Ros

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of reactive oxygen species. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable

    "O₂^(•−) and OH^• are highly unstable (half-life at the level of microseconds and nanoseconds, respectively) and cannot cross membrane, while H₂O₂, though not a free radical but a ROS, is relatively stable (half-life around 1 ms) (Møller et al. 2007) and can cross membranes through aquaporins."

  2. 2
    Abbreviation of Robot Operating System, a robotic middleware. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, singular, singular-only, uncountable
  3. 3
    Initialism of rights of survivorship. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, plural, plural-only, uncountable
  4. 4
    Initialism of run of station. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A diminutive of the female given name Rosalind.
  2. 2
    Initialism of Russian Orbital Segment, the part of the International Space Station that was contributed by Russia, or using ROSCOSMOS/Mir specification-based modules. US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. 3
    A diminutive of the female given name Rosamund.

Synonyms

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jwrosreactive oxygen speciesreactive oxygen speciesrun of station

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"This is an exceptional rosé wine."

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free radicalreactive oxygen species

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