17-letter words containing r, e, n, t, a
- radiant intensity — a measure of the amount of radiation emitted from a point expressed as the radiant flux per unit solid angle leaving this source
- radiation pattern — the graphic representation of the strength and direction of electromagnetic radiation in the vicinity of a transmitting aerial
- radiation therapy — x-rays used as treatment
- radio in the loop — Wireless Local Loop
- radio-transparent — transparent to radiation; invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy (opposed to radiopaque).
- rattle one's dags — to hurry up
- re-entering angle — an interior angle of a polygon that is greater than 180°.
- ready and waiting — If you want to emphasize that a person is properly prepared for something, or that something can now be used, you can say that they are ready and waiting.
- real-estate agent — a person who sells houses, buildings, and land
- reality principle — the motivating force or mechanism by which the child, who has previously sought immediate gratification of all wishes, realizes that gratification must sometimes be deferred or forgone.
- received standard — the form of educated English spoken originally in southern England and having Received Pronunciation as a chief distinguishing feature.
- receiving blanket — a small blanket, usually of cotton, for wrapping an infant, especially following a bath.
- recoil escapement — anchor escapement.
- recreation centre — a facility open to the public for leisure and recreation activities
- recreation ground — an open space for public recreation, esp one in a town, with swings and slides, etc, for children
- recreational drug — drug taken for pleasure
- recreationalist's — recreationist.
- recrystallization — to become crystallized again.
- rectangle slinger — polygon pusher
- red and the black — a novel (1832) by Stendhal.
- reduction formula — a formula, such as sin (90° ± A) = cos A, expressing the values of a trigonometric function of any angle greater than 90° in terms of a function of an acute angle
- reflection nebula — a cloud of interstellar gas and dust that reflects the light of neighboring stars.
- regent honeyeater — a large brightly-coloured Australian honeyeater, Zanthomiza phrygia
- regulated tenancy — (in Britain) the letting of a dwelling by a nonresident private landlord, usually at a registered fair rent, from which the landlord cannot evict the tenant without a possession order from a court
- rehospitalization — the act, process, or state of being hospitalized.
- relative pathname — (file system) A path relative to the working directory. Its first character can be anything but the pathname separator.
- remittance advice — a letter sent by a customer to a supplier, to let them know that their invoice has been paid
- rental collection — a group of books, in a public or other free library, for which a borrower must pay a fee.
- repeating decimal — a decimal numeral that, after a certain point, consists of a group of one or more digits repeated ad infinitum, as 2.33333 …. or 23.0218181818 ….
- repeating firearm — a firearm capable of discharging a number of shots without reloading.
- repertory company — repertory (def 2).
- replacement value — insurance: sum required to replace sth
- rescue operations — operations or organized procedures to bring people or a person out of danger, attack, harm, etc
- respiratory chain — a series of mitochondrial proteins that transport electrons of hydrogen, released in the Krebs cycle, from acetyl coenzyme A to inhaled oxygen to form H 2 O: the energy released in the process is conserved as ATP.
- restraining order — a judicial order to forbid a particular act until a decision is reached on an application for an injunction.
- retained earnings — income not paid out as shares
- retarded ignition — late ignition, which may cause the engine to under-perform
- reticulate python — a python, Python reticulatus, of southeastern Asia and the East Indies, sometimes growing to a length of 32 feet (10 meters): usually considered to be the largest snake in the world.
- retrocessionaires — a reinsurance company that accepts or takes a retrocession.
- return of capital — A return of capital is a situation in which you receive back money that was previously invested.
- return on capital — A return on capital is any earnings that you receive from the capital that you have invested.
- revascularization — the restoration of the blood circulation of an organ or area, achieved by unblocking obstructed or disrupted blood vessels or by surgically implanting replacements.
- revolutionary war — American Revolution.
- rhode island bent — a European pasture grass, Agrostis tenuis, naturalized in North America, having red flower clusters.
- rhodope mountains — a mountain range in SE Europe, in the Balkan Peninsula extending along the border between Bulgaria and Greece. Highest peak: Golyam Perelik (Bulgaria), 2191 m (7188 ft)
- right in the head — sane
- right parenthesis — (character) ")". ASCII character 41. Common names: right paren; right parenthesis; right; close; thesis ("(" = paren); close paren; close parenthesis; right parenthesis; right banana. Rare: already ("(" = so); rparen; ITU-T: closing parenthesis; close round bracket, right round bracket, INTERCAL: wane ("(" = wax); unparenthisey ("(" = parenthisey); right ear. Paired with left parenthesis.
- ring-tailed lemur — a Madagascan prosimian primate, Lemur catta, with a long black and white ringed tail
- romantic movement — the late 18th- and early 19th-century movement in France, Germany, England, and America to establish Romanticism in art and literature.
- roseate spoonbill — a tropical New World spoonbill, Ajaia ajaja, having rose-colored plumage and a bare head.