Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Raceabout

Race″a‐bout′ (?), n.(Naut.) A small sloop-rigged racing yacht carrying about six hundred square feet of sail, distinguished from a knockabout by having a short bowsprit.

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Racemate

Ra‐ce″mate (rȧ‐sē″mā̍t), n.(Chem.) A salt of racemic acid.

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Racemation

Rac′e‐ma″tion (răs′ē̍‐mā″shŭn), n. [L. racematio a gleaning, fr. racemari to glean, racemus a cluster of grapes. See Raceme.] 1. A cluster or bunch, as of grapes. Sir T. Browne....

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Raceme

Ra‐ceme″ (rȧ‐sēm″; 277), n. [L. racemus a bunch of berries, a cluster of grapes. See Raisin.] (Bot.) A flower cluster with an elongated axis and many one-flowered lateral pedice...

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Racemed

Ra‐cemed″ (rȧ‐sēmd″), a.(Bot.) Arranged in a raceme, or in racemes.

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Racemic

Ra‐ce″mic (rȧ‐sē″mĭk), a. [Cf. F. racémique. See Raceme.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid found in many kinds of grapes. It is also obtained from tartaric acid, w...

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Racemiferous

Rac′e‐mif″er‐ous (răs′ē̍‐mĭf″ẽr‐ŭs), a. [L. racemifer bearing clusters; racemus cluster + ferre to bear: cf. F. racémifère.] (Bot.) Bearing racemes, as the currant.

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Racemiform

Ra‐cem″i‐form (rȧ‐sĕm″ĭ‐fôrm), a. Having the form of a raceme. Gray.

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Racemose

Rac″e‐mose′ (răs″ē̍‐mōs′), a. [L. racemosus full of clusters.] Resembling a raceme; growing in the form of a raceme; as, (Bot.)racemose berries or flowers; (Anat.) the racemose ...

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Racemous

Rac″e‐mous (răs″ē̍‐mŭs or rȧ‐sē″–; 277), a. [Cf. F. racémeux.] See Racemose.

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Racemule

Rac″e‐mule (răs″ē̍‐mūl), n.(Bot.) A little raceme.

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Racemulose

Ra‐cem″u‐lose′ (rȧ‐sĕm″ū̍‐lōs′), a.(Bot.) Growing in very small racemes.

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Racer

Ra″cer (rā″sẽr), n. 1. One who, or that which, races, or contends in a race; esp., a race horse.And bade the nimblest racer seize the prize. Pope.2. (Zoöl.) The common American ...

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Rach

{ Rach, Rache (răch) }, n. [AS. ræcc; akin to Icel. rakki.] (Zoöl.) A dog that pursued his prey by scent, as distinguished from the greyhound.

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Rachialgia

‖Ra′chi‐al″gi‐a (rā′kĭ‐ăl″jĭ‐ȧ), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ρἅχισ backbone + ἄλγοσ pain.] (Med.) A painful affection of the spine; especially, Pott's disease; also, formerly, lead colic.

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Rachidian

Ra‐chid″i‐an (rȧ‐kĭd″ĭ‐an), a. [See Rachis.] (Anat. & Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the rachis; spinal; vertebral. Same as Rhachidian.

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Rachilla

‖Ra‐chil″la (rȧ‐kĭl″lȧ), n.(Bot.) Same as Rhachilla.

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Rachiodont

Ra″chi‐o‐dont (rā″kĭ‐ō̍‐dŏnt), a.(Zoöl.) Same as Rhachiodont.

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Rachis

‖Ra″chis (rā″kĭs), n.; pl. E. Rachises (–ĕz), L. Rachides (răk″ĭ‐dēz). [NL., fr. Gr. ρἅχισ, -ιοσ.] [Written also rhachis.] 1. (Anat.) The spine; the vertebral column.2. (Bot. & ...

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Rachitic

Ra‐chit″ic (rȧ‐kĭt″ĭk), a. [Cf. F. rachitique. See Rachitis.] (Med.) Of or pertaining to rachitis; affected by rachitis; rickety.

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Rachitis

‖Ra‐chi″tis (rȧ‐kī″tĭs), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ραχἱ̑τισ (sc. νοσοσ), fr. ρἅχισ, -ιοσ, the spine.] [Written also rhachitis.] 1. (Med.) Literally, inflammation of the spine, but common...

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Rachitome

Ra″chi‐tome (rā″kĭ‐tōm), n. [F., fr. Gr. ρἅχισ, -ιοσ, the spine + τέμνειν to cut.] A dissecting instrument for opening the spinal canal. [Written also rachiotome.]

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Racial

Ra″cial (rā″shal), a. Of or pertaining to a race or family of men; as, the racial complexion.

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Racily

Ra″ci‐ly (rā″sĭ‐ly̆), adv. In a racy manner.

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Raciness

Ra″ci‐ness (rā″sĭ‐nĕs), n. The quality of being racy; peculiar and piquant flavor.The general characteristics of his style were perspicuity, unequaled and inimitable;... a purit...

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Racing

Ra″cing (rā″sĭng), a. & n. from Race, v. t. & i.Racing crab(Zoöl.), an ocypodian.

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Rack

Rack (răk), n. Same as Arrack.