| reproductive cloning | making a full living copy of an organism, requires a surrogate mother |
| human reproductive cloning | the reproductive cloning of a sentient human being, generally considered ethically unacceptable |
| pace rate | the relative speed of progress or change, he lived at a fast pace, he works at a great rate, the pace of events accelerated |
bargain rate
cheapness
cut rate
cut price | a price below the standard price |
reproductive cell
germ cell
sex cell | a spermatozoon or an ovum, a cell responsible for transmitting DNA to the next generation |
reproductive system
genital system | organs and tissues involved in the production and maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent development as offspring |
reproductive organ
sex organ | any organ involved in sexual reproduction |
| female reproductive system | the reproductive system of females |
| male reproductive system | the reproductive system of males |
| female internal reproductive organ | the reproductive organs of a woman |
| male internal reproductive organ | the reproductive organs of a man |
| male reproductive gland | the reproductive organs of a man |
reproduction
reproductive memory | recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall |
| Postal Rate Commission | an independent federal agency that recommends changes in postal rates |
| reproductive structure | the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction |
pay rate
rate of pay | amount of money received per unit time, women's pay rate is lower than men's |
payment rate
rate of payment
repayment rate
installment rate | the amount of money paid out per unit time |
| tax rate | rate used to calculate tax liability |
interest rate
rate of interest | the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use |
discount rate
discount bank discount | interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan |
| bank rate | the discount rate fixed by a central bank |
| discount rate | the rate of interest set by the Federal Reserve that member banks are charged when they borrow money through the Federal Reserve System |
| base rate | the interest rate set by the Bank of England for lending to other banks |
| prime interest rate | the interest rate on short-term loans that banks charge their commercial customers with high credit ratings |
rate
charge per unit | amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis, a -minute phone call at that rate would cost $ |
freight
freightage
freight rate | the charge for transporting something by common carrier, we pay the freight, the freight rate is usually cheaper |
rate of depreciation
depreciation rate | the rate at which the value of property is reduced, used to calculate tax deduction |
rate of exchange
exchange rate | the charge for exchanging currency of one country for currency of another |
| excursion rate | a reduced rate for a round-trip ticket |
| room rate | the rate charged daily for a hotel room |
basal metabolic rate
BMR | the rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state |
baud
baud rate | (computer science) a data transmission rate (bits
second) for modems |
| rate | a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure, the literacy rate, the retention rate, the dropout rate |
| absentee rate | the percentage of workers who do not report to work |
| occupancy rate | the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) are occupied or rented at a given time |
| vacancy rate | the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) that are unoccupied or not rented at a given time |
| unemployment rate | the percentage of the work force that is unemployed at any given date |
mileage
fuel consumption rate
gasoline mileage
gas mileage | the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned |
employee turnover
turnover rate
turnover | the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers |
attrition rate
rate of attrition | the rate of shrinkage in size or number |
birthrate
birth rate
fertility
fertility rate
natality | the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area, expressed per population per year |
| crime rate | the ratio of crimes in an area to the population of that area, expressed per population per year |
| data rate | the rate at which circuits or other devices operate when handling digital information |
deathrate
death rate
mortality
mortality rate
fatality rate | the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area, expressed per per year |
| dose rate | the quantity of radiation absorbed per unit time |
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
ESR
sedimentation rate
sed rate | the rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions, a high rate usually indicates the presence of inflammation |
flow
flow rate
rate of flow | the amount of fluid that flows in a given time |
growth rate
rate of growth | the rate of increase in size per unit time |
inflation rate
rate of inflation | the rate of change of prices (as indicated by a price index) calculated on a monthly or annual basis |
| metabolic rate | rate of metabolism, the amount of energy expended in a give period |