14-letter words containing e, a, r, y
- pyramidal peak — a sharp peak formed where the ridges separating three or more cirques intersect; horn
- pyrazolone dye — any of the group of dyes, as tartrazine, derived from a pyrazolone: used chiefly to dye silk and wool.
- pyrometallurgy — the process or technique of refining ores with heat so as to accelerate chemical reactions or to melt the metallic or nonmetallic content.
- pyrotechnician — a specialist in the origin of fires, their nature and control, etc.
- pythagoreanism — the doctrines of Pythagoras and his followers, especially the belief that the universe is the manifestation of various combinations of mathematical ratios.
- quadrisyllable — a word of four syllables.
- quality circle — a group of workers performing similar duties who meet periodically to discuss work-related problems, offer suggestions for improved production or product quality, etc.
- quality-assure — to ensure the quality of: Measures are in place to quality-assure our data.
- quantum theory — any theory predating quantum mechanics that encompassed Planck's radiation formula and a scheme for obtaining discrete energy states for atoms, as Bohr theory.
- quaquaversally — in a quaquaversal manner
- query language — the instructions and procedures used to retrieve information from a database
- racing bicycle — a bicycle designed for cycling on roads or taking part in road cycling races
- radiant energy — energy transmitted in wave motion, especially electromagnetic wave motion.
- radiochemistry — the chemical study of radioactive elements, both natural and artificial, and their use in the study of chemical processes.
- radiofrequency — the frequency of the transmitting waves of a given radio message or broadcast.
- radiotelemetry — the use of radio waves for transmitting information from a distant instrument to a device that indicates or records the measurements
- radiotelephony — the constructing or operating of radiotelephones.
- radium therapy — treatment of disease by means of radium.
- rafferty rules — no rules at all
- railway bridge — a bridge built to carry a railway over a road, river, etc
- railway engine — a self-propelled engine used for drawing or pushing trains along railway tracks; locomotive
- railway police — the branch of the police force specializing in maintaining law and order and detecting crime on the railways
- railway porter — a person employed to carry luggage, parcels, supplies, etc at a railway station
- railway worker — railroad employee
- raise eyebrows — cause surprise
- rangeley lakes — chain of lakes in W Me. & NE N.H.
- raspberry bush — a bush on which raspberries grow
- raspberry cane — a long thin stalk on which raspberries grow
- raspberry tart — a fruit tart made with raspberries
- read-only user — (jargon) Describes a luser who uses computers almost exclusively for reading Usenet, bulletin boards, and/or electronic mail, rather than writing code or purveying useful information. See twink, terminal junkie, lurker.
- ready reckoner — reckoner (def 2).
- ready-prepared — prepared in advance of use
- recommendatory — serving to recommend; recommending.
- recompensatory — serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury.
- reconciliatory — tending to reconcile.
- record company — business: sells recorded music
- record library — a collection of records belonging to an individual or an organization, for people to borrow usually without payment
- recoverability — able to recover or be recovered: a patient now believed to be recoverable; recoverable losses on his investments.
- recreationally — of or relating to recreation: recreational facilities in the park.
- rectifiability — the quality or state of being rectifiable
- rectilinearity — the state or quality of being rectilinear
- recycled paper — paper made from recycled materials, esp waste paper
- red-lead putty — a compound for caulking pipe joints, made of red lead, white lead, and boiled linseed oil.
- red-letter day — A red-letter day is a day that you will always remember because something good happens to you then.
- redundancy pay — severance pay.
- referentiality — the quality or state of being referential or containing references
- reflectography — a non-destructive technique which uses infrared light to see beneath the painted surface in works of art in order to obtain information about those artworks
- refrangibility — capable of being refracted, as rays of light.
- refund annuity — an annuity providing for a lump-sum payment or installment payments to the beneficiary for the amount remaining of the purchase price at the death of the annuitant.
- registrability — a book in which records of acts, events, names, etc., are kept.