11-letter words containing l, o, r, a, i, n
- retaliation — the act of retaliating; return of like for like; reprisal.
- retinal rod — any of the elongated cylindrical cells in the retina of the eye, containing the visual purple (rhodopsin), which are sensitive to dim light but not to colour
- revaluation — to make a new or revised valuation of; revalue.
- revelations — the last book of the New Testament, containing visionary descriptions of heaven, of conflicts between good and evil, and of the end of the world
- rhinoplasty — plastic surgery of the nose.
- roadholding — A vehicle's roadholding is how easy it is to control safely in difficult driving conditions or when going round bends.
- robbinsdale — a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- rock island — a port in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi: government arsenal.
- role strain — the stress or strain experienced by an individual when incompatible behavior, expectations, or obligations are associated with a single social role.
- roman blind — a window blind consisting of a length of material which, when drawn up, gathers into horizontal folds from the bottom
- roman snail — a large edible European snail, Helix pomatia, the usual escargot of menus, erroneously thought to have been introduced to northern Europe by the Romans
- ross island — an island in the W Ross Sea, off the coast of Victoria Land: part of the Ross Dependency; location of Mt. Erebus.
- rotary kiln — type of industrial oven
- rouen lilac — a shrub, Syringa chinensis, of France, having clusters of fragrant, lilac-purple flowers.
- royal icing — a hard white icing made from egg whites and icing sugar, used for coating and decorating cakes, esp fruit cakes
- salinometer — an instrument for measuring the amount of salt in a solution.
- salvadorian — El Salvador.
- saprolegnia — a variety of fungus
- satinflower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- secondarily — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
- secretional — of or relating to secretion
- seigniorial — of or relating to a seignior.
- semi-normal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- sensorially — with respect to sensation; in a sensorial way
- serrulation — serrulate condition or form.
- sharonville — a town in SW Ohio.
- sherlockian — pertaining to or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, known for his skill in solving mysteries through deductive reasoning.
- slot racing — the activity of racing slot cars.
- snailflower — a tropical vine, Vigna caracalla, of the legume family, having fragrant, yellowish or purplish flowers, a segment of which is shaped like a snail's shell.
- soldier ant — a type of ant that has a disproportionately large head
- solidarnosc — a Polish organization of independent trade unions founded in 1980: outlawed by the government of Poland in 1982.
- soul-baring — confessing intimate thoughts
- spinal cord — the cord of nerve tissue extending through the spinal canal of the spinal column.
- sporulation — to produce spores.
- strombolian — relating to or denoting a type of volcanic eruption characterized by repeated fountaining or jetting of fluid lava into the air
- subrational — less than or almost rational.
- sulfuration — to combine, treat, or impregnate with sulfur, the fumes of burning sulfur, etc.
- thrasonical — boastful; vainglorious.
- traditional — of or relating to tradition.
- trailbaston — a judging commission first created by Edward I of England which punished crimes and trespass
- translation — the rendering of something into another language or into one's own from another language.
- tribulation — grievous trouble; severe trial or suffering.
- trincomalee — a seaport in E Sri Lanka.
- tripersonal — consisting of or existing in three persons, as the Godhead.
- tselinograd — a former name of Akmola.
- ultrasonics — the branch of science that deals with the effects of sound waves above human perception.
- unicolorate — of one colour
- unignorable — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- unignorably — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- unipersonal — consisting of or existing as one person only.