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Right AscensionnounMWE(astronomy) the equatorial coordinate specifying the angle, measured eastward along the celestial equator, from the vernal equinox to the intersection of the hour circle that passes through an object in the skyverified
Right AtriumnounMWEthe right upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the venae cavae and coronary sinusverified
Right BrainnounMWEthe cerebral hemisphere to the right of the corpus callosum that controls the left half of the bodyverified
Right FieldnounMWEthe fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the right third of the outfield (looking from home plate)verified
Right Gastric ArterynounMWEa branch of the hepatic artery that supplies the pyloric portion of the stomach on the lesser curvatureverified
Right Gastric VeinnounMWEreceives veins from the upper surfaces of the stomach and empties into the portal veinverified
Right HemispherenounMWEthe cerebral hemisphere to the right of the corpus callosum that controls the left half of the bodyverified
Right of ElectionnounMWEin probate law: the legal right of a surviving spouse to elect to take either what the deceased spouse gave under the will or the share of the estate as set forth by statuteverified
Right of EntrynounMWEthe legal right to take possession of real estate in a peaceable mannerverified
Right of First PublicationnounMWEa document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic workverified
Right of OffsetnounMWE(banking) the legal right of a bank to seize deposited funds to cover a loan that is in defaultverified
Right of PrivacynounMWEa legal right to be left alone that is not explicitly provided in the United States Constitutionverified
Right of Re-EntrynounMWEthe legal right to resume possession (a right that was reserved when a former possession was parted with)verified
Right of SearchnounMWEthe right of a belligerent to stop neutral ships on the high seas in wartime and search themverified
Right of WaynounMWEthe passage consisting of a path or strip of land over which someone has the legal right to passverified
Right StagenounMWEthe part of the stage on the actor's right as the actor faces the audienceverified
Right to Confront AccusorsnounMWEa right guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US Constitutionverified
Right to Speedy and Public Trial by JurynounMWEa civil right guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US Constitutionverified
Right VentriclenounMWEthe chamber on the right side of the heart that receives venous blood from the right atrium and pumps it into the pulmonary trunkverified
Rights IssuenounMWEan offering of common stock to existing shareholders who hold subscription rights or pre-emptive rights that entitle them to buy newly issued shares at a discount from the price at which they will be offered to the public laterverified
Rights OfferingnounMWEan offering of common stock to existing shareholders who hold subscription rights or pre-emptive rights that entitle them to buy newly issued shares at a discount from the price at which they will be offered to the public laterverified
Rigor MortisnounMWEmuscular stiffening that begins 2 to 4 hours after death and lasts for about 4 daysverified
Rilievonounsculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding backgroundverified
Ring DiseasenounMWEdisease of tomatoes and potatoes and tobacco etc caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas solanacearumverified
Ring GirlnounMWEa young woman who holds up cards indicating the number of the next round at prize fightsverified
Ring of ColornounMWEsmall circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect biteverified
Ring RoadnounMWEa highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the centerverified
Ring RotnounMWEdisease of tomatoes and potatoes and tobacco etc caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas solanacearumverified
Ring Rot FungusnounMWEfungus causing soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables and rings of dry rot around roots of sweet potatoesverified
Ring SnakenounMWEany of numerous small nonvenomous North American snakes with a yellow or orange ring around the neckverified
Ring VaccinationnounMWEadministering vaccine only to people in close contact with an isolated infected patientverified
Ring-A-Rosynouna children's game in which the players dance around in a circle and at a given signal all squatverified
Ring-Around-A-Rosynouna children's game in which the players dance around in a circle and at a given signal all squatverified
Ring-Around-The-Rosynouna children's game in which the players dance around in a circle and at a given signal all squatverified