12-letter words containing t, y, r, o
- redeployment — to transfer (a unit, a person, supplies, etc.) from one theater of operations to another.
- redwood city — a city in W California.
- reemployment — an act or instance of employing someone or something.
- reflationary — economy: relating to reflation
- relationally — in a relational manner
- remuneratory — affording remuneration; profitable: remunerative work.
- renunciatory — an act or instance of relinquishing, abandoning, repudiating, or sacrificing something, as a right, title, person, or ambition: the king's renunciation of the throne.
- respirometry — the branch of medical science dealing with the measurement and analysis of respiration.
- responsivity — the quality or state of being responsive.
- reticulocyte — a very young red blood cell, sampled as a measure of red blood cell formation; reticulated erythrocyte.
- reupholstery — the materials used to cushion and cover furniture.
- rhetorically — used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect.
- rheumatology — the study and treatment of rheumatic diseases.
- rhythmometer — a type of metronome that gives or marks the beat or time in musical movements
- rhythmopoeia — the art or process of composing, for example, music or poetry rhythmically
- rhytidectomy — face-lift.
- right of way — a common law or statutory right granted to a vehicle, as an airplane or boat, to proceed ahead of another.
- rock crystal — transparent quartz, especially when colorless.
- rockumentary — a documentary about rock music.
- roentgen ray — (sometimes lowercase) x-ray.
- romantically — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- rotary press — a printing press in which the type or plates to be printed are fastened upon a rotating cylinder and are impressed on a continuous roll of moving paper.
- rotary table — A rotary table is a revolving part which turns the drill string.
- rotary valve — a valve that rotates continuously or through an arc to open and close.
- roundaboutly — in a roundabout manner
- route survey — a survey for determining the route, grades, etc., of a railroad, highway, or power line.
- royal antler — the third prong from the base of a stag's antler.
- royal assent — (in Britain) the formal signing of an act of Parliament by the sovereign, by which it becomes law
- royal octavo — a book size, 61⁄4 by 10 inches
- royal quarto — a book size, 10 by 121⁄2 inches
- royal tennis — court tennis.
- run on empty — to be at a level of energy, creativity, etc. that is inadequate to sustain worthwhile activity or achievement
- rusty memory — (storage, humour) Mass-storage that uses iron-oxide-based magnetic media (especially magnetic tape and the pre-Winchester removable disk packs used in washing machines). Compare donuts.
- ryobu shinto — a fusion of Shinto and Buddhism, which flourished in Japan in the 13th century
- safety razor — a razor with a guard to prevent the blade from cutting the skin.
- saprophytism — living and feeding on dead organic matter
- satisfactory — giving or affording satisfaction; fulfilling all demands or requirements: a satisfactory solution.
- satyromaniac — a lascivious man; lecher.
- say the word — If someone says the word, they give their approval as a sign that something should start to happen.
- scrupulosity — having scruples, or moral or ethical standards; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled: scrupulous about defending human rights.
- scrutinously — in a scrutinous manner
- second-story — of or located on the second story or floor.
- seed oysters — oyster spat; very young oysters, esp. at the stage suitable for transplanting
- sensitometry — the science of determining the sensitivity of photographic materials.
- sensory root — a nerve fiber bundle that emerges from either side of the spinal cord and joins with a complementary bundle to form each spinal nerve in the series of spinal nerves: the root at the rear of the spinal cord (dorsal root or sensory root) conveys sensations to the central nervous system, and the root at the front (ventral root or motor root) conveys impulses to the muscles.
- serotaxonomy — the study of the taxonomy of proteins using serological methods
- servo system — a system using a servomechanism.
- set store by — an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- seventy-four — a cardinal number, 70 plus 4.
- silk factory — plant where silk fabric is produced