释义 |
▪ I. rhein Chem.|ˈriːɪn| Also -ine. [f. rhe-um2 + -in1, after F. rhéine.] An orange-coloured principle obtained from rhubarb; rheic acid.
1838Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 160. 1857 Miller Elem. Chem., Org. (1862) III. 603. Hence rheˈinic a. = rheic (1897 Syd. Soc. Lex.). ▪ II. rhein variant of rhine1, ditch. |