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R-

R-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "r"

Translingual

Prefix

R-

  1. (chemistry) one of two mirror-image forms of a stereocenter, part of a diastereomer

Antonyms

Coordinate terms

See also

r-

r-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "r"

French

Prefix

r-

  1. Alternative form of re-

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German

Etymology

Contraction of her- in colloquial speech.

Prefix

r-

  1. (colloquial) her-
  2. (colloquial) hin-

Usage notes

This prefix does not preserve the standard German distinctions of deixis: raus means both "out of here" (hinaus) and "out of there" (heraus).

Derived terms

  • ran
  • rauf
  • raus
    • For more terms, see Category:German words prefixed with raus-
  • rein
    • For more terms, see Category:German words prefixed with rein-
  • rüber
  • rum
  • runter

Irish

Etymology

An abbreviation of ríomh- (electronic).

Prefix

r-

  1. e-

Derived terms

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