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  1. noun A ribbed or corded fabric of various materials, such as cotton, wool, or silk.
  2. noun Informal A representative.
  3. noun A unit of absorbed radiation dose, equal to the amount of ionizing radiation that will transfer 93 ergs of energy to 1 gram of water or living tissue.
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  1. Alteration of French reps, from English ribs, pl. of rib.
  2. r(oentgen) + e(quivalent) + p(hysical).

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  1. Also repp, reps; origin unknown; supposed to be a corruption of rib.
  2. Origin obscure.
 

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