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Mycobutin (health)

Mycobutin is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in Other countries. Active ingredient(s): rifabutin.

right adjective.
[Old English riht = Old Frisian riuht, Old Saxon, Old High German reht (Dutch, German recht), Old Norse rettr, Gothic raihts, from Germanic base rel. to Latin rectus, from Indo-European.]
I.
Straight; not bent, curved, or crooked; direct, going straight towards its destination; directed straight forwards. Now only in right line, a straight line. OE.
Formed by or with Reference to a straight line or plane perpendicular to another straight line or plane. LME.
b. Of a solid figure: having the ends or base at right angles with the axis. L17.
II.
Of a person, disposition, etc.: disposed to do what is just or good; upright, righteous. Now rare. OE.
Consonant with justice, goodness, or reason; equitable; morally or socially correct. Latterly chiefly pred. OE.
J. Bentham It is right that men should be..upon a par with one another. Encounter I know what I'm doing is right.
Agreeing with some standard or principle; correct, proper. Also, agreeing with facts; true. OE.
Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost A right description of our sport, my lord. B. Jowett His notion of educating by a right use of pleasure. G. Greene 'So he was at your school.' 'That's right'. P. Fitzgerald 'I've never read any Wordsworth.' 'Is that right?'
b. Leading in the proper direction, leading towards the place one wishes to reach (lit. & fig.). E18.
C. S. Lewis If you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road. Glasgow Herald Extensions of the fishing limits..are a step in the right direction.
Fitting, appropriate; exactly answering to what is required or suitable; to be preferred. OE.
I. Murdoch I'll have to break it to my father firstand I'll have somehow to find the right moment. D. Cameron The difficulties of having the boat in the right place at the right time.
b. Regarded with approval; socially acceptable; potentially influential. M19.
D. Halliday He had been to all the right schools and belonged to all the right clubs. J. Carey Goodyer knew the right people.
c. Reliable or trustworthy (from the criminal's point of view); friendly or sympathetic to criminals. Cf. WRONG adjective 4b. Criminals' slang. M19.
Properly pertaining or attached to a person or thing. ME.
R. Travers The gallant Starlight, dying of his wounds, refused to give his right name.
Of the mind or mental faculties: healthy, normal, sound; such that one can think and act competently. Chiefly in in one's right mind, in one's right senses. ME.
M. Spark They hoped to contest Lisa's will..on the grounds that Lisa, when she made it, was not in her right mind.
Of a person: correct in opinion, judgement, or procedure. E16.
New Scientist Right in insisting on adequate insurance cover. J. Simms If she looked a little..doubtful, I was probably right to be worried.
b. Appended as an interrogative to the end of a statement, inviting agreement or approval: am I right? M20.
G. V. Higgins You been here before, right?
Mentally healthy, sane; competent to think and act. Usu. in neg. contexts, esp. (colloq.) in not right in one's head, not right in the head. M17.
M. L. Roby He ain't right in the head. Got a few marbles missing.
In a satisfactory or proper state; in good order. M17.
Mrs H. Ward Don't mix up my silks, Lucy; I shall never get them right again.
In good Health and spirits; sound, well, comfortable. colloq. Now chiefly Austral. & NZ (infl. by ALL RIGHT), exc. in various compar. phrs., as (as) right as rain. M19.
Listener I gave him a drink..and he was right.
III.
Rightful, legitimate, lawful. arch. OE.
Justly entitled to the name or attribution; having the true character of; true, real, genuine, veritable. OE.
Times Lord Emsworth must have looked a right nana..wearing 'coronet and ermine'.
IV.
Designating that side of the body which is usually the stronger of the two and which is in the position of east if one is facing north, its individual parts, and (occas.) their clothing; designating the corresponding side of any Other body or object. OE.
That has the relative position of the right side with respect to the left. (Sometimes with ref. to the direction in which an object is considered to face, sometimes with ref. to an object's appearance to a spectator.) In pred. use usu. foll. by of; in attrib. use now chiefly replaced by RIGHT HAND. ME.
b. Math. Designating an entity whose definition involves two elements in a conventionally defined order, opposite to that designated as left. M20.
(Also Right.) Of or pertaining to the right in Politics, philosophy, etc. See RIGHT noun1 10. L18.
