • sciurine
  • perrin
  • meandrine
  • camaron
  • cameron
  • cochrane
  • conran
  • kathryn
  • katherine
  • darin
  • heteropteran
  • trihedron

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