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more info RN, n.
a graduate nurse who has passed examinations for registration
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RN more info
registered nurse more info
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nurse
hyponym
nurse-midwife nurse practitioner, NP, nurse clinician
more info RNA, n.
(biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell
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RNA more info
ribonucleic acid more info

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"ribonucleic acid is the genetic material of some viruses"
more info RNA polymerase, n.
the enzyme that copies DNA into RNA
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RNA polymerase more info
transcriptase more info
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polymerase
more info RNase, n.
a transferase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid
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RNase more info
ribonuclease more info
ribonucleinase more info
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transferase
more info ROI, n.
(corporate finance) the amount, expressed as a percentage, that is earned on a company's total capital calculated by dividing the total capital into earnings before interest, taxes, or dividends are paid
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ROI more info
return on invested capital more info
return on investment more info
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domain of synset (topic)
corporate finance
hypernym
rate of return
more info ROM, n.
(computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed
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ROM more info
fixed storage more info
read-only memory more info
read-only storage more info
more info ROTC, n.
a training program to prepare college students to be commissioned officers
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ROTC more info
Reserve Officers Training Corps more info
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corps, army corps
more info RPA-ABB, n.
an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s
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ABB more info
Alex Boncayao Brigade more info
RPA-ABB more info
Revolutionary Proletarian Army more info
more info RTLT, n.
the elapsed time it takes for a signal to travel from Earth to a spacecraft (or other body) and back to the starting point
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RTLT more info
round-trip light time more info
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elapsed time
more info RU 486, n.
an abortion-inducing drug (trade name RU 486) developed in France; when taken during the first five weeks of pregnancy it blocks the action of progesterone so that the uterus sloughs off the embryo
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RU 486 more info
abortion pill more info
mifepristone more info
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domain of synset (usage)
trademark
more info RUF, n.
a terrorist group formed in the 1980s in Sierra Leone; seeks to overthrow the government and gain control of the diamond producing regions; responsible for attacks on civilians and children, widespread torture and murder and using children to commit atrocities; sponsored by the president of Liberia
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RUF more info
Revolutionary United Front more info
more info RV, n.
a motorized wheeled vehicle used for camping or other recreational activities
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R.V. more info
RV more info
recreational vehicle more info
more info Ra, n.
ancient Egyptian sun god with the head of a hawk; a universal creator; he merged with the god Amen as Amen-Ra to become the king of the gods
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Ra more info
Re more info
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Egyptian deity
domain of synset (topic)
antiquity
an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores
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Ra more info
atomic number 88 more info
radium more info
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metal, metallic element
substance holonym
uranium ore
more info Rabat, n.
the capital of Morocco; located in the northwestern on the Atlantic coast
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Rabat more info
capital of Morocco more info
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national capital
part holonym
Morocco, Kingdom of Morocco, Maroc, Marruecos, Al-Magrib
more info Rabbi, n.
a Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher
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Rabbi more info
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derivationally related form
rabbinic rabbinical
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hypernym
title, title of respect, form of address
domain of synset (topic)
Hebrew
more info Rabbi Moses Ben Maimon, n.
Spanish philosopher considered the greatest Jewish scholar of the Middle Ages who codified Jewish law in the Talmud (1135-1204)
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Maimonides more info
Moses Maimonides more info
Rabbi Moses Ben Maimon more info
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philosopher
more info Rabelais, n.
author of satirical attacks on medieval scholasticism (1494-1553)
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Francois Rabelais more info
Rabelais more info
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derivationally related form
Rabelaisian
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satirist, ironist, ridiculer
more info Rabelaisian, adj.
of or relating to or characteristic of Francois Rabelais or his works
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Rabelaisian more info

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"Rabelaisian characters"
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derivationally related form
Rabelais
derived from/pertains to
Rabelais
more info Rabi I, n.
the third month of the Islamic calendar
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Rabi I more info
more info Rabi II, n.
the fourth month of the Islamic calendar
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Rabi II more info
more info Rabindranath Tagore, n.
Indian writer and philosopher whose poetry (based on traditional Hindu themes) pioneered the use of colloquial Bengali (1861-1941)
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Rabindranath Tagore more info
Sir Rabindranath Tagore more info
Tagore more info
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philosopher author, writer
more info Rachel, n.
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
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Rachel more info
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domain of synset (topic)
Old Testament
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wife, married woman
more info Rachel Carson, n.
United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964)
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Carson more info
Rachel Carson more info
Rachel Louise Carson more info
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biologist, life scientist environmentalist, conservationist
more info Rachel Louise Carson, n.
United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964)
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Carson more info
Rachel Carson more info
Rachel Louise Carson more info
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biologist, life scientist environmentalist, conservationist
more info Rachmaninoff, n.
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instance hypernym
composer pianist, piano player
more info Rachmaninov, n.
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composer pianist, piano player
more info Rachycentridae, n.
family of pelagic fishes containing solely the cobia
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Rachycentridae more info
family Rachycentridae more info
more info Rachycentron, n.
genus and family are coextensive and comprise only the cobia
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Rachycentron more info
genus Rachycentron more info
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hypernym
fish genus
member holonym
Rachycentridae, family Rachycentridae
member meronym
cobia, Rachycentron canadum, sergeant fish
more info Rachycentron canadum, n.
large dark-striped tropical food and game fish related to remoras; found worldwide in coastal to open waters
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Rachycentron canadum more info
cobia more info
sergeant fish more info
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hypernym
percoid fish, percoid, percoidean
member holonym
Rachycentron, genus Rachycentron
more info Racine, n.
a city in southeastern Wisconsin on Lake Michigan to the south of Milwaukee
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Racine more info
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instance hypernym
city, metropolis, urban center
part holonym
Wisconsin, Badger State, WI, Wis., Wisc.
French advocate of Jansenism; tragedian who based his works on Greek and Roman themes (1639-1699)
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Jean Baptiste Racine more info
Jean Racine more info
Racine more info
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playwright, dramatist poet