15-letter words containing c, a, r, t, o, n
- reconsideration — to consider again, especially with a view to change of decision or action: to reconsider a refusal.
- reconsolidation — an act or instance of consolidating; the state of being consolidated; unification: consolidation of companies.
- reconstitutable — to constitute again; reconstruct; recompose.
- recontamination — the act of contaminating, or of making something impure or unsuitable by contact with something unclean, bad, etc.
- recontextualize — to contextualize (something) again
- recreation area — public park
- recreation room — (in a home or public building) a room for informal entertaining, as for dancing, games, cards, etc.
- recreationalist — recreationist.
- rediscount rate — the rate charged by the Federal Reserve Bank to member banks for rediscounting commercial paper.
- redocumentation — The creation or revision of a semantically equivalent representation within the same relative abstraction level. The resulting forms of representation are usually considered alternate views intended for a human audience.
- reduction ratio — an expression of the number of times by which an original document has been reduced in a microcopy.
- refortification — the act or state of being refortified
- reincorporation — the act of incorporating or the state of being incorporated.
- reorchestration — a renewed or second orchestration of a piece of music, the act of reorchestrating
- requalification — a quality, accomplishment, etc., that fits a person for some function, office, or the like.
- resocialization — the process of learning new attitudes and norms required for a new social role.
- respecification — the act of specifying.
- resurrectionary — pertaining to or of the nature of resurrection.
- retained income — retained earnings.
- retained object — an object in a passive construction identical with the direct or indirect object in the active construction from which it is derived, as the picture in I was shown the picture, which is also the direct object in the active construction (They) showed me the picture.
- right ascension — the arc of the celestial equator measured eastward from the vernal equinox to the foot of the great circle passing through the celestial poles and a given point on the celestial sphere, expressed in degrees or hours.
- rocket airplane — an airplane propelled wholly or mainly by a rocket engine.
- rocket launcher — a tube attached to a weapon for the launching of rockets.
- rocky mountains — mountain range in USA and Canada
- romantic comedy — a light and humorous movie, play, etc., whose central plot is a happy love story.
- romanticization — to make romantic; invest with a romantic character: Many people romanticize the role of an editor.
- root and branch — a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- root-and-branch — a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- round character — a character in fiction whose personality, background, motives, and other features are fully delineated by the author.
- runabout ticket — a rail ticket that allows unlimited travel within a specified area for a limited period of time (for example one day, a weekend, three days, etc)
- sanitary cordon — cordon sanitaire.
- sarcenchymatous — relating to the connective tissue of some sponges
- sarcoptic mange — mange caused by burrowing mites of the genus Sarcoptes.
- scala cordonata — a ramp having the form of broad, slightly inclined steps.
- scatter cushion — Scatter cushions are small cushions for use on sofas and chairs.
- scavenge stroke — (in a reciprocating engine) the stroke of a piston in a four-stroke cycle that pushes the burnt gases out as exhaust
- schillerization — the process of altering crystals to produce schiller
- schola cantorum — an ecclesiastical choir or choir school.
- scratching post — a block or post of wood, usually covered with carpeting, on which a cat can use its claws.
- second mortgage — a mortgage the lien of which is next in priority to a first mortgage.
- secondary metal — metal derived wholly or in part from scrap.
- self-laceration — the result of lacerating; a rough, jagged tear.
- semantic memory — the recollection of facts and concepts
- semiabstraction — a work of art whose subject matter is semi-abstract
- semidocumentary — a film or television programme that is fictional but includes many factual events or details
- service station — Also called gas station. a place equipped for servicing automobiles, as by selling gasoline and oil, making repairs, etc.
- sesquicarbonate — a salt intermediate in composition between a carbonate and a bicarbonate or consisting of the two combined.
- shock probation — the release on probation of a criminal after brief imprisonment
- shock resistant — not affected by impact
- shock treatment — electroconvulsive therapy