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Retroverts
- verb - go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"
Retrovirus
- noun - any of a group of viruses that contain two single-strand linear RNA molecules per virion and reverse transcriptase (RNA to DNA); the virus transcribes its RNA into a cDNA provirus that is then incorporated into the host cell
Rhagoletis
- noun - a genus of Trypetidae
Rhetorical
- adjective - given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought; "mere rhetorical frippery"
- of or relating to rhetoric; "accepted two or three verbal and rhetorical changes I suggested"- W.A.White; "the rhetorical sin of the meaningless variation"- Lewis Mumford
Rhinoceros
- noun - massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout
Rhinopathy
- noun - any disease or malformation of the nose
Rhinophore
- - One of the two tentacle-like organs on the back of the head or neck of a nudibranch or tectibranch mollusk. They are usually retractile, and often transversely furrowed or plicate, and are regarded as olfactory organs. Called also dorsal tentacles. See Illust. under Pygobranchia, and Opisthobranchia.
Rhinophyma
- noun - enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol
Rhinoptera
- noun - a genus of Myliobatidae
Rhinorrhea
- noun - persistent watery mucus discharge from the nose (as in the common cold)