| ruta-baga | <botany> A kind of turnip commonly with a large and long or ovoid yellowish root; a Swedish turnip. See Turnip. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| rutaceous | <botany> Of or pertaining to plants of a natural order (Rutacae) of which the rue is the type, and which includes also the orange, lemon, dittany, and buchu. Origin: L. Rutaceous, from ruta rue. See Rue the plant. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| rutamycin | <chemical> A macrolide antibiotic of the oligomycin group, obtained from streptomyces rutgersensis. It is used in cytochemistry as a tool to inhibit various atpases and to uncouple oxidative phosphorylation from electron transport and also clinically as an antifungal agent. Pharmacological action: antibiotics, antifungal, antibiotics, macrolide, enzyme inhibitors, uncoupling agents. Chemical name: Oligomycin A, 26-demethyl- (12 Dec 1998) |
| rutate | <chemistry> A salt of rutic acid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |