15-letter words containing s, e, n, r
- recoverableness — the ability to be recovered or chance of being able to recover
- recreationalist — recreationist.
- recycle solvent — A recycle solvent is a solvent (= a substance that can dissolve another substance) which is used in a recovery system.
- red sandal wood — the fragrant heartwood of any of certain Asian trees of the genus Santalum, used for ornamental carving and burned as incense.
- redemonstration — the act or circumstance of proving or being proved conclusively, as by reasoning or a show of evidence: a belief incapable of demonstration.
- redisbursements — the act or an instance of disbursing.
- rediscount rate — the rate charged by the Federal Reserve Bank to member banks for rediscounting commercial paper.
- redwood seconds — a scale of measurement of viscosity based on the time in seconds taken for fluid to flow through a standard orifice: accepted as standard in the UK in 1886
- reed instrument — a wind instrument with a single or double reed, as a saxophone or an oboe.
- reference strip — a strip of film used to help calculate and monitor the exposing and processing of photographs
- refreshment bar — a bar or stall that offers a variety of drinks for sale
- refuelling stop — a stop made so that fresh fuel can be supplied (to an aircraft, vehicle, etc)
- registered bond — a bond recorded in the name of the owner.
- registered name — the official or trademark name of something such as a product or company
- reindustrialize — to subject to reindustrialization.
- relapsing fever — one of a group of fevers characterized by relapses, occurring in many tropical countries, and caused by several species of spirochetes transmitted by several species of lice and ticks.
- relational dbms — relational database
- relieve oneself — to ease or alleviate (pain, distress, anxiety, need, etc.).
- remand prisoner — a prisoner who is sent back into custody (or sometimes admitted to bail) to await trial or continuation of their trial
- 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.
- renal corpuscle — Malpighian body (sense 2)
- rendering works — (used with a singular verb) a factory or plant that renders and processes livestock carcasses into tallow, hides, fertilizer, etc.
- rent-stabilized — regulated by law so that rent increases may not exceed a specified amount.
- reorchestration — a renewed or second orchestration of a piece of music, the act of reorchestrating
- represent-to-be — to serve to express, designate, stand for, or denote, as a word, symbol, or the like does; symbolize: In this painting the cat represents evil and the bird, good.
- representations — statements of facts, true or alleged, esp set forth by way of remonstrance or expostulation
- representatives — a person or thing that represents another or others.
- resensitization — the state or process of being sensitized.
- reserve tranche — the quota of 25 per cent to which a member of the IMF has unconditional access. Prior to 1978 it was paid in gold and known as the gold tranche
- residual income — the remaining income (of a business or person) after necessary debts, expenses, etc, have been paid
- resist printing — a fabric-printing method in which a dye-resistant substance is applied to certain specified areas of the material prior to immersion in a dye bath and subsequently removed so as to permit the original hue to act as a pattern against the colored ground.
- resocialization — the process of learning new attitudes and norms required for a new social role.
- resolving power — Optics. the ability of an optical device to produce separate images of close objects.
- resource centre — a place which provides information, equipment and support
- resourcefulness — able to deal skillfully and promptly with new situations, difficulties, etc.
- respecification — the act of specifying.
- responsibleness — answerable or accountable, as for something within one's power, control, or management (often followed by to or for): He is responsible to the president for his decisions.
- restabilization — the act or process of stabilizing or the state of being stabilized.
- resurrectionary — pertaining to or of the nature of resurrection.
- resurrectionism — the exhumation and stealing of dead bodies, especially for dissection.
- resurrectionist — a person who brings something to life or view again.
- resurrectionize — to bring back from or raise from the dead
- retail business — a firm which sells goods to individual customers
- retrievableness — the state or quality of being retrievable
- retrofocus lens — a wide-angle lens, for use on single-lens reflex cameras, of inverted telephoto design, with a back focus greater than the focal length.
- reuben sandwich — a grilled sandwich of corned beef, Swiss cheese, and sauerkraut on rye bread.
- revenue sharing — the system of disbursing part of federal tax revenues to state and local governments for their use.
- reverse english — Also called reverse side. Billiards. a spinning motion imparted to a cue ball in such a manner as to prevent it from moving in a certain direction. Compare running English.