13-letter words containing r, e, l, a, t, o
- reinoculation — a further inoculation of the same organism as the first inoculation
- relay station — a radio station that receives radio signals and retransmits them, in order to extend their range
- relubrication — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- remonstrantly — in a remonstrant or opposing manner
- renationalize — to move (an industry, which was once under government ownership,) from private to government ownership once again
- repeater loan — a loan lent to someone who has already borrowed
- republication — publication anew.
- restimulation — the act or process of stimulating again; reactivation
- restoratively — in a restorative manner
- resublimation — Psychology. the diversion of the energy of a sexual or other biological impulse from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
- retail anchor — A retail anchor is a popular store whose name will attract customers to a shopping mall.
- retail outlet — shop, store
- retranslation — the rendering of something into another language or into one's own from another language.
- retroactively — operative with respect to past occurrences, as a statute; retrospective: a retroactive law.
- retrofittable — to modify equipment (in airplanes, automobiles, a factory, etc.) that is already in service using parts developed or made available after the time of original manufacture.
- reutilization — to put to use; turn to profitable account: to utilize a stream to power a mill.
- revelationist — a person who believes in divine revelation.
- revolutionary — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a revolution, or a sudden, complete, or marked change: a revolutionary junta.
- rialto bridge — a bridge over the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, liking Rialto Island with San Marco Island
- rochelle salt — a white crystalline double salt, sodium potassium tartrate, used in Seidlitz powder. Formula: KNaC4H4O6.4H2O
- rollercoaster — a small gravity railroad, especially in an amusement park, having a train with open cars that moves along a high, sharply winding trestle built with steep inclines that produce sudden, speedy plunges for thrill-seeking passengers.
- roman letters — a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions
- romantic lead — a person who plays the main character in a romantic film or play
- romantic love — love characterized by romance and involving sexual attraction
- roosevelt dam — a dam on the Salt River, in central Arizona. 284 feet (87 meters) high; 1080 feet (329 meters) long.
- rotary tiller — rototiller.
- rote learning — memorization by repetition
- route planner — a book of road maps
- royal charter — authorization by the monarchy
- royal society — The Royal Society of London for the Advancement of Science, a society through which the British government has supported scientific investigation since 1662: awards four annual medals.
- sacerdotalism — the system, spirit, or methods of the priesthood.
- sacerdotalize — to submit (something) to sacerdotalism
- saint leonard — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: suburb of Montreal.
- scarlet woman — a sexually promiscuous woman, especially a prostitute or a woman who commits adultery.
- schoolteacher — a teacher in a school, especially in one below the college level.
- sclerotherapy — Medicine/Medical. a treatment for varicose veins in which blood flow is diverted and the veins collapsed by injection of a hardening solution, also used cosmetically in spider veins to eliminate discoloration.
- secret ballot — a vote in which the confidentiality of how one votes is safeguarded.
- see you later — an expression of farewell
- segregational — the act or practice of segregating; a setting apart or separation of people or things from others or from the main body or group: gender segregation in some fundamentalist religions.
- self-creation — the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- self-ignorant — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
- self-portrait — a portrait of oneself done by oneself.
- semi-tropical — Semi-tropical places have warm, wet air.
- septentrional — northern; boreal
- serialization — to publish in serial form.
- shaver outlet — a point in a wall, esp in a bathroom, where you can connect an electric razor to the power supply
- silver iodate — a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, AgIO 3 , used in medicine chiefly as an antiseptic and as an astringent.
- sirloin steak — cut of beef
- slatted floor — a floor made with slats of wood so that water can drain away
- small fortune — a large sum of money