12-letter words containing c, o, d
- quindecagons — Plural form of quindecagon.
- radar beacon — a radar device at a fixed location that, on receiving a radar signal, automatically transmits a particular radar signal in reply, identifying itself and enabling navigators of ships and aircraft to determine their distance and direction from it.
- radiator cap — a cap in the opening of a device for cooling an internal-combustion engine, through which coolant liquid can be added
- radicicolous — living on the roots of plants
- radicivorous — feeding on the roots of plants
- radio beacon — a radio station that sends a characteristic signal so as to enable ships or airplanes to determine their position or bearing by means of a radio compass.
- radio source — a cosmic object or phenomenon, as a galaxy, pulsar, quasar, or the remnant of a supernova or of a galactic collision, that emits radio waves.
- radio-carbon — Also called carbon 14. a radioactive isotope of carbon with mass number 14 and a half-life of about 5730 years: widely used in the dating of organic materials.
- radio-collar — to attach a radio collar to (an animal).
- radioecology — the branch of ecology concerned with the effects of radioactivity on the environment
- radiolocator — radar.
- radiological — of or relating to radiology.
- radiolucency — almost entirely transparent to radiation; almost entirely invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy.
- radiomimetic — (of drugs) producing effects similar to those produced by X-rays
- radionuclide — a radioactive nuclide.
- railroad car — a railway carriage or van
- ratchet down — If something ratchets down or is ratcheted down, it decreases by a fixed amount or degree, and seems unlikely to increase again.
- ravioli code — (jargon, humour) Object-oriented code consisting of a number of small and loosely-coupled software components. Presumably, the term is a compliment, contrasting the code with spaghetti code.
- re-recording — to record (something) another time.
- re-solicited — to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.: He solicited aid from the minister.
- ready-cooked — (of food or food products) cooked before it is sold
- reciprocated — to give, feel, etc., in return.
- recommending — to present as worthy of confidence, acceptance, use, etc.; commend; mention favorably: to recommend an applicant for a job; to recommend a book.
- record label — recorded music production company
- record store — an outlet that sells recorded music
- record token — a gift voucher that can be used as payment for records of a specified value
- recordholder — a person or thing recognized for the accomplishment of a feat to a better or greater degree than any other.
- redecoration — something used for decorating; adornment; embellishment: The gymnasium was adorned with posters and crepe-paper decorations for the dance.
- rededication — the act of dedicating.
- rediscoverer — a person who rediscovers
- reductionism — the theory that every complex phenomenon, especially in biology or psychology, can be explained by analyzing the simplest, most basic physical mechanisms that are in operation during the phenomenon.
- reductionist — the theory that every complex phenomenon, especially in biology or psychology, can be explained by analyzing the simplest, most basic physical mechanisms that are in operation during the phenomenon.
- redwood city — a city in W California.
- reproducible — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
- reproduction — the act or process of reproducing.
- reproductive — serving to reproduce.
- retrodiction — the act or result of retrodicting
- retrodictive — of or relating to retrodicting or retrodiction
- rhytidectomy — face-lift.
- richard korf — (person) A Professor of computer science at the University of California, Los Angeles. Richard Korf received his B.S. from MIT in 1977, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in computer science from Carnegie-Mellon University in 1980 and 1983. From 1983 to 1985 he served as Herbert M. Singer Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University. Dr. Korf studies problem-solving, heuristic search and planning in artificial intelligence. He wrote "Learning to Solve Problems by Searching for Macro-Operators" (Pitman, 1985). He serves on the editorial boards of Artificial Intelligence, and the Journal of Applied Intelligence. Dr. Korf is the recipient of several awards and is a Fellow of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence.
- ridiculously — causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable: a ridiculous plan.
- road company — a theatrical group that tours cities and towns, usually performing a single play that is or has been a success in New York City.
- road pricing — Road pricing is a system of making drivers pay money for driving on certain roads by electronically recording the movement of vehicles on those roads.
- road surface — the surface of the road, often asphalt
- road traffic — traffic on the road
- rock and rye — a bottled drink made with rye whiskey, rock candy, and fruit.
- rocket salad — rocket2 (def 2).
- rocket-salad — any of various plants belonging to the genus Hesperis, of the mustard family, and related genera. Compare dame's rocket.
- rockhounding — the activity of searching for and collecting rocks
- rodent ulcer — an ulcerating basal cell skin cancer, common on the face.