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Rabbit BrushnounMWEpleasantly aromatic shrub having erect slender flexible hairy branches and dense clusters of small yellow flowers covering vast areas of western alkali plains and affording a retreat for jackrabbitsverified
Rabbit BushnounMWEpleasantly aromatic shrub having erect slender flexible hairy branches and dense clusters of small yellow flowers covering vast areas of western alkali plains and affording a retreat for jackrabbitsverified
Rabbit FevernounMWEa highly infectious disease of rodents (especially rabbits and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks or flies or by handling infected animalsverified
Rabbit TestnounMWEpregnancy test that involves injecting some of the woman's urine into an unmated female rabbit and later examining the ovaries of the rabbitverified
Rabbit's-Foot FernnounMWEtropical American fern with brown scaly rhizomes cultivated for its large deeply lobed deep bluish-green frondsverified
Rabbiteye BlueberrynounMWEshrub of southeastern United States grown commercially especially for canning industryverified
Raccoon DognounMWEsmall wild dog of eastern Asia having facial markings like those of a raccoonverified
Raccoon FoxnounMWEraccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white ringsverified
Race ConditionnounMWEA race condition exploits the small window of time between a security control being applied and when the service is used.verified
Race MeetingnounMWEa regular occasion on which a number of horse races are held on the same trackverified
Race ProblemnounMWEa social and political problem caused by conflict between races occupying the same or adjacent regionsverified
Race RiotnounMWEa riot caused by hatred for one another of members of different races in the same communityverified
Racemic AcidnounMWEthe optically inactive form of tartaric acid that is often found in grape juiceverified
Racetrack ToutnounMWEsomeone who offers advice about betting on horses (either to influence the odds or in the hope of sharing some of the winnings)verified
Racial DiscriminationnounMWEdiscriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another raceverified
Racial ProfilingnounMWEa form of racism consisting of the (alleged) policy of policemen who stop and search vehicles driven by persons belonging to particular racial groupsverified
Radar BeaconnounMWEa device that, on receiving radar signals, transmits coded signals in response to help navigators determine their positionverified
Radar TargetnounMWEa radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surfaceverified
Radial ArterynounMWEbranch of the brachial artery beginning below the elbow and extending down the forearm around the wrist and into the palmverified
Radial EnginenounMWEan internal-combustion engine having cylinders arranged radially around a central crankcaseverified
Radial KeratotomynounMWEradial pattern of incisions in the cornea that cause the cornea to bulgeverified
Radially SymmetricaladjectiveMWEhaving a symmetrical arrangement of radiating parts about a central pointcandidate
Radiant HeatingnounMWEheating a building by radiation from panels containing hot water or electrical heatersverified
Radiation DiagramnounMWEgraphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angleverified
Radiation MonitoringnounMWERadiation monitoring is the process of receiving images, data, or audio from an unprotected source by listening to radiation signals.verified
Radiation PatternnounMWEgraphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angleverified
Radiation PressurenounMWEthe minute pressure exerted on a surface normal to the direction of propagation of a waveverified
Radiation PyrometernounMWEa pyrometer for estimating the temperature of distant sources of heatverified
Radiation SicknessnounMWEsyndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions)verified
Radiation SyndromenounMWEsyndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions)verified
Radiation TherapynounMWE(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substanceverified
Radiator CapnounMWEcap on the opening in the top of a radiator through which a coolant liquid can be addedverified
Radical ChicnounMWEan affectation of radical left-wing views and the fashionable dress and lifestyle that goes with themverified
Radical HysterectomynounMWEsurgical removal of the uterus and the ovaries and oviducts and cervix and related lymph nodesverified
Radical MastectomynounMWEremoval of a breast and the underlying muscles (pectoralis major and pectoralis minor) and lymph nodes in the adjacent armpitverified
Radio AerialnounMWEomnidirectional antenna comprising the part of a radio receiver by means of which radio signals are receivedverified
Radio AntennanounMWEomnidirectional antenna comprising the part of a radio receiver by means of which radio signals are receivedverified
Radio AstronomynounMWEthe branch of astronomy that detects and studies the radio waves emitted by celestial bodiesverified
Radio BeaconnounMWEa radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposesverified
Radio CompassnounMWEa direction finder that gives a bearing by determining the direction of incoming radio signalsverified
Radio Detection and RangingnounMWEmeasuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objectsverified