| 释义 |
runting, vbl. n.|ˈrʌntɪŋ|
[f. runt n. + -ing1.]
1. The birth or development of (laboratory) animals that are small for their kind.
1959Jrnl. Exper. Med. CX. 522 Runting is the result of an immunological reaction of foreign cells against a tolerant host. 1974Nature 11 Oct. 548/2 In some litters all rats grew normally and there was no runting. 1978Ibid. 27 July 365/2 In the colony described here there has been no evidence of the runting syndrome frequently seen in conventional nude mice.
2. (See quot.) slang.
1976Drive July–Aug. 37/2 In the [ice-cream] trade, giving kids small portions when no parents are about is called ‘runting’. |