8-letter words containing e, n, r, o
- proteins — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- protense — extension in time
- provence — a region in SE France, bordering on the Mediterranean: formerly a province; famous for medieval poetry and courtly traditions.
- province — an administrative division or unit of a country.
- pruinose — covered with a frostlike bloom or powdery secretion, as a plant surface.
- psoralen — a toxic substance, C 1 1 H 6 O 3 , found in certain plants, including parsnips, used to increase the response to ultraviolet light in the treatment of severe cases of acne and psoriasis.
- pyranose — any monosaccharide having a pyran ring structure.
- pyrenoid — a spherical protein structure found within chloroplasts of certain algae and hornworts.
- pyronine — a xanthine dye used for detecting the presence of RNA.
- pyroxene — any of a very common group of minerals of many varieties, silicates of magnesium, iron, calcium, and other elements, occurring as important constituents of many kinds of rocks, especially basic igneous rocks.
- quarnero — Gulf of, an arm of the Adriatic Sea, in Croatia.
- quiberon — a peninsula in NW France, on the S coast of Brittany: British naval victory over the French 1759. 6 miles (10 km) long.
- quintero — Álvarez Quintero.
- ragstone — a hard sandstone or limestone, esp when used for building
- raisonne — carefully thought out, logical
- ranchero — a rancher.
- randomer — an unspecified person of no importance
- ransomed — the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- ransomer — the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- rathbone — Basil, 1892–1967, English actor, born in South Africa.
- rationed — a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage: a daily ration of meat and bread.
- ratooner — a plant that grows by ratooning
- rave on! — Sarcastic invitation to continue a rave, often by someone who wishes the raver would get a clue but realises this is unlikely.
- ravenous — extremely hungry; famished; voracious: feeling ravenous after a hard day's work.
- rawboned — having little flesh, especially on a large-boned frame; gaunt.
- re-count — to count again.
- re-endow — to endow again
- re-enjoy — to experience with joy; take pleasure in: He enjoys Chinese food.
- re-enrol — to enrol again
- re-sound — to sound or cause to sound again
- reaction — a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- realtone — a ringtone for a mobile phone that uses an original sound recording rather than an electronic tone
- reasoned — based on reason: a carefully reasoned decision.
- rebutton — to button (a garment, etc) again
- recensor — someone who produces a recension or recensions
- recision — an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
- reckoned — to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount.
- reckoner — a person who reckons.
- reconfer — to confer again
- reconned — reconnaissance.
- reconvey — to convey again.
- red roan — a horse having a bay coat sprinkled with white hairs
- red snow — snow that has acquired a red color either from airborne particles of red dust or from a type of alga that contains a red pigment.
- red zone — (networking) An environment located between internal and external firewalls where software and hardware are deployed to enable access to extranet applications. Compare De-Militarised Zone.
- reddendo — a legal clause specifying what payment or duties are required in exchange for something
- redolent — having a pleasant odor; fragrant.
- redstone — a U.S. surface-to-surface ballistic missile powered by a single rocket engine.
- reenroll — to write the name of (a person) in a roll or register; place upon a list; register: It took two days to enroll the new students.
- refusion — a new or further fusion
- regional — of or relating to a region of considerable extent; not merely local: a regional meeting of the Boy Scouts.