What does the word R mean?
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V. Behring's term for the mass of tubercle bacilli employed in the preparation of tuberculase. RI, the mass of moist bacilli previous to any treatment; RII, the mass after the extraction of the substances soluble in alcohol ( TZ); RIII, the mass remaining after the removal of the constituents of RII soluble in pure water ( TV); RIV, the restbacillus, the residue after the extraction of the constituents of RIII soluble in 10 per cent. salt solution ( TGI); this RIV contains TC.
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Abbreviation for far-point( punctum remotum), right recipe( take), and Reaumur.
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Is placed at the commencement of a prescription, as a contraction of Recipe. ( See Abbreviation.) Originally, it was the sign of Jupiter, and was placed at the top of a formula, to propitiate the king of the gods, that the compound might act favorably.
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Usage examples for R
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6. Can you describe the capture of Plymouth by General R. F. Hoke's command? – School History of North Carolina by John W. Moore
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With a sinking heart I slowly made out the letters B- R- I- E. Was it necessary to read any further? – 'Brother Bosch', an Airman's Escape from Germany by Gerald Featherstone Knight
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James R. Angel, 2 killed, 5 wounded. – Kinston, Whitehall and Goldsboro (North Carolina) expedition, December, 1862 by W. W. Howe
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