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reindeer(encyclopedia)
Reindeer(medicine)
reindeer(dictionary)
reindeer(dictionary)
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Chocolate Reindeer(recipes)
hard-nosed(dictionary)
tube-nosed(medicine)
snub-nosed(medicine)

petrochemical (iou) and Rudolph, the Red-nosed Reindeer (oh)


petrochemical (iou)



petrochemical adjective & noun. E20.
[from PETRO-1, PETRO-2 + CHEMICAL.]
A. adjective. Of or pertaining to petrochemistry or petrochemicals. E20.
b. noun. A compound or element obtained from petroleum or natural gas. Freq. attrib. in pl. M20.
petrochemically adverb M20.

Rudolph, the Red-nosed Reindeer (oh)



a character in a children's Christmas song. Rudolph is a reindeer (=a large grass-eating wild animal with large horns) who has a shiny red nose. The Other reindeer think his nose looks silly, but Santa Claus asks him to help the Other reindeer to pull his sleigh on a foggy night, because his bright nose helps them to see where they are going.