Webster's Dictionary 1913

3673

Rex

‖Rex (?), n.; pl.Reges (#). A king.To play rex, to play the king; to domineer.

3674

Reyn

Reyn (?), n. Rain or rein. Chaucer.

3675

Reynard

Rey″nard (?), n. An appelation applied after the manner of a proper name to the fox. Same as Renard.

3676

Reyse

Reyse (?), v. t. To raise. Chaucer.

3677

Reyse (2)

Reyse, v. i. [Cf. G. reisen to travel.] To go on a military expedition. Chaucer.

3678

Rez-de-chaussée

‖Rez′–de–chaus′sée″ (?), n. [F., lit., level of the street. See Raze, v. t., and Causey.] (Arch.) The ground story of a building, either on a level with the street or raised sli...

3679

Rhabarbarate

Rha‐bar″ba‐rate (?), a. [From NL. rhabarbarum, an old name of rhubarb. See Rhubarb.] Impregnated or tinctured with rhubarb. Floyer.

3680

Rhabarbarin

{ Rha‐bar″ba‐rin (?), orRha‐bar″ba‐rine (?) }, n.(Chem.) Chrysophanic acid.

3681

Rhabdite

Rhab″dite (?), n. [Gr. ρἅβδοσ a rod.] 1. (Zoöl.) A minute smooth rodlike or fusiform structure found in the tissues of many Turbellaria.2. (Zoöl.) One of the hard parts forming ...

3682

Rhabdocœla

‖Rhab′do‐cœ″la (răb′dō̍‐sē″lȧ), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ρἅβδοσ a rod + κοι̑λοσ hollow.] (Zoöl.) A suborder of Turbellaria including those that have a simple cylindrical, or saclike...

3683

Rhabdocœlous

Rhab′do‐cœ″lous (–lŭs), a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Rhabdocœla.

3684

Rhabdoidal

Rhab‐doid″al (?), a. See Sagittal.

3685

Rhabdolith

Rhab″do‐lith (?), n. [Gr. ρἅβδοσ a rod + -lith.] A minute calcareous rodlike structure found both at the surface and the bottom of the ocean; — supposed by some to be a calcareo...

3686

Rhabdology

Rhab‐dol″o‐gy (?), n. Same as Rabdology.

3687

Rhabdom

Rhab″dom (răb″dŏm), n. [Gr. ρἅβδωμα a bundle of rods, fr. ρἅβδοσ a rod.] (Zoöl.) One of numerous minute rodlike structures formed of two or more cells situated behind the retinu...

3688

Rhabdomancy

Rhab″do‐man′cy (?), n. Same as Rabdomancy.

3689

Rhabdomere

Rhab″do‐mere (?), n. [Rhabdom + -mere.] (Zoöl.) One of the several parts composing a rhabdom.

3690

Rhabdophora

‖Rhab‐doph″o‐ra (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ρἅβδοσ a rod + ��� to bear.] (Zoöl.) An extinct division of Hydrozoa which includes the graptolities.

3691

Rhabdopleura

‖Rhab′do‐pleu″ra (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ρἅβδοσ a rod + ���� the side.] (Zoöl.) A genus of marine Bryozoa in which the tubular cells have a centralchitinous axis and the tentacles...

3692

Rhabdosphere

Rhab″do‐sphere (?), n. [Gr. ρἅβδοσ a rod + E. sphere.] A minute sphere composed of rhabdoliths.

3693

Rhachialgia

‖Rha′chi‐al″gi‐a (?), n. See Rachialgia.

3694

Rhachidian

Rha‐chid″i‐an (?), a. Of or pertaining to the rhachis; as, the rhachidian teeth of a mollusk.

3695

Rhachiglossa

‖Rhach′i‐glos″sa (?), n. pl. [NL. See Rhachis, and Glossa.] (Zoöl.) A division of marine gastropods having a retractile proboscis and three longitudinal rows of teeth on the rad...

3696

Rhachilla

‖Rha‐chil″la (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ρἅχισ the spine.] (Bot.) A branch of inflorescence; the zigzag axis on which the florets are arranged in the spikelets of grasses.

3697

Rhachiodont

Rha″chi‐o‐dont (?), a. [Gr. ρἅχισ, -ιοσ, the spine + ���, ���, a tooth.] (Zoöl.) Having gular teeth formed by a peculiar modification of the inferior spines of some of the verte...

3698

Rhachis

‖Rha″chis (?), n.; pl. E. Rhachises (#), L. Rhachides (#). [See Rachis.] [Written also rechis.] 1. (Anat.) The spine.2. (Bot.) (a) The continued stem or midrib of a pinnately co...

3699

Rhachitis

‖Rha‐chi″tis (?), n. See Rachitis.