| rhodamine | <chemical> A group of triphenylmethane derived dyes are referred to as rhodamines, lissamines etc. Many are fluorescent and are used as fluorochromes in labelling proteins and membrane probes. (18 Nov 1997) |
|---|---|
| rhodamine B | A fluorescent red basic xanthene dye, tetraethylrhodamine chloride, used in histology as a contrasting stain to methylene blue and methyl green, and as a vital fluorochrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rhodamines | <chemical> A family of 3,6-di(substituted-amino)-9-benzoate derivatives of xanthene that are used as dyes and as indicators for various metals; also used as fluorescent tracers in histochemistry. Pharmacological action: fluorescent dyes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| rhodammonium | <chemistry> Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, rhodium and ammonia; said of certain complex compounds. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| rhodanate | <chemistry> A salt of rhodanic acid; a sulphocyanate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| rhodanese | <enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the transfer of the planetary sulfur atom of thiosulfate ion to cyanide ion to form thiocyanate ion. Chemical name: Thiosulfate:cyanide sulfurtransferase Registry number: EC 2.8.1.1 (12 Dec 1998) |
| rhodanic | <chemistry> Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (commonly called sulphocyanic acid) which frms a red colour with ferric salts. Origin: Gr. The rose. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| rhodanic acid | HS-CN;hydrogen thiocyanate. Synonym: rhodanic acid, sulfocyanic acid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rhodanile blue | A dye mixture, considered by some to be a salt of rhodamine B and Nile blue, used to stain keratinised epithelium (red) and fibroblasts (blue), as well as spermatozoa and normal and pathologic acidophilic, basophilic, and certain neutrophilic elements of cells and tissues; used as a substitute for haematoxylin and eosin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rhodanine | <chemical> Chemical name: 4-Thiazolidinone, 2-thioxo- (12 Dec 1998) |
| rhodeoretin | <chemistry> Same as Convolvuln. Origin: Gr. The rose + resin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| rhodeose | <biochemistry> L fucose (6 deoxy L galactose) is found as a constituent of N glycan chains of glycoproteins, it is the only common L form of sugar involved. D fucose is usually encountered as a synthetic galactose analogue. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Rhodesian malignant theileriosis | A highly pathogenic protozoan disease of cattle in Zimbabwe caused by Theileria parva bovis and transmitted by the tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus. See: kaodzera. Tropical theileriosis, a highly pathogenic protozoan disease of cattle in northern Africa, southern Europe, the Near and Middle East, and central Asia; caused by Theileria annulata and transmitted by ticks of the genus Hyalomma. Synonym: Mediterranean theileriosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rhodesian trypanosomiasis | A disease of humans caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense in eastern Africa from Ethiopia and Uganda south to Zimbabwe; it is clinically similar to Gambian trypanosomiasis but of shorter duration and more acute in form; patients suffer repeated episodes of pyrexia, become anaemic, and die commonly from cardiac failure. Synonym: acute African sleeping sickness, acute trypanosomiasis, East African sleeping sickness, East African trypanosomiasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rhodic | <chemistry> Of or pertaining to rhodium; containing rhodium. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |