12-letter words containing o, n, l, i, e, a
- regulation u — (in the U.S.) a federal law governing the amount of credit that may be advanced by a bank for the purchase of listed securities.
- relationally — in a relational manner
- relationless — having no family relations
- relationship — a connection, association, or involvement.
- relitigation — the act or process of litigating: a matter that is still in litigation.
- renegotiable — to negotiate again, as a loan, treaty, etc.
- replantation — to plant again.
- repopulation — the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area.
- reputational — the estimation in which a person or thing is held, especially by the community or the public generally; repute: a man of good reputation.
- reregulation — renewed regulation, the act or process of regulating again
- responsorial — of or relating to response; responsive
- reticulation — a reticulated formation, arrangement, or appearance; network.
- retinotectal — of or relating to the retina and the tectum
- retrolingual — situated behind or near the base of the tongue.
- revalidation — to make valid; substantiate; confirm: Time validated our suspicions.
- revelational — the act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure.
- rhinocerical — of or relating to the rhinoceros
- rhinorrhoeal — of or relating to rhinorrhoea
- rhode island — US state
- ribbon cable — (hardware) A type of flat multicore cable with cores positioned side-by-side, making it quick and relatively easy to clamp an Insulation Displacement Connector (IDC) across all cores. Ribbon cables typically have grey insulation with cores on a 0.050" pitch and a red stripe marking Pin 1. They are less resilient than screened, multicore cable and are usually used inside equipment where little movement or plugging and unplugging are expected. A common use is connecting a disk drive to the motherboard in a PC.
- ribonuclease — any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of RNA.
- ring-a-levio — a children's game in which members of one group try to find and capture hiding members of another group: a captured player is kept in a circle drawn on the ground and is set free when tagged by a teammate
- role playing — role-play used as a method of training or education
- role-playing — a method of instruction or psychotherapy aimed at changing attitudes and behavior, in which participants act out designated roles relevant to real-life situations.
- roller chain — a power chain consisting of parallel pairs of flat links joined by pins covered with rollers, and engaging with the teeth of sprockets.
- rooseveltian — of, pertaining to, advocating, or following the principles, views, or policies of Franklin Delano Roosevelt or of Theodore Roosevelt.
- royal tennis — court tennis.
- saddle joint — (on a sill, coping, or the like) a vertical joint raised above the level of the washes on each side.
- saddle point — a point at which a function of two variables has partial derivatives equal to zero but at which the function has neither a maximum nor a minimum value.
- sample point — a possible result of an experiment, represented as a point.
- sanctionable — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- sanguinolent — of or relating to blood.
- satin-flower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- scutellation — a scutellate state or formation; a scaly covering, as on a bird's foot.
- sectionalism — excessive regard for sectional or local interests; regional or local spirit, prejudice, etc.
- sectionalize — to render sectional.
- self-loading — noting or pertaining to an automatic or semiautomatic firearm.
- semicolonial — partly colonial
- semifloating — noting or pertaining to a driving axle of an automobile or the like, the inner end of which is carried by the differential gear and the outer end of which is keyed to a wheel supported by the axle housing.
- serial bonds — Serial bonds are bonds that are issued at the same time but have staggered maturity dates.
- shareholding — a holder or owner of shares, especially in a company or corporation.
- shoot a line — to try to create a false image, as by boasting or exaggerating
- sierra leone — an independent republic in W Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British colony and protectorate. 27,925 sq. mi. (72,326 sq. km). Capital: Freetown.
- signal tower — a tower from which railway signals are controlled or displayed
- silly season — a time of year, usually in midsummer or during a holiday period, characterized by exaggerated news stories, frivolous entertainments, outlandish publicity stunts, etc.: The new movie reminds us that the silly season is here.
- simultaneous — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
- single modal — modal (def 3).
- slide-action — (of a rifle or shotgun) having a lever that when slid back and forth ejects the empty case and cocks and reloads the piece.
- sloganeering — Sloganeering is the use of slogans by people such as politicians or advertising agencies.
- slot machine — a gambling machine operated by inserting coins into a slot and pulling a handle that activates a set of spinning symbols on wheels, the final alignment of which determines the payoff that is released into a receptacle at the bottom.