| rum | Old-fashioned; queer; odd; as, a rum idea; a rum fellow. Origin: Formerly rome, a slang word for good; possibly of Gypsy origin; cf. Gypsy rom a husband, a gypsy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| rum nose | A manifestation of severe acne rosacea resulting in significant enlargement of the nose and occurring primarily in men. It is caused by hypertrophy of the sebaceous glands and surrounding connective tissue. The nose is reddened and marked with numerous telangiectasias. (12 Dec 1998) |
| rum-blossom | A manifestation of severe acne rosacea resulting in significant enlargement of the nose and occurring primarily in men. It is caused by hypertrophy of the sebaceous glands and surrounding connective tissue. The nose is reddened and marked with numerous telangiectasias. (12 Dec 1998) |
| rumen | <zoology> The first four stomach compartments in ruminant animals (such as cattle and deer). (17 Dec 1997) |
| rumenitis | Inflammation of the rumen of ruminant animals. Origin: rumen + G. -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |
| rumenotomy | Incision into the rumen. Origin: rumen + G. Tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| rumican | <chemistry> A yellow crystalline substance found in the root of yellow dock (Rumex crispus) and identical with chrysophanic acid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| rumina | The pleural of rumen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ruminal | <zoology> Ruminant; ruminating. Origin: L. Ruminalis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ruminant | <zoology> Chewing the cud; characterised by chewing again what has been swallowed; of or pertaining to the Ruminantia. Origin: L. Ruminans, -antis, p.pr., cf. F. Ruminant. See Ruminate. <zoology> A ruminant animal; one of the Ruminantia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ruminantia | <zoology> A division of Artiodactyla having four stomachs. This division includes the camels, deer, antelopes, goats, sheep, neat cattle, and allies. The vegetable food, after the first mastication, enters the first stomach (r). It afterwards passes into the second (n), where it is moistened, and formed into pellets which the animal has the power of bringing back to the mouth to be chewed again, after which it is swallowed into the third stomach (m), whence it passes to the fourth (s), where it is finally digested. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ruminants | A suborder of the order artiodactyla whose members have the distinguishing feature of a four-chambered stomach. Horns or antlers are usually present, at least in males. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ruminate | <plant biology> Mottled in appearance, for example of bark, or of the food reserves in a seed. (17 Dec 1997) |
| ruminated | <botany> Having a hard albumen penetrated by irregular channels filled with softer matter, as the nutmeg and the seeds of the North American papaw. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| rumination | 1. The act or process of ruminating, or chewing the cud; the habit of chewing the cud. "Rumination is given to animals to enable them at once to lay up a great store of food, and afterward to chew it." (Arbuthnot) 2. The state of being disposed to ruminate or ponder; deliberate meditation or reflection. "Retiring full of rumination sad." (Thomson) 3. <physiology> The regurgitation of food from the stomach after it has been swallowed, occasionally oberved as a morbid phenomenon in man. Origin: L. Ruminatio: cf. F. Rumination. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |