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{
"Rhodobacteriinae":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a suborder of Pseudomonadales comprising bacteria that contain bacteriochlorophyll or a related green pigment and carry on a form of photosynthesis not resulting in release of free oxygen but requiring extraneous oxidizable material (as hydrogen, reduced sulfur compounds, or alcohols) which is dehydrogenated with concurrent reduction of carbon dioxide to form water as a metabolic end product":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Rhodobacterium + -inae":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-r\u0113\u02c8\u012b(\u02cc)n\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125716",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"Rhodomelaceae":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a large family of filamentous red algae (order Rhodymeniales ) characterized by a much-branched thallus in which the main axis and branches consist of a polysiphonic arrangement of filaments":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Rhodomela , type genus (from rhod- + Greek melas black) + -aceae":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"r\u014d\u02ccd\u00e4m\u0259\u02c8l\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110114",
"type":[
"adjective",
"plural noun"
]
},
"Rhodomicrobium":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a genus of reddish nitrogen-fixing soil bacteria (family Hyphomicrobiaceae)":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from rhod- + microbium":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6r\u014d(\u02cc)d\u014d+"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102433",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Rhodope":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"mountains in southern Bulgaria and northeastern Greece":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"r\u014d-\u02c8d\u014d-p\u0113",
"\u02c8r\u00e4-d\u0259-(\u02cc)p\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080924",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Rhodophyceae":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a class of chiefly marine multicellular algae (division Rhodophyta ) comprising algae in which red phycoerythrin and sometimes blue phycocyanin mask the chlorophyll, in which no motile form or stage exists, and in which there is a well-marked and often complex alternation of generations \u2014 compare red alga":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from rhod- + -phyceae":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccr\u014dd\u0259\u02c8f\u012bs\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010436",
"type":[
"adjective",
"plural noun"
]
},
"Rhodophyta":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a division or other category of algae coextensive with the class Rhodophyceae":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from rhod- + -phyta":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"r\u014d\u02c8d\u00e4f\u0259t\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115758",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"rhodochrosite":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a rose-red mineral consisting essentially of manganese carbonate":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1823, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from German Rhodochrosit, from Greek rhod\u00f3chr\u014ds or rhod\u00f3chroos \"rose-colored\" (from rhodo- rhodo- + -chr\u014ds, -chroos, adjectival derivatives of chr\u1e53s \"skin, flesh, complexion, color\") + German -it -ite entry 1 \u2014 more at -chrome":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccr\u014d-d\u0259-\u02c8kr\u014d-\u02ccs\u012bt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225753",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rhododendron":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The rhododendron family of plants included showy flowers in yellows, purples, pale pinks, and snowy whites pop against deep green shiny leaves. \u2014 Arricca Sansone, Country Living , 24 June 2022",
"Even the matchbooks were lovely, a bright neon red ornamented with a rhododendron blossom. \u2014 Joy Callaway, WSJ , 2 June 2022",
"Last fall my neighbor was getting rid of a large rhododendron . \u2014 Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com , 8 May 2022",
"At the Bald Hills of Redwood National Park, an eruption of lupine and rhododendron typically runs from mid-May through June and blankets the area in purple undulations. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Yes, your rhododendron looks about the same as mine. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Then, to help conserve soil moisture, whether naturally occurring or supplemental, add a 3-inch-deep mulch of bark chips throughout the rhododendron planting. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 Apr. 2022",
"The rhododendron should not be affected by Port Orford cedar root disease, but may be influenced by drought and heat. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Rather than big, billowy petals like a magnolia or rhododendron , witch hazel flowers are made up of tiny, threadlike petals that can be up to an inch long but not much more than about one-eight-inch wide. \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 7 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1657, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin ( linnaeus ), going back to Latin, \"oleander, a plant of the Black Sea region described by Pliny whose honey is toxic (probably Rhododendron ponticum ),\" borrowed from Greek rhod\u00f3dendron, from rhodo- rhodo- + d\u00e9ndron \"tree\" \u2014 more at dendro-":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccr\u014d-d\u0259-\u02c8den-dr\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204307",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rhodolite":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a pink or purple garnet used as a gem":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1897, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"rhodo- + -lite":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u014d-d\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211648",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rhodomontade":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a bragging speech":[],
