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arachidic acid (medicine) and rut (oh)


arachidic acid (medicine)


arachidic acid


CH3(CH2)18COOH;a fatty acid contained in peanut oil, butter, and Other fats.

Synonym: arachic acid, n-eicosanoic acid, n-icosanoic acid.

Origin: Arachis, fr. G. Arakis, leguminous weed


rut (oh)



[Sense: 1-2; Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Perhaps from Old French route; ROUTE1]
[Sense: 3; Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: 'loud sound made by a deer', from Latin rugire 'to roar']
[C] a deep narrow track left in soft ground by a wheel
in a rut
living or working in a situation that never changes, so that you feel bored
::I was stuck in a rut and decided to look for a new job.
[U] also the rut
technical the period of the year when some male animals, especially deer, are sexually active
in rut
::a stag in rut