释义 |
ras I. \ˈräs\ noun (-es) Etymology: Arabic ra's literally, head 1. : cape, headland 2. : an Ethiopian prince or feudal overlord; also : the ruler of an Ethiopian province 3. : a local Italian Fascist boss originally acting as a despot in his area II. \ˈrəs, ˈräs\ noun also ra·sa \-sə\ (plural rasas) Etymology: native name in India : a Manipuri dance drama enacting the legend of the deity Krishna and his consort Radha III. \ˈras\ noun (-es) Usage: often attributive Etymology: probably from ra (I)t + sarcoma; from the initial isolation of such genes in rat sarcomas : any of a family of genes that undergo mutation to oncogenes and especially to some commonly linked to human cancers (as of the colon, lung, and pancreas) < ras oncogenes > < ras proteins > |