8-letter words containing r, o, m
- reformer — a person devoted to bringing about reform, as in politics or society.
- rehoboam — the successor of Solomon and the first king of Judah, reigned 922?–915? b.c. I Kings 11:43.
- reimport — to import back into the country of exportation.
- reimpose — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- reinform — to inform again or anew
- remiform — shaped like an oar.
- remodify — to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract.
- remolade — rémoulade.
- remorses — deep and painful regret for wrongdoing; compunction.
- remotely — far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away: the remote jungles of Brazil.
- remotest — far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away: the remote jungles of Brazil.
- remotion — the act of removing; removal.
- reniform — kidney-shaped: a reniform leaf; hematite in reniform masses.
- renogram — a kidney scan monitoring the throughput by the kidney of a radioactive chemical injected into the bloodstream
- repo man — a person who is employed to take back or repossess property, esp because of failure to make payments under a hire-purchase agreement
- resmooth — to make smooth again
- restroom — rooms or a room having a washbowl, toilet, and other facilities for use by employees, visitors, etc., as in a store, theater, or office.
- resummon — to summon again
- retiform — netlike; reticulate.
- retronym — a term coined in modification of an original term that was used alone (as acoustic guitar instead of guitar ) to distinguish it from a term referring to a later development (as electric guitar ). Other examples of retronyms are snail mail and analog watch .
- rhamnose — deoxymannose; a deoxy hexose sugar, C 6 H 1 2 O 5 , that is an important component of the polysaccharides of plant cell walls.
- rheotome — an interrupter of an electric current
- rhomboid — an oblique-angled parallelogram with only the opposite sides equal.
- ribosome — a tiny, somewhat mitten-shaped organelle occurring in great numbers in the cell cytoplasm either freely, in small clusters, or attached to the outer surfaces of endoplasmic reticula, and functioning as the site of protein manufacture.
- ribozyme — a segment of RNA that can act as a catalyst.
- richmond — a state in the E United States, on the Atlantic coast: part of the historical South. 40,815 sq. mi. (105,710 sq. km). Capital: Richmond. Abbreviation: VA (for use with zip code), Va.
- rigorism — extreme strictness.
- rim lock — a lock nailed or screwed to one face of a door, gate, etc., as opposed to one built into its edge.
- rimouski — a city in SE Quebec, in SE Canada, on the St. Lawrence River.
- rimstone — a calcareous deposit forming a dam at the edge or outlet of an overflowing pool of water, as in a cavern.
- ringwomb — a complication at lambing resulting from failure of the cervix to open
- ringworm — any of a number of contagious skin diseases caused by certain parasitic fungi and characterized by the formation of ring-shaped eruptive patches.
- rio muni — the mainland province of Equatorial Guinea on the Guinea coast: formerly the mainland portion of Spanish Guinea. 10,040 sq. mi. (26,003 sq. km).
- riobamba — a city in central Ecuador in the Andes, near the Chimborazo volcano.
- road map — a map designed for motorists, showing the principal cities and towns of a state or area, the chief roads, usually tourist attractions and places of historical interest, and the mileage from one place to another.
- roarming — severe
- robotism — a machine that resembles a human and does mechanical, routine tasks on command.
- rock elm — an elm, Ulmus thomasii, of eastern North America, having deeply furrowed, grayish-brown bark.
- rod mill — Metalworking. a mill for making metal rods.
- rolamite — (sometimes initial capital letter) an almost frictionless mechanical device consisting of a flexible metal band formed in an S-shaped loop around moving rollers.
- rollmops — a fillet of fresh herring rolled up on a pickle or onion and marinated
- rom bios — Basic Input/Output System
- romancer — a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively): We knew it was a romance, so we were expecting a happy ending. Romance novels are popular escapist entertainment.
- romanian — a native or inhabitant of Romania.
- romanism — Roman Catholicism.
- romanist — Disparaging. a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
- romanite — a fossil resin similar to amber, used for jewelry.
- romanize — to make Roman Catholic.
- romanovs — a member of the imperial dynasty of Russia that ruled from 1613 to 1917.
- romansch — a group of Rhaetian dialects spoken in the Swiss canton of Graubünden; an official language of Switzerland since 1938