Webster's Dictionary 1913

3808

Rhizoma

‖Rhi‐zo″ma (?), n.; pl.Rhizomata (#). (Bot.) SAme as Rhizome.

3809

Rhizomatous

Rhi‐zo″ma‐tous (?), a.(Bot.) Having the nature or habit of a rhizome or rootstock.

3810

Rhizome

Rhi‐zome″ (?), n. [Gr. ��� the mass of roots (of a tree), a stem, race, fr. ��� to make to root, pass., to take root, fr. ��� a root: cf. F. rhizome.] (Bot.) A rootstock. See Ro...

3811

Rhizophaga

‖Rhi‐zoph″a‐ga (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) A division of marsupials. The wombat is the type.

3812

Rhizophagous

Rhi‐zoph″a‐gous (?), a. Feeding on roots; root-eating.

3813

Rhizophora

‖Rhi‐zoph″o‐ra (?), n. [NL. See Rhizophorous.] (Bot.) A genus of trees including the mangrove. See Mangrove.

3814

Rhizophorous

Rhi‐zoph″o‐rous (?), a.(Bot.) Bearing roots.

3815

Rhizopod

Rhiz″o‐pod (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of the Rhizopoda.☞ The rhizopods belonging to the Radiolaria and Foraminifera have been of great geological importance, especially in the Cretaceou...

3816

Rhizopoda

‖Rhi‐zop″o‐da (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ��� a root + -poda.] (Zoöl.) An extensive class of Protozoa, including those which have pseudopodia, by means of which they move about an...

3817

Rhizopodous

Rhi‐zop″o‐dous (?), a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the rhizopods.

3818

Rhizostomata

‖Rhi′zo‐stom″a‐ta (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) A suborder of Medusæ which includes very large species without marginal tentacles, but having large mouth lobes closely united at the edges....

3819

Rhizostome

Rhiz″o‐stome (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of the Rhizostomata.

3820

Rhizotaxis

‖Rhi′zo‐tax″is (?), n.(Bot.) The arrangement of the roots of plants.

3821

Rhob

Rhob (rŏb), n. See 1st Rob.

3822

Rhodammonium

Rho′dam‐mo″ni‐um (?), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, rhodium and ammonia; — said of certain complex compounds.

3823

Rhodanate

Rho″da‐nate (?), n.(Chem.) A salt of rhodanic acid; a sulphocyanate.

3824

Rhodanic

Rho‐dan″ic (?), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (commonly called sulphocyanic acid) which frms a red color with ferric salts.

3825

Rhodeoretin

Rho′de‐o‐re″tin (?), n.(Chem.) Same as Convolvuln.

3826

Rhodian

Rho″di‐an (?), a. [L. Rhodius: cf. F. rhodien.] Of or pertaining to Rhodes, an island of the Mediterranean. — n. A native or inhabitant of Rhodes.

3827

Rhodic

Rho″dic (?), a.(Chem.) Of or pertaining to rhodium; containing rhodium.

3828

Rhodium

Rho″di‐um (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ρὅδον the rose. So called from the rose-red color of certain of its solutions. See Rhododendron.] (Chem.) A rare element of the light platinum gr...

3829

Rhodizonic

Rho′di‐zon″ic (?), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a colorless crystalline substance (called rhodizonic acid, and carboxylic acid) obtained from potassium carboxide and...

3830

Rhodochrosite

Rho′do‐chro″site (?), n. [Gr. ρὅδον the rose + ��� a coloring.] (Min.) Manganese carbonate, a rose-red mineral sometimes occuring crystallized, but generally massive with rhombo...

3831

Rhodocrinite

Rho‐doc″ri‐nite (?), n. [Gr. ρὅδον rose + ��� lily.] (Paleon.) A rose encrinite.

3832

Rhododendron

Rho′do‐den″dron (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. ροδὅδενδρον, literally, rose tree; ρὅδον rose + δένδρον tree. See Rose.] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs or small trees, often having handsome ever...

3833

Rhodomontade

Rhod′o‐mon‐tade″ (?), n. See Rodomontade.

3834

Rhodomontader

Rhod′o‐mon‐tad″er (?), n. See Rodomontador.