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Reversions
- noun - (genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)
- (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee)
- a failure to maintain a higher state
- a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
- returning to a former state
- turning in the opposite direction
Rhinestone
- noun - an imitation diamond made from rock crystal or glass or paste
Rhinoscope
- noun - medical instrument consisting of a mirror mounted at an angle on a rod; used to examine the nasal passages (through the nasopharynx)
Rhinoscopy
- noun - examination of the nasal passages (either through the anterior nares or with a rhinoscope through the nasopharynx)
Rhizostome
- - One of the Rhizostomata.
Rhodosperm
- - Any seaweed with red spores.
Rhymesters
- noun - a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets)
Rice-Shell
- - Any one of numerous species of small white polished marine shells of the genus Olivella.
Ring Snake
- noun - any of numerous small nonvenomous North American snakes with a yellow or orange ring around the neck
- harmless European snake with a bright yellow collar; common in England