Roche

Roche is French for "boulder/rock". The word is (part of) several names:Business & companiesRoche Applied Science, a business area of Roche Diagnostics, is part of Hoffmann–La Roche AG, Basle, Switzerland, one of the biggest Pharma companies in the world. Roche Applied Science is one of the world's leading producers of reagents and systems for life science research, developing and marketing components for medical and biotechnological research. The focus is on e.g., DNA sequencing, gene expression, gene knockdown, transfection, and protein analysis. The company also offers reagents for the pharmaceuticals and diagnostics industries.
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v. smell, scent, sniff, follow a trail of odor, sense through the nose; perceive, sense, nose, snoop about; emit an odor, stink

n. rock

v. spit, froth

adj. croaky, hoarse and rasping, harsh

(n.)
Rock.