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1. rumen
noun. ['ˈruːmən'] the first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; here food is collected and returned to the mouth as cud for chewing.
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Antonyms
Etymology
- rumen (Latin)
Rhymes with Rumen
- superhuman
- subhuman
- nonhuman
- inhuman
- albumin
- bitumen
- acumen
- vrooman
- truman
- humann
- heumann
- heuman
- cumin
- crewman
- bumann
- youman
- tuman
- tooman
- thumann
- thuman
- suman
- shuman
- schumann
- schuman
- schuhmann
- ruman
- newmann
- newman
- neumann
- neuman
Sentences with rumen
1. Noun, plural
It will be placed through the abdominal wall and straight into the rumen to help expel the gas.
2. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
A rumenotomy is a surgical procedure where a veterinarian cuts into the cows rumen to help relieve the gas.
3. Noun, singular or mass
The rumen is used to as a holding tank and to remove fatty acids that the cow uses.
