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Burdock Root (Arctium lappa): Stimulates appetite and digestion, reduces arthritic pain, blood purifier, treats scrofula, and other cankerous skin conditions, Burdock root also combined with dandelion and yellow dock can . . . View Full Definition

Root Of The Title: The original grant (or root) of the title.

Root Planing: The process of scaling and planing exposed root surfaces to remove all calculus, plaque, and infected tissue.

Root System: Plant organ systems that anchors the plant in place, stores excess sugars, and absorbs water and mineral nutrients. That part of the plant below ground level.

Root Mean Squared (RMS): A term used to indicate the average level of power that a receiver or amplifier can sustain over a given period of time. Average power ratings (ex: 100 watts RMS) provide a more realistic as . . . View Full Definition

Root Hairs: Extensions of the root epidermis that increase the roots ability to absorb water.

Root Creation: Creating a new word by inventing its form from scratch--without reference to any pre-existing word or sound.

Root Directory: The main directory on any hard disk or floppy disk. It has a fixed size and location and cannot be resized dynamically like subdirectories can.

Root-Leaf-Vascular System Axis: Refers to the arrangement in vascular plants in which the roots anchor the plant and absorb water and nutrients, the leaves carry out photosynthesis, and the vascular system connects the roo . . . View Full Definition

Rootkit: A set of programs used by hackers to gain access to information contained in your operating system and can even mask its presence. The program can also be used to access computers within a n . . . View Full Definition