Special collocations, phrases, & comb.: ALL RIGHT adjectival phr. a right one colloq. a fool, an extremely stupid or awkward person. a right understanding: see UNDERSTANDING noun. as right as a trivet: see TRIVET noun l. as right as rain perfectly sound and healthy. come to the right shop: see SHOP noun. get the right end of the stick: see STICK noun1. get the right sow by the ear: see SOW noun1. have one's head screwed on the right way: see SCREW verb. have one's heart in the right place: see HEART noun. have the right end of the stick: see STICK noun1. have the right sow by the ear: see SOW noun1. hit the right note: see NOTE noun2. lay the saddle upon the right horse: see SADDLE noun. Miss Right: see MISS noun2. MR Right. on the right foot: see FOOT noun. on the right track: see TRACK noun. put right restore to order, Health, etc.; correct the mistaken impression of (a person); direct properly. right angle the angle formed by two perpendicular lines, as in the corner of a square or in a quarter circle, equivalent to ninety degrees; at right angles perpendicularly (to another line, etc.), so as to form an angle of 90 degrees. right-angle adjective right-angled. right-angled adjective containing or forming a right angle or right angles; characterized by right angles; lying at right angles to another thing. right arm (a) a mainstay, a chief executive agent, one's most reliable helper; (b) Cricket a player who bowls with the right arm. right ascension: see ASCENSION 2. right back in Football & Hockey etc., (the position of) a back who plays primarily on the right of the pitch. right bank: see BANK noun1 1. right bower: see BOWER noun5. right brain the right-hand side of the human brain, believed to be associated with creative thought and the emotions. right-brained adjective having the right as the dominant or more efficient part of the brain. right centre in Football & Hockey etc., (the position of) a player who plays primarily to the right of the centre of the pitch. right circular cone, right cone: see CONE noun 3. right defender in Football & Hockey etc., a right half who plays deep. right-eye adjective having both eyes on the right-hand side of the head; spec. designating flatfish (flounders) of the family Pleuronectidae. right-eyed adjective (a) having the right as the dominant or more efficient eye; (b) = right-eye above. right field Baseball (a fielder in) the part of the outfield to the right of the batter when facing the pitcher. right-fielder Baseball a fielder in the right field. right flank = RIGHT WING noun phr. 2. right-footed adjective having the right as the dominant or more efficient foot. right half(-back) in Football & Hockey etc., (the position of) a half-back who plays primarily on the right of the pitch. right line: see sense 1 above. right-lined adjective (now rare) = RECTILINEAR adjective. right midfield in Football & Hockey etc., the midfield players who play primarily on the right of the pitch. right-minded adjective naturally disposed to think rightly, having sound views or principles. right-mindedness the quality or state of being right-minded. right NANTZ. right side spec. (a) the principal side, the side naturally turned forwards, the side intended to be uppermost or foremost; (b) on the right side, in the better or more commendable way; (c) on the right side of, on the safe, advantageous, appropriate, desirable, etc., side of (something), of an age less than (the age specified), in a position to be viewed with favour by (a person). right-sided adjective (a) Medicine located in or affecting the right side of the body; (b) having the limbs of the right side of the body more serviceable than those of the left, using the right arm and leg by preference. right sphere Astronomy the celestial sphere as seen by an observer at the earth's equator. the right stuff colloq. (a) money; (b) (orig. US) the necessary qualities for a given job or task; (c) alcoholic drink. right triangle a right-angled triangle. right turn a turn that brings a person's front to face as his or her right side did before; a turn or turning to the right. right whale each of three baleen whales of the family Balaenidae, of Arctic and temperate waters, having long baleen plates and a deeply curved jaw, esp. the widespread Balaena glacialis (see also GREENLAND right whale). right you are! colloq.: expr. agreement or assent. see a person right look after a person, protect the interests of a person. set right = put right above. set the saddle upon the right horse: see SADDLE noun. she's right, she'll be right Austral. & NZ colloq. everything is (or will be) all right, that is (or will be) fine. strike the right note: see NOTE noun2. THAT's right. too right colloq.: expr. agreement or approval. touch the right chord: see CHORD noun2 4.
? In branch II freq. opp. wrong. In most senses of branch IV opp. left, in some also opp. centre.
rightmost adjective situated furthest to the right M20.

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