respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ an acute lung disease of the newborn (especially the premature newborn); lungs cannot expand because of a wetting agent is lacking; characterized by rapid shallow breathing and cyanosis and the formation of a glassy hyaline membrane over the alveoli
Republic of the Sudan
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956
Republic of the Philippines
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946
read between the lines
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ read what is implied but not expressed on the surface
raise the roof
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ get very angry; "He will raise the roof when he hears this"
ride the bench
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ be out of the game; "Miller was riding the bench in Saturday's game"
roll in the hay
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
round-the-clock
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
～ at all times; "around-the-clock nursing care"
round the bend
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
～ informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"
run-of-the-mill
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
～ not special in any way; lacking distinction; "run-of-the-mill boxing"; "your run-of-the-mine college graduate"; "a unexceptional an incident as can be found in a lawyer's career"
run-of-the-mine
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
～ not special in any way; lacking distinction; "run-of-the-mill boxing"; "your run-of-the-mine college graduate"; "a unexceptional an incident as can be found in a lawyer's career"
round the clock
— Biord
– Engelsk
～ without stopping; "she worked around the clock"
relativity theory
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ (physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts
reciprocal-inhibition therapy
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a method of behavior therapy based on the inhibition of one response by the occurrence of another response that is mutually incompatible with it; a relaxation response might be conditioned to a stimulus that previously evoked anxiety
radiation therapy
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
radium therapy
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ the use of radium in radiation therapy
Reaumur thermometer
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ an alcohol thermometer calibrated in degrees Reaumur
reversing thermometer
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a thermometer that registers the temperature in deep waters
resistance thermometer
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the resistance of a spiral of platinum wire
real thing
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ informal usage attributing authenticity