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Rhodophane
- - The red pigment contained in the inner segments of the cones of the retina in animals. See Chromophane.
Rhodophyta
- noun - lower plants; mostly marine and littoral eukaryotic algae
Rhodopsins
- noun - a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light
Rhodosperm
- - Any seaweed with red spores.
Ribbonfish
- noun - marine fish having a long compressed ribbonlike body
- thin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a red dorsal fin
Ribbonlike
- adjective - long and thin; resembling a ribbon; "ribbonlike noodles"
Ribbonwood
- noun - deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton
- small tree or shrub of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage
Rombowline
- - Old, condemned canvas, rope, etc., unfit for use except in chafing gear.
Roneograph
- noun - a rotary duplicator that uses a stencil through which ink is pressed (trade mark Roneo)
Roscoelite
- - A green micaceous mineral occurring in minute scales. It is essentially a silicate of aluminia and potash containing vanadium.