Definition of Rb

1. Noun. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group; burns in air and reacts violently in water; occurs in carnallite and lepidolite and pollucite.

Exact synonyms: Atomic Number 37, Rubidium
Generic synonyms: Metal, Metallic Element
Substance meronyms: Carnallite, Lepidolite, Pollucite

Medical Definition of Rb

1. Tumour suppressor gene encoding a nuclear protein that, if inactivated, enormously raises the chances of development of cancer, classically retinoblastoma, but also other sarcomas and carcinomas. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rb

Raymond Bernard Cattell
Raymond Chandler
Raymond Lully
Raymond Thornton Chandler
Raymonn
Raynaud's
Raynaud's disease
Raynaud's phenomena
Raynaud's phenomenon
Raynaud's sign
Raynaud's syndrome
Rayne
Razgrad
Razzie
Rb (current term)
Re
ReHi
Rea Silvia
Reacher
Read
Read method
Read method of childbirth
Reader's Digest version
Reader's Digest versions
Readers
Reading
Reagan
Reagan administration

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