rf

Other forms of rf

plural

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Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about rf

What does rf mean?

rf means "a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in rf?

rf has 1 syllable: rf.

What is another word for rf?

Close synonyms include releasing factor, releasing hormone, rutherfordium, unnilquadium, Unq. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rf a common word?

rf is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.