": vain boasting or bluster : rant":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020715",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rhodonite":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a pale red triclinic mineral that consists essentially of manganese silicate and is used as an ornamental stone":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1823, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from German Rhodonit, from Greek rh\u00f3don \"rose\" + German -it -ite entry 1 \u2014 more at rhodo-":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u014d-d\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060401",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rhodonite pink":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a dark purplish pink that is redder and less strong than clover pink or Persian lilac":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004738",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rho":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet \u2014 see Alphabet Table":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As Philip Kosloki explains for Aleteia, the monogram\u2014also known as a Christogram\u2014superimposes the first two letters of the Greek word for Christ: chi (X) and rho (P). \u2014 Isis Davis-marks, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 July 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek rh\u014d , of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew r\u0113sh resh":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-094349"
},
"rhodamine":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u014d-d\u0259-\u02ccm\u0113n",
"\u02c8r\u014dd-\u0259-\u02ccm\u0113n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The dye is nontoxic rhodamine that is safe for use in drinking water and salt water. \u2014 Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Dec. 2021",
"In the photos on this page, researchers with David Kaplan\u2019s Watershed Ecology Lab at the University of Florida used non-toxic rhodamine WT fluorescent dye as a tracer. \u2014 Jennifer Adler, National Geographic , 29 Mar. 2017",
"In the photos on this page, researchers with David Kaplan\u2019s Watershed Ecology Lab at the University of Florida used non-toxic rhodamine WT fluorescent dye as a tracer. \u2014 Jennifer Adler, National Geographic , 29 Mar. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from German Rhodamin, from rhod- rhod- + Amin amine":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1888, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-111749"
},
"rhodo-":{
"type":[
"combining form"
],
"definitions":{
": rose : red":[
"rhodo lite"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Greek, combining form of rh\u00f3don \"rose\" (Aeolic br\u00f3don ), going back to *wrodon, probably borrowed, by uncertain mediation, from Old Iranian *u\u032fr\u0325da-, whence Sogdian wr\u03b4 \"rose,\" Persian gul, and (as a loanword) Armenian vard":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-142842"
},
"rhodizonic acid":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a cyclic acid C 6 H 2 O 6 known in an unstable colored enediol form and a colorless more stable tautomeric form but obtained usually in the form of a colored salt (as the red disodium salt by passing carbon monoxide into a solution of sodium in liquid ammonia)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6r\u014dd\u0259\u00a6z\u00e4nik-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"German rhodizon- (in rhodizons\u00e4ure rhodizonic acid, from Greek rhodizein to be rose-red + German s\u00e4ure acid) + English -ic":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-160856"
},
"Rhodobacteriaceae":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a family of Thiobacteriales coextensive with Rhodobacteriinae":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6r\u014d(\u02cc)d\u014d(\u02cc)bak\u02cctir\u0113\u02c8\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Rhodobacterium , type genus (from rhod- + Bacterium ) + -aceae":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-200915"
},
"rhodizite":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a mineral NaKLiAl 4 Be 3 B 10 O 27 consisting of a borate of aluminum, beryllium, lithium, potassium, and sodium occurring in white isometric crystals (hardness 8, specific gravity 3.4)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u014dd\u0259\u02ccz\u012bt",
"\u02c8r\u00e4d-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"German rhodizit , from Greek rhodizein to be rose-red (from rhodon rose + -izein -ize) + German -it -ite; from its reddening effect on the blowpipe flame":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202512"
},
"Rhodobacteriales":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an order of bacteria coextensive with Rhodobacteriinae":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u0101(\u02cc)l\u0113z"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Rhodobacterium + -ales":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212432"
},
"Rhodesian man":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an extinct African hominid ( Homo sapiens rhodesiensis ) having long limb bones and a cranial capacity like those of modern humans but with more prominent browridges and a larger face and palate":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"r\u014d-\u02c8d\u0113-zh(\u0113-)\u0259n-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"after Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), where remains of the hominid where found at Broken Hill (now Kabwe) in 1921":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1921, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-224605"
}
}