15-letter words containing r, e, n, a, m
- question master — quizmaster.
- radiogoniometer — a device used to detect the direction of radio waves, consisting of a coil that is free to rotate within two fixed coils at right angles to each other
- radiogoniometry — the science of detecting the direction of radio waves
- ram-air turbine — a small air-driven turbine fitted to an aircraft to provide power in the event of a failure of the normal systems
- ramjet (engine) — a jet engine, without moving parts, in which the air for oxidizing the fuel is continuously compressed by being rammed into the inlet by the high velocity of the aircraft
- random variable — a quantity that takes any of a set of values with specified probabilities.
- rational number — a number that can be expressed exactly by a ratio of two integers.
- re-demonstrated — to make evident or establish by arguments or reasoning; prove: to demonstrate a philosophical principle.
- readvertisement — the act or process of advertising something again
- reaping machine — any of various machines for reaping grain, often fitted with a device for automatically throwing out bundles of the cut grain.
- reapportionment — the act of redistributing or changing the apportionment of something.
- recombinant dna — DNA in which one or more segments or genes have been inserted, either naturally or by laboratory manipulation, from a different molecule or from another part of the same molecule, resulting in a new genetic combination.
- recombinational — belonging or relating to recombination
- recontamination — the act of contaminating, or of making something impure or unsuitable by contact with something unclean, bad, etc.
- recreation room — (in a home or public building) a room for informal entertaining, as for dancing, games, cards, etc.
- redemonstration — the act or circumstance of proving or being proved conclusively, as by reasoning or a show of evidence: a belief incapable of demonstration.
- redetermination — the act of coming to a decision or of fixing or settling a purpose.
- redocumentation — The creation or revision of a semantically equivalent representation within the same relative abstraction level. The resulting forms of representation are usually considered alternate views intended for a human audience.
- refamiliarizing — to make (onself or another) well-acquainted or conversant with something.
- reference frame — frame of reference (def 2).
- refinery revamp — A refinery revamp is a change in the technology or processes used in a refinery.
- refreshment bar — a bar or stall that offers a variety of drinks for sale
- regimental band — a band made up of a military formation varying in size from a battalion to a number of battalions
- registered name — the official or trademark name of something such as a product or company
- regulation time — the standard duration of a sports game, before the addition of any extra time to determine a winner, etc
- relational dbms — relational database
- relaxation time — the time that it takes for an exponentially decaying quantity, as radioactive particles or transient electrical currents, to decrease to 36.8 percent of its initial value.
- remand prisoner — a prisoner who is sent back into custody (or sometimes admitted to bail) to await trial or continuation of their trial
- remembrance day — (in Canada) November 11, observed as a legal holiday in memory of those who died in World Wars I and II, similar to Veterans Day in the U.S.
- remonstratingly — in an remonstrating or dissenting manner
- remonstratively — in a remonstrative or expostulatory manner
- renaissance man — a cultured man of the Renaissance who was knowledgeable, educated, or proficient in a wide range of fields.
- renormalization — the action or process of normalizing or causing to conform to a norm or normal state again
- residual income — the remaining income (of a business or person) after necessary debts, expenses, etc, have been paid
- retained income — retained earnings.
- retirement plan — a systematic plan made and kept by an individual for setting aside income for his or her future retirement.
- reverse transom — a surface forming the stern of a vessel, canted forwards at the upper side
- rhombencephalon — the hindbrain.
- rhyme or reason — If something happens or is done without rhyme or reason, there seems to be no logical reason for it to happen or be done.
- riemann surface — a geometric representation of a function of a complex variable in which a multiple-valued function is depicted as a single-valued function on several planes, the planes being connected at some of the points at which the function takes on more than one value.
- rime suffisante — full rhyme.
- ringtail monkey — a Central and South American monkey, Cebus capucinus, having a prehensile tail and hair on the head resembling a cowl.
- risk assessment — the evaluation of the possible risks in a product,situation, activity or course of action
- risk management — the technique or profession of assessing, minimizing, and preventing accidental loss to a business, as through the use of insurance, safety measures, etc.
- rolling meadows — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- romantic comedy — a light and humorous movie, play, etc., whose central plot is a happy love story.
- routeing domain — (networking) (US "routing") A set of routers that exchange routeing information within an administrative domain.
- rudimentariness — the state or quality of being rudimentary
- rump parliament — the remnant of the Long Parliament established by the expulsion of the Presbyterian members in 1648, dismissed by force in 1653, and restored briefly in 1659–60.
- sales promotion — the methods or techniques for creating public acceptance of or interest in a product, usually in addition to standard merchandising techniques, as advertising or personal selling, and generally consisting of the offer of free samples, gifts made to a purchaser, or the like.