14-letter words containing a, s, o, r, t
- radio cassette — A radio cassette is a radio and a cassette player together in a single machine.
- radio spectrum — the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that includes radio waves.
- radioacoustics — the science and technology of the production, transmission, and reproduction of sounds carried by radio waves.
- radiobroadcast — a broadcast by radio.
- radiochemistry — the chemical study of radioactive elements, both natural and artificial, and their use in the study of chemical processes.
- radioresistant — resistant to the effects of radiation
- radiosensitive — (of certain tissues or organisms) sensitive to or destructible by various types of radiant energy, as x-rays, rays from radioactive material, or the like.
- radiosensitize — to make (cells) more sensitive to radiation
- radiostrontium — strontium 90.
- radiotherapist — radiologist
- rags to riches — You use rags to riches to describe the way in which someone quickly becomes very rich after they have been quite poor.
- rail transport — the system of taking passengers or goods from one place to another by railway
- rainbow cactus — an erect stiff cactus, Echinocereus pectinatus rigidissimus, of Arizona and Mexico, having a cylindrical body, numerous interlocking spines, and pink flowers.
- raise the roof — the external upper covering of a house or other building.
- rambunctiously — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- random testing — (programming, testing) A black-box testing approach in which software is tested by choosing an arbitrary subset of all possible input values. Random testing helps to avoid the problem of only testing what you know will work.
- rathke's pouch — an invagination of stomodeal ectoderm developing into the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
- rational dress — long loose trousers gathered at the ankle and worn under a shorter skirt
- re-acquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
- reactor vessel — the container surrounding and protecting the core of a nuclear reactor.
- recompensatory — serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury.
- recondensation — the act or process of condensing again
- reconsecration — the act of consecrating; dedication to the service and worship of a deity.
- reconsolidated — to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine: They consolidated their three companies.
- recurvirostral — with a beak which is bent upwards
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
- redistillation — further distillation; purification of liquid through many distillations
- reformationist — someone who was part of the Reformation
- refractoriness — hard or impossible to manage; stubbornly disobedient: a refractory child.
- regasification — Regasification is the process of returning LNG to its gaseous state.
- reinstallation — something installed, as machinery or apparatus placed in position or connected for use.
- remonstrations — to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval.
- repeat oneself — to say or do the same thing more than once, esp so as to be tedious
- repositionable — to put in a new or different position; shift: to reposition the artwork on the advertising layout.
- representation — the act of representing.
- repristination — the restoration of something to its original condition; the act of making something pristine again
- repudiationist — someone who believes that a given thing should be repudiated
- reregistration — the act of registering.
- reservationist — a person who makes or takes reservations, as at an airline office; reservation clerk.
- resinification — to convert into a resin.
- resolicitation — the act of soliciting.
- restorationism — belief in a future life in which human beings will be restored to a state of perfection and happiness
- resultant tone — a musical sound sometimes heard when two loud notes are sounded together, either lower in pitch than either (differential tone) or higher (summational tone)
- retaliationist — a retaliator
- retinoblastoma — Pathology. an inheritable tumor of the eye.
- retransmission — the act or process of transmitting.
- retroserrulate — having tiny retrorse teeth or barbs.
- reverberations — remote or indirect consequences of an action; repercussions
- rheumatologist — a specialist in rheumatology, especially a physician who specializes in the treatment of rheumatic diseases, as arthritis, lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma.
- rip-off artist — a person who steals, cheats or swindles