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noun
1.
A radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium; the heaviest of the inert gasses; occurs naturally (especially in areas over granite) and is considered a hazard to health.  Synonyms: atomic number 86, radon.
2.
A graduate nurse who has passed examinations for registration.  Synonym: registered nurse.






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"Rn" Quotes from Famous Books



... as Tim Scanlan, that hasn't done annything since th' siege iv Lim'rick; an' that was two hundherd year befure he was bor-rn. He's prisident iv th' Pome Supply Company,—fr-resh pothry delivered ivry day at ye'er dure. Is there an accident in a grain illyvator? Ye pick up ye'er mornin' pa-aper, an' they'se a pome about it be Roodyard ...
— Mr. Dooley: In the Hearts of His Countrymen • Finley Peter Dunne

... the reason why. An' she went, an' got the karrysene-can, an' she poured out two thurrbl big doses, an' she stood over me son Sammy an' I, till we swalleyed it down, an' since ever we tuk it, me an' Sammy ain't never had a retur-rn. Sometimes I have a sharp twinge o' somethin' in me leg or me arrm, but it ain't rheumatiz, an' I wouldn't like for me son Sammy's wife to be knowin' it, for the very sight of her startin' for the karrysene—if it's only to fill the lamp, is enough to make me gullup, an' I know it's the same ...
— Martha By-the-Day • Julie M. Lippmann

... Return, n. [ritrn] Retorno, regreso, vuelta; recompensa, retribucion, cambio. Pagbalik, pag-uw, pagpihit; kagantihan, bayad, ...
— Dictionary English-Spanish-Tagalog • Sofronio G. Calderon

... with W1 at C. If W1 passes beyond C, the shear at C will probably be greatest when W2 is at C. Let R be the resultant of the loads on the bridge when W1 is at C. Then the reaction at B and shear at C is Rn/l. Next let the loads advance a distance a so that W2 comes to C. Then the shear at C is R(na)/l-W1, plus any reaction d at B, due to any additional load which has come on the girder during the movement. The shear will therefore be increased by bringing ...
— Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 - "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" • Various

... den Dienern dein, Die mit dei'm theu'rn Blut erloeset sein: Lass uns im Himmel haben Theil Mit den Heiligen in ewigem Heil. Hilf deinem Volk, Herr Jesu Christ, Und segne das dein Erbtheil ist; Wart' und pfleg' ihr'r zu aller Zeit Und heb' sie ...
— The Hymns of Martin Luther • Martin Luther

... along, too," he said with sudden decision. "The bloke may be hurt worse 'rn I think. I'll just drop you at the ...
— Calvary Alley • Alice Hegan Rice



Words linked to "Rn" :   argonon, nurse practitioner, noble gas, nurse-midwife, np, inert gas, nurse, element, nurse clinician, chemical element



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