Re*nid`i*fi*ca"tion (r?-n?d`?-f?-k?"sh?n), n. (Zoöl.) The act of
rebuilding a nest.
Ren"i*form (r?n"?-f?rm; 277), a. [L. renes kidneys + -form: cf. F.
réniforme.] Having the form or shape of a kidney; as, a reniform
mineral; a reniform leaf.
{ Re*ni"tence (r?-n?"tens), Re*ni"ten*cy (-te-s?), } n. [Cf. F.
rénitence.] The state or quality of being renitent; resistance;
reluctance. Sterne.
We find a renitency in ourselves to ascribe life and irritability
to the cold and motionless fibers of plants.
E. Darwin.
Re*ni"tent (-tent), a. [L. renitens, -entis, p. pr. of renit to strive
or struggle against, resist; pref. re- re- + niti to struggle or
strive: cf. F. rénitent.] 1. Resisting pressure or the effect of it;
acting against impulse by elastic force. "[Muscles] soft and yet
renitent." Ray.