Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z rosin A solid form of resin, obtained from liquid resin by vaporizing its volatile components. Rosina A female given name from Italian. rosinback A horse used for bareback riding performances. Rosindell A surname. rosindole A red indole dye rosinduline Any of a class of indulines derived from naphthophenazine. rosiness The quality of being rosy. rosing The process of imparting a pink tint to raw white silk. rosinous Containing or resembling rosin. Rosinski A surname from Polish. Rosinsky A surname. rosinweed Any of various composite plants which secrete resins or have a resinous smell; for example, several species in the genus Silphium in the composite family. rosinwood Any plant of the genus Silphium. rosiny Like or resembling rosin. rosish Somewhat rosy; pale pink. Roske A surname from German. Roskilde A city and municipality in central Zealand, Denmark; former capital of Denmark. Roskin A surname. Roskomnadzor The Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media: a Russian federal executive body responsible for censorship in media and telecommunications. Roskopf An inexpensive, less accurate lever escapement, used in some clocks and watches. rosland Moorish or watery land. Roslin A village in Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2763). Roslindale A neighbourhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Rosling A surname. Rosliston A village and civil parish in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2416). Roslyakov A transliteration of the Russian surname Росляков (Rosljakov). Roslyn A female given name from Latin. Roslynmead A locality in the Shire of Campaspe, northern Victoria, Australia Rosman A surname. rosmarinate Any salt or ester of rosmarinic acid. rosmarine Dew from the sea. rosmarinic Relating to rosmarinic acid or its derivatives rosmarinine A pyrrolizidine alkaloid. Rosmerta A Celtic goddess of fertility and abundance. Rosminian One who follows the philosophical system of Antonio Rosmini (1797-1855). Rosminianism The beliefs of the Rosminians. Rosneath A village in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2583). Rosner A surname from German. Rosny A suburb of the City of Clarence, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. rosocyanine A red compound, formed by the reaction of curcumin and borates, that is used in the analysis of borates in food Rosol A surname. rosolio Any of several sweet liqueurs containing fruit extract. rosolite A rose pink variety of grossular; rose garnet. rosolje An Estonian beetroot salad. Rospigliosi A surname from Italian rosquilla A type of traditional Spanish doughnut. ross The rough, scaly surface on the bark of trees. Rossa A female given name from Italian Rossabi A surname. Rossall A suburban area and ward in Fleetwood parish, Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD3145). Rossano A surname. Rossarden A locality in Break O'Day council area and the Northern Midlands council area, north eastern Tasmania, Australia. Rossbridge A locality in the Rural City of Ararat, central western Victoria, Australia. Rossbrien A townland and locality on the southern outskirts of Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland (Irish grid ref R 5754). Rossby A surname. Rosse A surname from German. rossel Light land; rosland. Rossell A surname. Rossella A female given name from Italian. Rossello A surname. rosselly loose; light Rossendale A local government district with borough status of Lancashire, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Bacup. rosser A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic]. rosses A district in western County Donegal, Ireland. Rossett A village and community in Wrexham borough, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3657). Rossettian Of or relating to Christina Rossetti (1830–1894), English poet. Rossglen A locality in the Port Macquarie-Hastings council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. Rossgole A locality in the Muswellbrook council area and the Upper Hunter council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. Rossi A surname from Italian. rossie An independent or outspoken woman; a hussy, a slut. Rossignol A surname. Rossington A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK6298). Rossinian Of or relating to Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868), Italian composer of operas and other music. rossite A triclinic-pinacoidal yellow mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and vanadium. Rossiter A surname. Rossiya Synonym of Russia: A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. Rossiyan Synonym of Russian (“of or pertaining to Russia”). Rosslare A village and coastal resort in County Wexford, Ireland. Rossman A surname from German. rossmanite A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, boron, hydrogen, lithium, oxygen, and silicon. Rossmann A surname from German. Rossmoor A census-designated place in Orange County, California, United States. Rossmore A suburb of Sydney in the Camden council area and the Liverpool council area, New South Wales, Australia. Rossnowlagh A village and beach on Donegal Bay, southern County Donegal, Ireland (Irish grid ref G 8667). Rosso A surname. rossoliside A naphthoquinone glycoside present in Drosera rotundifolia Rosson A surname. Rossoneri A.C. Milan Rossotrudnichestvo Russia's Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation. Rossovich A surname. Rossow A surname. Rossum An American surname from Dutch. Rossville A city in Walker County, Georgia, named after John Ross (Cherokee chief). Rossy A diminutive of the male given name Ross Rostad A surname from Norwegian. rostafuroxin A derivative of digitoxigenin associated with salt gradients across membranes Rostain A surname from French. Rostam A legendary Iranian hero. Rostampour A surname. Rostance A surname. Rostandian Of or relating to Edmond Rostand (1868–1918), French poet and dramatist. Rosteck A surname. rostel A rostellum. rostellar Pertaining to a rostellum. rostellate Having a rostellum, or small beak; terminating in a beak. rostelliform Having the form of a rostellum, or small beak. rostellum A small beak-like process or extension; a small rostrum. roster A list of individuals or groups, usually for an organization of some kind such as military officers and enlisted personnel enrolled in a particular unit; a muster roll; a sports team, with the names of players who are eligible to be placed in the lineup for a particular game; or a list of students officially enrolled in a school or class. rosterable Capable of being rostered, or included in a lineup. rostering The process of forming a roster. rosterite A blue variety of beryl. Rosthern A town within the rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada. Rostherne A village and former civil parish, now in Millington and Rostherne civil parish, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7483). rosticceria An Italian rotisserie (cooking device). Rostislav A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian male given name Ростисла́в (Rostisláv), equivalent to Rostislav. rostite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal white mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur. Rostock An independent city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Rostom A transliteration of the Arabic surname رستم Rostomyan A surname from Armenian. Roston A hamlet in Norbury and Roston parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1241). Rostov A city in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia. rostrad Toward the rostral side. rostral Relating to the rostrum. rostralization The formation and development of a rostrum (beak) rostrally In a rostral direction rostralmost Most rostral. rostralward In the rostral direction. rostralwards In a rostral direction rostrate Having a process resembling the beak of a bird; beaked; rostellate. rostrated rostrate rostrately In a rostrate manner. rostratulid Any bird in the family Rostratulidae. Rostrenen A commune in Côtes-d'Armor department, Brittany, France. Rostrevor A village on Carlingford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref J 1718). rostriferous Having a rostrum. rostriform Having the form of a beak. Rostro A surname. rostrocaudal With a direction parallel to the head-tail axis. rostrocaudally In a rostrocaudal manner. rostroconch Any mollusc of the class Rostroconchia. rostrodorsal Near the back of the beak or of any beak-like projection rostrodorsally In a rostrodorsal direction rostrodorsolateral rostral and dorsolateral rostrodorsomedial rostral and dorsomedial rostroid Resembling a rostrum. rostrolateral lateral (or alongside) of the rostrum rostrolaterally In a rostrolateral direction rostrolateroventral rostral, lateral and ventral rostrolatus In barnacles, the name for one of two large shell plates immediately lateral to the rostrum. rostromedial medial to the rostrum