rufiopin

[Eng. rufi ( n ) and opi ( a ) n. ] Chem.: C14H4(OH)4O2. Obtained from opianic acid by heating with sulphuric acid. It crystallizes in yellowish-red needles, which di olve in alkalies with violet-red color. rû fo-căt ě-chu-ic, a. [Latin rufus =red, and Eng. catechuic.] (See compound.) rufocatechuic-acid, s. [RUBINIC-ACID.] rû-fous, a . [Latin rufus .) Reddish; of a reddish color, especially of a brownish or yellowish red; tawny; reddish orange, rusty. IMG:content-0811.png:[blocks in formation] 1. Anat .: A wrinkle; a transverse ridge on the mucous membrane of the stomach. 2. Bot .: A wrinkle. rû gāte, a. [Lat. rugatus, pa. par. of rugo to wrinkle.] [RUGA.] Wrinkled; having alternate ridges and depre ions. rŭg-gěd, a. [ Sw.rugg =rough, entangled hair.] [RUG (1), s.] I. Ordinary Language : 1. Full of rough projections or inequalities on the surface; rough; broken into sharp or irregular points or prominences. "The rugged ma still lies, not many yards from its original site." -Macaulay : Hist. Eng ., ch. xii. 2. Not made smooth or polished; rough. "A rural portico of rugged stone." Pope: Homer's Ody ey, xiv. 10. 3. Rough in temper; austere, harsh, crabbed. 4. Surly, sour, uneasy, disturbed. 5. Rough, uncouth; wanting in refinement of grace. *6. Rough with hair or tufts of any kind; shaggy, bristly. "The rugged Pyrrhus like the Hyrcanian beast." Shakesp.: Hamlet , ii. 2. *7. Wrinkled, furrowed. "The rugged forehead, that with grave foresight, Welds kingdoms, causes, and affairs of state." Spenser: F. Q., IV. i. (Prol.) 8. Not neat or regular; uneven, ragged. "His well-proportioned beard made rough and rugged ." Shakesp.: Henry VI., Pt . II . , iii. 2. 9. Stormy, tempestuous, turbulent, boisterous; as, a rugged wind. ( Milton .) 10. Violent, impetuous, rude, boisterous. 11. Harsh or grating on the ear; rough, not smooth. "Wit will shine Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line." Dryden. ( Todd .) 12. Hardy, robust, healthy. ( U.S. Colloq .) II. Bot .: Rough with tubercles or stiff points; scabrous. Used of a leaf or stem. ( Martyn .) rug-gěd-lỹ, adv . [English rugged ; -ly .] In a rugged manner; roughly, violently, sourly. rug-ged-ne , *rug-ged ne e, subst . [English rugged; -ne .] 1. The quality or state of being rugged, rough, or uneven; roughne . "As for the ruggedne e of any blade."-P. Holland: Pliny , bk. xxviii., ch. ix. 2. Roughne of temper; harshne , severity, coarsene , surline , rudene . "That unmanly sharpne and ruggedne of humor." -Scott: Christian Life , pt. iii., ch. ii. 3. Violence, stormine , boisterousne . rŭg'-ging, s. [Eng. rug (1), s.; -ing.] 1. Fabric : Coarse woolen wrapping or blanket IMG:content-0812.png:[blocks in formation] Florida. Families: Stauride, Cyatnaxonide, Cyathophyllidæ, and Cyst i phyllidæ. 2. Palæont .: Found in the Paleozoic rocks, the Upper Greensand, and the Tertiary. They were reef-builders. rû-gōse, a. [ Lat.rugosus, from ruga =a wrinkle; Ital., Sp., & Port. rugoso.] 1. Ord. Lang.: Wrinkled; full of or abounding with wrinkles. "The humerus has a well-marked rugose line." -Trans. Amer. Philosoph . Soc . (1873), xiii. 203. 2. Bot .: Rough or coarsely wrinkled.