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RU 486

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Origin of RU 486

First recorded in 1980; designation given the compound by its French manufacturer, Roussel UCLAF, Paris

Words nearby RU 486

Rt Revd, Rts., RTT, rtw, Ru, RU 486, ruana, Ruanda, Ruanda-Urundi, rub, rubaboo

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How to use RU 486 in a sentence

I love the show, I love what it stands for, and Ru is a total genius.
Game of Thrones’ Lena Headey on Cersei Lannister’s Future and That Controversial Rape Scene|Marlow Stern|June 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“All the way from New Or- leeans to Je- ru- sa- lem,” Dylan sings.
The Darker Meanings in a Bob Dylan Masterpiece|Sean Wilentz|September 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Scalp (n), biddarú (ru with the point of the tongue, short, and soft).
Travels in the Interior of North America, 1832-1834, Part III (the Text Being Chapters XXVIII-XXXIII of the London Edition, 1843, and the Appendix a Combination of the Appendices of the London and German [Coblentz, 1839] Editions)|Maximilian, Prinz von Wied
The women, to induce us to comply with his request, told us that some of the opposite party had said they would kill Car-ru-ey.
An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Vol. 1|David Collins

He was pacing up and down his study, with his hands in his pockets, and humming to himself in an undertone, "Ru-ru-ru-ru."
The Darling and Other Stories|Anton Chekhov
That you hadn't any feelings, that you really cared for nothing but your painting, that you'd only a ru—rudimentary heart.
Audrey Craven|May Sinclair
Although the depression made by the Ru d'Alland, being broad and level, is not a considerable obstacle, it is not the same beyond.
World's War Events, Volume III|Various

Scientific definitions for RU 486

RU 486

[ är′yōō fôr′ā-tē-sĭks′ ]

An oral drug that terminates early pregnancy by interfering with the action of progesterone, thereby preventing the attachment of a fertilized ovum to the uterine wall.

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