reticulose
English
[edit]Adjective
[edit]reticulose (comparative more reticulose, superlative most reticulose)
- Forming a network; characterized by a reticulated structure.
- A reticulose rhizopod is one in which the pseudopodia blend together and form irregular meshes.
Noun
[edit]reticulose
- A solution of ribonucleic acid and short-chain peptides that has been used as an antiviral medication.
- 1951, United States. Army. Quartermaster Corps, Consolidated R&D Annual Project Report, page 557:
- The possible protective effects of ferritin and reticulose are being studied.
- 1998, Atta-ur Rahman, Studies in Natural Products Chemistry, page 531:
- Recently, reticulose has been described as an immune system modulator, and early clinical studies have shown that reticuose has an ability to rapidly inhibit the course of a variety of viral diseases, particularly in the acute stage.
- 1998, Gavin Dillard, In the Flesh: Undressing for Success, page 141:
- There have been other drugs since reticulose that I became aware of the successes of, some even able to claim "cure," even turning people from HIV-positive to negative.