15-letter words containing t, e, l, r, c, o
- pyrocrystalline — crystallized from a molten magma or highly heated solution.
- pyroelectricity — electrification or electrical polarity produced in certain crystals by temperature changes.
- pyrotechnically — in a pyrotechnical manner
- radar telescope — (in radar astronomy) a very large radar antenna used to study planetary bodies in the solar system.
- radial velocity — the component of the motion of a star away from or toward the earth along its line of sight, expressed in miles or kilometers per second and determined by the shift in the wavelength of light emitted by the star.
- radio telescope — a system consisting of an antenna, either parabolic or dipolar, used to gather radio waves emitted by celestial sources and bring them to a receiver placed in the focus.
- radiometrically — using a radiometric method, in terms of radiometry
- radiotechnology — the technical application of any form of radiation to industry.
- radiotelemetric — of or relating to radiotelemetry
- reality fiction — a satirical parody of a reality TV show
- reception class — A reception class is a class that children go into when they first start school at the age of four or five.
- reception clerk — a person who works in a hotel at the desk or office where guests can books rooms or ask the staff questions
- recognizability — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- recoil-operated — employing the recoil force of an explosive projectile to prepare the firing mechanism for the next shot.
- recollectedness — the state or quality of being recollected
- recombinational — belonging or relating to recombination
- reconceptualize — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
- reconcilability — capable of being reconciled.
- reconsolidation — an act or instance of consolidating; the state of being consolidated; unification: consolidation of companies.
- reconstitutable — to constitute again; reconstruct; recompose.
- recontextualize — to contextualize (something) again
- recreationalist — recreationist.
- recycle solvent — A recycle solvent is a solvent (= a substance that can dissolve another substance) which is used in a recovery system.
- refectory table — a long, narrow table having a single stretcher between trestlelike supports at the ends.
- rent-controlled — regulated by law to control the rent a landlord can charge for domestic accommodation and to guarantee a landlord's right to evict tenants
- reported clause — A reported clause is a subordinate clause that indicates what someone said or thought. For example, in 'She said that she was hungry', 'she was hungry' is a reported clause.
- reproducibility — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
- requalification — a quality, accomplishment, etc., that fits a person for some function, office, or the like.
- resocialization — the process of learning new attitudes and norms required for a new social role.
- retail politics — a political strategy or campaign style of meeting and speaking directly to as many voters as possible: New Hampshire is a state where retail politics are decisive. Not every candidate is good at retail politics.
- 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.
- retroreflection — of or relating to a surface, material, or device (retroreflector) that reflects light or other radiation back to its source; reflective.
- retroreflective — of or relating to a surface, material, or device (retroreflector) that reflects light or other radiation back to its source; reflective.
- retrospectively — with contemplation of past situations, events, etc.: You should examine your relationship retrospectively.
- rhyming couplet — a pair of lines in poetry that rhyme and usually have the same rhythm
- ribonucleotides — an ester, composed of a ribonucleoside and phosphoric acid, that is a constituent of ribonucleic acid.
- rochester hills — city in SE Mich., near Detroit: pop. 69,000
- rocket airplane — an airplane propelled wholly or mainly by a rocket engine.
- rocket launcher — a tube attached to a weapon for the launching of rockets.
- roller cone bit — A roller cone bit is a tool used for crushing rock, which has three cones that rotate, with attached hardened metal teeth which break the rock into small pieces.
- rolling kitchen — a mobile kitchen used for feeding troops outdoors.
- round-the-clock — around-the-clock.
- royal worcester — Worcester china made after 1862
- rules committee — a special committee of a legislature, as of the U.S. House of Representatives, having the authority to establish rules or methods for expediting legislative action, and usually determining the date a bill is presented for consideration.
- samuel prescott — Samuel, 1751–77, U.S. patriot during the American Revolution: rode with Paul Revere and William Dawes to warn Colonists that British troops were marching from Boston, April 18, 1775.
- schillerization — the process of altering crystals to produce schiller
- sclerodermatous — Zoology. covered with a hardened tissue, as scales.
- scsi controller — SCSI adaptor
- secondary metal — metal derived wholly or in part from scrap.
- security police — a police force responsible for maintaining order at a specific locale or under specific circumstances, as at an airport or factory.