Nouns

reticulitermes

noun

includes species highly destructive to structures and living...

reticulocyte

noun

an immature red blood cell containing a network of filaments...

retinene

noun

either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rho...

retinoblastoma

noun

malignant ocular tumor of retinal cells; usually occurs befo...

retreatant

noun

a participant in a religious retreat

retroflection

noun

an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongu...

retronym

noun

a word introduced because an existing term has become inadeq...

retrophyllum

noun

small genus of tropical evergreen dioecious shrubs or trees...

retrovir

noun

an antiviral drug (trade name Retrovir) used in the treatmen...

retrovision

noun

a vision of events in the distant past

reuptake

noun

a process of using up or consuming again

reveler

noun

a celebrant who shares in a noisy party

reveller

noun

a celebrant who shares in a noisy party

reverberance

noun

having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of be...

reversibility

noun

the quality of being reversible in either direction

reversionist

noun

someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of beh...

revetement

noun

a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment

revilement

noun

a rude expression intended to offend or hurt

reviser

noun

someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication

revitalisation

noun

bringing again into activity and prominence

revolutionism

noun

a belief in the spread of revolutionary principles

rewording

noun

changing a particular word or phrase

rewriter

noun

someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication

rhabdomancer

noun

someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water

rhabdomancy

noun

searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsi...

rhabdomyoma

noun

benign tumor of striated muscle

rhabdosarcoma

noun

a highly malignant neoplasm derived from striated muscle

rhabdoviridae

noun

a family of arborviruses carried by arthropods

rhabdovirus

noun

any of a group of arboviruses including those causing rabies

rhadamanthus

noun

(Greek mythology) a judge of the dead in the underworld

rhagades

noun

cracks or fissures in the skin (especially around the mouth...

rhagoletis

noun

a genus of Trypetidae

rhamnaceae

noun

trees and shrubs usually thorny bearing drupaceous fruit man...

rhamnales

noun

an order of dicotyledonous plants

rhamnus

noun

type genus of the Rhamnaceae: buckthorns

rhaphe

noun

a ridge that forms a seam between two parts

rhapis

noun

genus of small clump-forming fan palms of China and Japan

rhd

noun

a paramilitary group of Protestants in Northern Ireland that...

rheidae

noun

a family of birds coextensive with the order Rheiformes

rheiformes

noun

a ratite bird order: birds intermediate in characteristics b...

rheumatologist

noun

a physician specializing in rheumatic diseases

rhexia

noun

deer grass

rhibhus

noun

one of three artisans of the Hindu gods

rhincodon

noun

whale sharks

rhincodontidae

noun

small-toothed sharks comprising only one species

rhinion

noun

the anterior tip at the end of the suture of the nasal bones

rhinobatidae

noun

primitive rays with guitar-shaped bodies

rhinocerotidae

noun

rhinoceroses

rhinolaryngologist

noun

a specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat

rhinolaryngology

noun

the medical specialty that deals with diseases of the ear, n...