Words that rhyme with threonine
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adenine
n 1: (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA [syn: adenine, A] -
guanine
n 1: a purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with cytosine [syn: guanine, G] -
leonine
adj 1: of or characteristic of or resembling a lion -
mezzanine
n 1: first or lowest balcony [syn: mezzanine, first balcony] 2: intermediate floor just above the ground floor [syn: mezzanine, mezzanine floor, entresol] -
quinine
n 1: a bitter alkaloid extracted from chinchona bark; used in malaria therapy -
strychnine
n 1: an alkaloid plant toxin extracted chiefly from nux vomica; formerly used as a stimulant -
benin
n 1: a country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control [syn: Benin, Republic of Benin, Dahomey] -
alanine
n 1: a crystalline amino acid that occurs in many proteins -
cinchonine
n 1: an alkaloid derivative of the bark of cinchona trees that is used as an antimalarial drug -
safranine
n 1: any of a class of chiefly red organic dyes [syn: safranine, safranin, saffranine] -
antivenene
n 1: an antitoxin that counteracts the effects of venom from the bite of a snake or insect or other animal [syn: antivenin, antivenene] -
methionine
n 1: a crystalline amino acid containing sulfur; found in most proteins and essential for nutrition -
arginine
n 1: a bitter tasting amino acid found in proteins and necessary for nutrition; its absence from the diet leads to a reduced production of spermatozoa -
dineen
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janine
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oscinine
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dobrynin
See also threonine definition
