12-letter words containing r, e, t, o, d
- pteridosperm — seed fern.
- pteroic acid — a crystalline acid found in spinach
- put in order — arrange correctly
- putty powder — an abrasive consisting chiefly of stannic oxide, used for polishing hard surfaces.
- pyritohedral — of or relating to a pyritohedron
- pyritohedron — a crystal form of 12 pentagonal faces.
- quote-driven — denoting an electronic market system, esp for stock exchanges, in which prices are determined by quotations made by market makers or dealers
- radioelement — a radioactive element.
- radioisotope — a radioactive isotope, usually artificially produced: used in physical and biological research, therapeutics, etc.
- radiomimetic — (of drugs) producing effects similar to those produced by X-rays
- radiotherapy — treatment of disease by means of x-rays or of radioactive substances.
- ratchet down — If something ratchets down or is ratcheted down, it decreases by a fixed amount or degree, and seems unlikely to increase again.
- re-deposited — to place for safekeeping or in trust, especially in a bank account: He deposited his paycheck every Friday.
- re-solicited — to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.: He solicited aid from the minister.
- read-through — reading (def 1).
- readaptation — the act of adapting.
- ready-to-eat — (of a meal or food product) prepared or cooked in advance, with no further cooking or preparation required before being eaten
- rear-mounted — (of an engine, etc) fitted at the back of a vehicle
- reciprocated — to give, feel, etc., in return.
- record store — an outlet that sells recorded music
- record token — a gift voucher that can be used as payment for records of a specified value
- red goatfish — a goatfish, Mullus auratus.
- redecoration — something used for decorating; adornment; embellishment: The gymnasium was adorned with posters and crepe-paper decorations for the dance.
- rededication — the act of dedicating.
- redefinition — the act of defining, or of making something definite, distinct, or clear: We need a better definition of her responsibilities.
- redelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
- redemptioner — an emigrant from Europe to America who obtained passage by becoming an indentured servant for a specified period of time.
- redemptorist — a member of the “Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer,” founded by St. Alphonsus Liguori in 1732.
- redeployment — to transfer (a unit, a person, supplies, etc.) from one theater of operations to another.
- redoublement — the act of redoubling
- reductionism — the theory that every complex phenomenon, especially in biology or psychology, can be explained by analyzing the simplest, most basic physical mechanisms that are in operation during the phenomenon.
- reductionist — the theory that every complex phenomenon, especially in biology or psychology, can be explained by analyzing the simplest, most basic physical mechanisms that are in operation during the phenomenon.
- redwood city — a city in W California.
- refoundation — an act of refounding
- renegotiated — to negotiate again, as a loan, treaty, etc.
- reordination — a second ordination.
- repeat order — request to buy sth again
- reproduction — the act or process of reproducing.
- reproductive — serving to reproduce.
- respondentia — a loan upon a ship's cargo, which is repaid with interest if the ship reaches its destination, and if the ship does not, the loan is not repaid
- retrodiction — the act or result of retrodicting
- retrodictive — of or relating to retrodicting or retrodiction
- revalidation — to make valid; substantiate; confirm: Time validated our suspicions.
- rhodomontade — rodomontade
- rhytidectomy — face-lift.
- ride shotgun — a smoothbore gun for firing small shots to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.
- right-to-die — asserting or advocating the right to refuse extraordinary medical measures to prolong one's life when one is terminally ill or irreversibly comatose: right-to-die laws.
- rocket salad — rocket2 (def 2).
- rocket-salad — any of various plants belonging to the genus Hesperis, of the mustard family, and related genera. Compare dame's rocket.
- rodent ulcer — an ulcerating basal cell skin cancer, common on the face.