Definitions
(roentgen equivalent man) the dosage of ionizing radiation that will cause the same amount of injury to human tissue as 1 roentgen of X-rays
Word origin
From the initial letters of rapid eye movement.
Used in a sentence
“Similarly, the brain-penetrating Hrh2 antagonist zolantidine had no effect on light-induced phase shift as shown for hamsters, or the lengths or distributions of NREM, REM and wakefulness states as shown on rats.”
“Knit 1 row. Dec 1 st at each end of next row and at each end of every foll alt row until 2 sts rem.”
“Pre-64 Win has a heritage that can't be beat. For me, it's Rems for prarie dogs and paper, Wins (or 1917 Enfields) for stuff that wants to stomp you into a greasy spot on the tundra.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Dream sleep stage”3 letters
02“Radiation dose unit”3 letters
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