Words that rhyme with xylene

• acetylcholine 0
  n 1: a neurotransmitter that is a derivative of choline; released at the ends of nerve fibers in the somatic and parasympathetic nervous systems
• acetylene 0
  n 1: a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis [syn: acetylene, ethyne, alkyne]
• aniline 0
  n 1: oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines [syn: aniline, aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine]
• baleen 0
  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]
• ethylene 0
  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]
• gasoline 0
  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]
• hyaline 0
  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]
• mescaline 0
  n 1: the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons [syn: mescaline, peyote]
• methylene 0
  n 1: the bivalent radical CH2 derived from methane [syn: methylene group, methylene radical, methylene]
• naphthalene 0
  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
• oxyacetylene 0
  n 1: a mixture of oxygen and acetylene; used to create high temperatures for cutting or welding metals
• polyethylene 0
  n 1: a lightweight thermoplastic; used especially in packaging and insulation [syn: polyethylene, polythene]
• polypropylene 0
  n 1: a polymer of propylene used as a thermoplastic molding material [syn: polypropylene, polypropene]
• praline 0
  n 1: cookie-sized candy made of brown sugar and butter and pecans
• propylene 0
  n 1: a flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis [syn: propylene, propene]
• scalene 0
  adj 1: of a triangle having three sides of different lengths 2: of or relating to any of the scalene muscles
• tetracycline 0
  n 1: an antibiotic (trade name Achromycin) derived from microorganisms of the genus Streptomyces and used broadly to treat infections [syn: tetracycline, Achromycin]
• tourmaline 0
  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
• trampoline 0
  n 1: gymnastic apparatus consisting of a strong canvas sheet attached with springs to a metal frame; used for tumbling
• unclean 0
  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]
• abilene 0
  n 1: a city in central Texas 2: a town in central Kansas to the west of Topeka; home of Dwight D. Eisenhower
• colleen 0
  n 1: an Irish girl
• moline 0
  n 1: a town in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River
• pauline 0
  adj 1: relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
• proline 0
  n 1: an amino acid that is found in many proteins (especially collagen)
• choline 0
  n 1: a B-complex vitamin that is a constituent of lecithin; essential in the metabolism of fat
• mytilene 0
  n 1: an island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric poetry [syn: Lesbos, Lesvos, Mytilene]
• valine 0
  n 1: an essential amino acid found in proteins; important for growth in children and nitrogen balance in adults
• hellene 0
  n 1: a native or inhabitant of Greece [syn: Greek, Hellene]
• nepheline 0
  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]
• philhellene 0
  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]
• maclean 0
• aileen 0
• alene 0
• arlene 0
• charlene 0
• darlene 0
• eileen 0
• jolene 0
• kathleen 0
• marlene 0
• mousseline 0
• cymbeline 0
• emeline 0
• lobeline 0
• quinoline 0
• rosaline 0
• evangeline 0
• holderlin 0
• alleyne 0
• jacqueline 0
• sakhalin 0
• rosaniline 0

See also xylene definition and xylene synonyms