Rh

R1H4

A form of Rhesus factor — An antigen of the Rhesus system; understood unless otherwise specified to refer to Rhesus factor D (RhD), which appears on the surface of the red blood cells of most (85%) humans. An incompatibility between the Rh-blood types of a mother and her baby may cause serious disease for the baby.

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Meanings

Rh1

noun
  1. abbreviationmedicineAbbreviation of Rhesus factor.
  2. abbreviationmedicineAbbreviation of Rhesus.

RH2

nounRH (countable and uncountable, plural RHs)

plural RHs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of relative humidity.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of right hand.

    Work wraps together with wrapped sts as you come to them, as follows: Insert RH ndl into wrap at base of wrapped st from beneath, then bring RH ndl up and into st on LH ndl, ready to work the st[…]

    2012, Stefanie Japel, Mom and Me Knits, page 13
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    Having had to keep to a LH wristie (albeit indoors), I can say that it's a bloody nightmare when compared to the RH leggie. It's OK with a LH bat, but you don't ever get to see much of the ball otherwise since it's going sharply across the batsman's body.

    2000 December 30, Moby Dick, “Australian Captaincy”, in india.sport.cricket (Usenet), archived from the original on 03 Jun 2026
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of review hearing.
  4. USabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableaeronauticsInitialism of reconnaissance helicopter.
  5. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablelifestyleInitialism of reverse harem

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of several hormones produced in the hypothalamus and carried by a vein to the anterior pituitary gland where they stimulate the release of anterior pituitary hormones; each of these hormones causes the anterior pituitary to secrete a specific hormone

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Broader
hormoneendocrineinternal secretion

nouna blood group antigen possessed by Rh-positive people; if an Rh-negative person receives a blood transfusion from an Rh-positive person it can result in hemolysis and anemia

Broader

nouna white hard metallic element that is one of the platinum group and is found in platinum ores; used in alloys with platinum

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rhodiumatomic number 45
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metallic elementmetal

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rh,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rh.

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