See Also: nucleomicrosome(medicine)

red rag (iou) and nucleomicrosome (medicine)


red rag (iou)



red rag noun phr. Also (in sense 2) red-rag. L17.
[from RED adjective + RAG noun1.]
The tongue. arch. slang. L17.
A variety of rust in grain. M19.
In full red rag to a bull. A source of extreme provocation or annoyance. L19.
= red ensign s.v. ENSIGN noun 4. Nautical slang. E20.

nucleomicrosome (medicine)


nucleomicrosome -->
karyomicrosome


One of the minute particles or granules making up the substance of the cell nucleus.

Synonym: nucleomicrosome.

Origin: karyo-+ G. Mikros, small, + soma, body