res Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells
    reticuloendothelial system.
  2. noun a rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys; is obtained as a by-product in refining molybdenum
    atomic number 75; Re; rhenium.
  3. noun ancient Egyptian sun god with the head of a hawk; a universal creator; he merged with the god Amen as Amen-Ra to become the king of the gods
    Re; Ra.
  4. noun the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
    re; ray.

WordNet


Res noun
Etymology
L.
Wordforms
plural Res
Definitions
  1. A thing; the particular thing; a matter; a point.

Webster 1913