9-letter words containing r, f, c
- refection — refreshment, especially with food or drink.
- refective — of or relating to refection; refreshing
- refectory — a dining hall in a religious house, a college, or other institution.
- reference — pointer
- refinance — to finance again.
- refined c — (RC) An extension of C to directly specify data access rights so that flow analysis, and hence automatic parallelisation, is more effective. Research implementations only. "Refining A Conventional Language For Race-Free Specification Of Parallel Algorithms," H.G. Dietz et al, Proc 1984 Intl Conf Parallel Proc, pp.380-382.
- reflected — to cast back (light, heat, sound, etc.) from a surface: The mirror reflected the light onto the wall.
- reflecter — a critic or someone who casts reflections or thoughts
- reflector — a person or thing that reflects.
- refluence — flowing back; ebbing, as the waters of a tide.
- refracted — to subject to refraction.
- refractor — a person or thing that refracts.
- reinforce — to strengthen with some added piece, support, or material: to reinforce a wall.
- respecify — to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail: He did not specify the amount needed.
- resurface — to give a new surface to.
- rh factor — any of a type of specific antigen present on the surface of red blood cells, persons having inherited such antigens being designated Rh+ (Rh positive) and persons lacking them, a much smaller group, being designated Rh− (Rh negative) blood of Rh− persons is incompatible with Rh+ blood because of antibody reaction, and an Rh− woman who bears an Rh+ baby will have formed antibodies to the fetal blood that, unless removed from her bloodstream by apheresis in a subsequent pregnancy, will be carried across the placenta and destroy red blood cells of the next Rh+ fetus, resulting in erythroblastosis in the newborn.
- ricefield — a field where rice is grown
- richfield — a city in E Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- rifamycin — an antibiotic which can be synthesized artificially or naturally and is used in the treatment of infections such as tuberculosis and leprosy
- roadcraft — the skills and knowledge used to drive road vehicles
- rock face — a perpendicular side of a rock
- rock fall — a fall of loose rocks
- rock-face — an exposure of rock in a steep slope or cliff.
- rockshaft — an oscillating shaft.
- roof rack — A roof rack is a metal frame that is fixed on top of a car and used for carrying large objects.
- roof-deck — a part of a flat roof used for gardening, sunbathing, etc.
- roofscape — a view of the rooftops of a town, city, etc
- rosefinch — any of various finches with pink patches
- rufescent — somewhat reddish; tinged with red; rufous.
- runecraft — understanding of and skill working with runes
- sacciform — resembling a sac
- sacrifice — the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage.
- saporific — producing or imparting flavor or taste.
- scare off — frighten away
- scarfskin — the outermost layer of the skin; epidermis.
- scarfwise — in the manner of a scarf
- scarifier — to make scratches or superficial incisions in (the skin, a wound, etc.), as in vaccination.
- score off — to gain an advantage at someone else's expense
- scot-free — completely free from harm, restraint, punishment, or obligation: The driver of the car escaped from the accident scot-free. The judge let the defendant off scot-free.
- screw fly — screwworm fly.
- screw off — a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
- screw-off — a loafer; idler.
- scruffily — in an unkempt or shabby fashion
- scutiform — being in the shape of a shield; shield-shaped.
- self-care — care of the self without medical or other professional consultation.
- shopcraft — any of various skilled trades involving maintenance or repair work, as metalworking or boilermaking, especially in the railroad industry.
- soft rock — a comparatively unaggressive, melodic style of rock-'n'-roll in which the arrangement and lyrics are emphasized more than the beat.
- soft-core — of, relating to, or containing sexually arousing depictions that are not fully explicit: soft-core pornography. Compare hard-core (def 2).
- softcover — paperback edition of a book
- songcraft — the art of songwriting