11-letter words containing o, n, e, u
- quinhydrone — a dark green, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 1 2 H 1 0 O 4 , used in solution, together with a platinum wire, as an electrode (quinhy·drone elec·trode)
- quinonimine — a colorless, crystalline compound, C 6 H 5 NO, the parent of the indophenol dyes, derived from quinone.
- quinoxaline — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 8 H 6 N 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- quinquefoil — cinquefoil (def 2).
- quinternion — five gathered sheets folded in two for binding together.
- quonset hut — A Quonset hut is a military hut made of metal. The walls and roof form the shape of a semi-circle.
- radiolucent — almost entirely transparent to radiation; almost entirely invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy.
- ranch house — the house of the owner of a ranch, usually of one story and with a low-pitched roof.
- re-announce — to make known publicly or officially; proclaim; give notice of: to announce a special sale.
- readjourned — to suspend the meeting of (a club, legislature, committee, etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely: to adjourn the court.
- reannounced — to make known publicly or officially; proclaim; give notice of: to announce a special sale.
- reconducted — personal behavior; way of acting; bearing or deportment.
- reconfigure — to change the shape or formation of; remodel; restructure.
- reconstruct — to construct again; rebuild; make over.
- recountment — the act or process of recounting or reciting something
- red puccoon — bloodroot; a plant yielding a red dye
- 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.
- rejuvenator — to make young again; restore to youthful vigor, appearance, etc.: That vacation has certainly rejuvenated him.
- reluctation — opposition, struggle, resistance
- remunerator — to pay, recompense, or reward for work, trouble, etc.
- 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.
- rev counter — A rev counter is an instrument in a car or an aeroplane which shows the speed of the engine.
- revaluation — to make a new or revised valuation of; revalue.
- rhamnaceous — belonging to the Rhamnaceae, the buckthorn family of plants.
- ribonucleic — an acid derived from ribose
- rinthereout — a vagrant or homeless person
- road-runner — either of two large terrestrial cuckoos of the genus Geococcyx of arid regions of the western U.S., Mexico, and Central America, especially G. californianus (greater roadrunner)
- rock gunnel — any small eellike blenny of the family Pholididae (Pholidae), especially Pholis gunnellus (rock gunnel) common in shallow waters of the North Atlantic.
- roentgenium — a superheavy, synthetic radioactive element with a very short half-life. Symbol: Rg; atomic number: 111.
- root nodule — a swelling on the root of a leguminous plant, such as the pea or clover, that contains bacteria of the genus Rhizobium, capable of nitrogen fixation
- rouen lilac — a shrub, Syringa chinensis, of France, having clusters of fragrant, lilac-purple flowers.
- rough lemon — a variety of lemon that has orange-yellow, rough-skinned fruit and is used as a rootstock for the cultivation of other citrus fruits.
- round angle — perigon.
- round dance — a dance performed by couples and characterized by circular or revolving movement, as the waltz.
- round steak — a steak cut from directly above the hind leg of beef.
- round table — conference, meeting
- round tower — a freestanding circular stone belfry built in Ireland from the 10th century beside a monastery and used as a place of refuge
- round-faced — having a face that is round.
- round-table — noting or pertaining to a conference, discussion, or deliberation in which each participant has equal status, equal time to present views, etc.: round-table discussions.
- roundarched — having semicircular arches