| 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) |
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| 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) |
| ruth | 1. Sorrow for the misery of another; pity; tenderness. "They weep for ruth." "Have ruth of the poor." "To stir up gentle ruth, Both for her noble blood, and for her tender youth." (Spenser) 2. That which causes pity or compassion; misery; distress; a pitiful. "It had been hard this ruth for to see." (Chaucer) "With wretched miseries and woeful ruth." (Spenser) Origin: From Rue,: cf. Icel. Hryggth, hrygth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ruthenic | <chemistry> Pertaining to, or containing, ruthenium; specifically, designating those compounds in which it has a higher valence as contrasted with ruthenious compounds. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ruthenious | <chemistry> Pertaining to, or containing, ruthenium; designating those compounds in which it has a lower valence as contrasted with ruthenic compounds. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ruthenium | <chemistry, element> A rare element of the light platinum group, found associated with platinum ores, and isolated as a hard, brittle steel-gray metal which is very infusible. Specific gravity 12.26. See Platinum metals, under Platinum. Atomic weight: 103.5 Abbreviation: Ru Origin: NL. So named from the Ruthenians, a Little Russian people, as coming from Russia, the metal having been found in the Ural mountains. (30 Mar 1998) |
| ruthenium compounds | Inorganic compounds that contain ruthenium as an integral part of the molecule. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ruthenium radioisotopes | Unstable isotopes of ruthenium that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. Ru atoms with atomic weights 93-95, 97, 103, and 105-108 are radioactive ruthenium isotopes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ruthenium red | <chemical> A stain used in electron microscopy for acid mucopolysaccharides on the outer surfaces of cells. (17 Dec 1997) |
| rutherford | An obsolete term for a unit of radioactivity, representing that quantity of radioactive material in which a million disintegrations are taking place per second; 37 rutherford equal 1 mCi. See: Becquerel. Origin: Ernest Rutherford, British physicist and Nobel laureate, 1871-1937 (05 Mar 2000) |
| rutic | <chemistry> Pertaining to, or obtained from, rue (Ruta); as, rutic acid, now commonly called capric acid. Origin: Cf. Rutaceous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| rutidosis | 1. Wrinkling of the face to a degree disproportionate to age. 2. Laxity and wrinkling of the cornea, an indication of approaching death. Synonym: rutidosis. Origin: G. A wrinkling, fr. Rhytis, a wrinkle, + -osis, condition (05 Mar 2000) |
| rutile | <chemical> A mineral usually of a reddish brown colour, and brilliant metallic adamantine luster, occurring in tetragonal crystals. In composition it is titanium dioxide, like octahedrite and brooklite. Origin: L. Rutilus red, inclining to golden yellow. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| rutilian | <zoology> Any species of lamellicorn beetles belonging to Rurila and allied genera, as the spotted grapevine beetle (Pelidnota punctata). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ruminant |
An animal that chews cud. Ruminant animals include cattle, goats, sheep, and deer.
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| rumen |
the first chamber of the ruminant digestive tract, used for storage of ingested food and initial digestion of proteins and simple carbohydrates. See Artiodactyla for figure.
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| ruminant |
an herbivore which uses gastric, as opposed to intestinal, fermentation to digest cellulose. See Artiodactyla for figure and further explanation.
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| rubefacient |
causes redness to skin, possible irritant; counter-irritant
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| run |
The score made by an offensive player who has rounded the bases and returned to home plate.
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| RU | violent lawless behavior |
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| RU | violent and lawless |
| RU | a noisy fight |
| RU | a high tight collar |
| RU | a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim |
| RU | pleat or gather into a ruffle |
| RU | disturb the smoothness of |
| RU | erect or fluff up |
| RU | mix so as to make a random order or arrangement |
| RU | twitch or flutter |
| RU | trouble or vex |
| RU | discompose |