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11-letter words containing n, e, u, r, i, o

  • radiolucent — almost entirely transparent to radiation; almost entirely invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy.
  • reconfigure — to change the shape or formation of; remodel; restructure.
  • rediffusion — act of diffusing; state of being diffused.
  • reductional — of, characterized by, or relating to reduction
  • reeducation — to educate again, as for new purposes.
  • refuctoring — (humour, programming)   Taking a well-designed piece of code and, through a series of small, reversible changes, making it completely unmaintainable by anyone except yourself. The term is a humourous play on the term refactoring and was coined by Jason Gorman in a pub in 2002. Refuctoring techniques include: Using Pig Latin as a naming convention. Stating The Bleeding Obvious - writing comments that paraphrase the code (e.g., "declare an integer called I with an initial value of zero"). Module Gravity Well - adding all new code to the biggest module. Unique Modeling Language - inventing your own visual notation. Treasure Hunt - Writing code consisting mostly of references to other code and documents that reference other documents. Rainy Day Module - writing spare code just in case somebody needs it later.
  • reinduction — the act of inducing, bringing about, or causing: induction of the hypnotic state.
  • reinoculate — to inoculate again
  • reintroduce — to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.
  • reluctation — opposition, struggle, resistance
  • reoccurring — to happen; take place; come to pass: When did the accident occur?
  • repudiation — the act of repudiating.
  • requisition — the act of requiring or demanding.
  • restitution — reparation made by giving an equivalent or compensation for loss, damage, or injury caused; indemnification.
  • retribution — requital according to merits or deserts, especially for evil.
  • revaluation — to make a new or revised valuation of; revalue.
  • ribonucleic — an acid derived from ribose
  • rinthereout — a vagrant or homeless person
  • roentgenium — a superheavy, synthetic radioactive element with a very short half-life. Symbol: Rg; atomic number: 111.
  • rouen lilac — a shrub, Syringa chinensis, of France, having clusters of fragrant, lilac-purple flowers.
  • routineness — a customary or regular course of procedure.
  • rubefaction — the act or process of making red, especially with a rubefacient.
  • run-of-mine — of or relating to ore or coal that is crude, ungraded, etc.
  • seriousness — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
  • serpiginous — (formerly) a creeping or spreading skin disease, as ringworm.
  • serrulation — serrulate condition or form.
  • shower unit — fitted shower
  • shroud-line — a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.
  • smouldering — burning slowly without flame, usually emitting smoke
  • somniferous — bringing or inducing sleep, as drugs or influences.
  • sound mixer — sb who records film sound
  • southernism — a pronunciation, expression, or behavioral trait characteristic of the U.S. South.
  • southernize — to make or become southern
  • spiniferous — (esp of plants) bearing spines or thorns
  • springhouse — a small storehouse built over a spring or part of a brook, for keeping such foods as meat and dairy products cool and fresh.
  • stentorious — stentorian.
  • stone fruit — a fruit with a stone or hard endocarp, as a peach or plum; drupe.
  • stramineous — of or resembling straw.
  • strenuosity — characterized by vigorous exertion, as action, efforts, life, etc.: a strenuous afternoon of hunting.
  • strikebound — closed by a strike: a strikebound factory.
  • subordinate — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
  • supernation — a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own: The president spoke to the nation about the new tax.
  • supersonics — the branch of science that deals with supersonic phenomena.
  • supervision — the act or function of supervising; superintendence.
  • suppression — the act of suppressing.
  • surgeonfish — any tropical, coral-reef fish of the family Acanthuridae, with one or more sharp spines near the base of the tail fin.
  • surgeonship — the position or responsibility of a surgeon
  • tanniferous — containing much tannin; yielding tannin.
  • terrigenous — produced by the earth.
  • thoreauvianHenry David, 1817–62, U.S. naturalist and author.
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