recombinant human insulin
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～ a form of insulin (trade name Humulin) made from recombinant DNA that is identical to human insulin; used to treat diabetics who are allergic to preparations made from beef or pork insulin
recombination
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～ (genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents
recombination
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～ (physics) a combining of charges or transfer of electrons in a gas that results in the neutralization of ions; important for ions arising from the passage of high-energy particles
recommendation
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～ something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable
recommendation
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～ any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission; "her pleasant personality is already a recommendation"; "his wealth was not a passport into the exclusive circles of society"
recommendation
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～ something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable
recompense
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～ the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
recompense
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～ payment or reward (as for service rendered)
reconciler
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～ someone who tries to bring peace
reconciliation
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～ getting two things to correspond; "the reconciliation of his checkbook and the bank statement"
reconciliation
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～ the reestablishing of cordial relations
reconditeness
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～ wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound; "the anthropologist was impressed by the reconditeness of the native proverbs"
reconditeness
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～ the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
reconnaissance plane
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～ a military airplane used to gain information about an enemy
reconnaissance in force
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～ an offensive operation designed to discover or test the enemy's strength (or to obtain other information)
reconnaissance
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～ the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy); "an exchange of fire occurred on a reconnaissance mission"
reconnaissance by fire
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～ a method of reconnaissance in which fire is placed on a suspected enemy position in order to cause the enemy to disclose his presence by moving or returning fire
reconnaissance mission
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～ the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy); "an exchange of fire occurred on a reconnaissance mission"
reconnoitering
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～ exploring in order to gain information; "scouting in enemy territory is very dangerous"