Nouns

religionism

noun

exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal

reliquary

noun

a container where religious relics are stored or displayed (...

reluctivity

noun

(physics) the resistance of a material to the establishment...

remediation

noun

act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil

remise

noun

a small building for housing coaches and carriages and other...

remittal

noun

a payment of money sent to a person in another place

remonstrance

noun

the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest

remotion

noun

the act of removing

remuda

noun

the herd of horses from which those to be used the next day...

renascence

noun

the revival of learning and culture

rennet

noun

a substance that curdles milk in making cheese and junket

renin

noun

a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys; catalyzes the...

rensselaerite

noun

a kind of soft talc; sometimes used as wood filler

rentier

noun

someone whose income is from property rents or bond interest...

reorientation

noun

the act of changing the direction in which something is orie...

repetitiveness

noun

verboseness resulting from excessive repetitions

repp

noun

a fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs

reprehension

noun

an act or expression of criticism and censure

reprobation

noun

rejection by God; the state of being condemned to eternal mi...

reproval

noun

an act or expression of criticism and censure

republication

noun

the act of publishing again

republicanism

noun

the political orientation of those who hold that a republic...

requiescat

noun

a prayer for the repose of the soul of a dead person

requisiteness

noun

the state of being absolutely required

requital

noun

a justly deserved penalty

reredos

noun

a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar...

rerebrace

noun

cannon that provides plate armor for the upper arm

rescission

noun

(law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract...

rescript

noun

a legally binding command or decision entered on the court r...

reserpine

noun

antihypertensive consisting of an alkaloid extracted from th...

resh

noun

the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

resht

noun

city in northwestern Iran near the Caspian Sea

residuum

noun

something left after other parts have been taken away

resinoid

noun

a plastic containing resins

resistivity

noun

a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; mea...

resoluteness

noun

the trait of being resolute

resolvent

noun

a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances

resorcinol

noun

a crystalline phenol obtained from various resins; used in o...

resorcinolphthalein

noun

a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted; used...

resorption

noun

the organic process in which the substance of some different...

respectfulness

noun

courteous regard for people's feelings

resplendence

noun

brilliant radiant beauty

restharrow

noun

Eurasian plant having loose racemes of pink or purple flower...

restiveness

noun

characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright

restrainer

noun

a person who directs and restrains

restrictiveness

noun

a lack of permissiveness or indulgence and a tendency to con...

resuscitator

noun

a breathing apparatus used for resuscitation by forcing oxyg...

resurvey

noun

a new survey or study

retem

noun

desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers;...

retentivity

noun

the power of retaining and recalling past experience