12-letter words containing u, r, s, o
- quai d'orsay — the quay along the south bank of the Seine in Paris, on which are located the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other French government offices.
- quasi-normal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- queen closer — a brick of normal length and thickness but of half normal width, used to complete a course or to space regular bricks.
- querimonious — Complaining; querulous. (from 17th c.).
- rabble-rouse — to stir up the emotions or prejudices of the public; agitate.
- radicicolous — living on the roots of plants
- radicivorous — feeding on the roots of plants
- radio source — a cosmic object or phenomenon, as a galaxy, pulsar, quasar, or the remnant of a supernova or of a galactic collision, that emits radio waves.
- rambunctious — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- ramentaceous — resembling or covered with ramenta.
- raoult's law — the principle that the fraction by which the vapor pressure of a solvent is lowered by the addition of a nonvolatile, nonelectrolytic solute is equal to the mole fraction of the solute in the solution.
- reassumption — the act or process of reassuming something
- rebelliously — defying or resisting some established authority, government, or tradition; insubordinate; inclined to rebel.
- reconstitute — to constitute again; reconstruct; recompose.
- reductionism — the theory that every complex phenomenon, especially in biology or psychology, can be explained by analyzing the simplest, most basic physical mechanisms that are in operation during the phenomenon.
- reductionist — the theory that every complex phenomenon, especially in biology or psychology, can be explained by analyzing the simplest, most basic physical mechanisms that are in operation during the phenomenon.
- refuse lorry — a lorry used to collect and dispose of rubbish and waste from homes, etc
- rendezvouses — an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place.
- renovascular — of or relating to the blood vessels of the kidneys.
- repercussion — an effect or result, often indirect or remote, of some event or action: The repercussions of the quarrel were widespread.
- repositorium — a place for the storage of valuables, as in an ancient Roman temple or a church.
- request stop — a point on a route at which a bus will stop only if signalled to do so
- reset button — control that restores a default setting
- resiniferous — yielding resin.
- resoluteness — firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion: Her parents wanted her to marry, but she was focused on her education and remained resolute.
- resolutioner — a person joining in or subscribing to a resolution.
- resoundingly — making an echoing sound: a resounding thud.
- resourceless — a source of supply, support, or aid, especially one that can be readily drawn upon when needed.
- restauration — restoration
- resubmission — Law. an agreement between parties involved in a dispute, to abide by the decision of an arbitrator or arbitrators.
- resupination — a resupinate condition.
- resurrection — the act of rising from the dead.
- resuscitator — a person or thing that resuscitates.
- resuspension — the act of suspending.
- retropulsion — an abnormal tendency to walk backwards: a symptom of Parkinson's disease
- retropulsive — of or relating to retropulsion
- reupholstery — the materials used to cushion and cover furniture.
- reynoldsburg — a town in central Ohio.
- rhizocarpous — having the root perennial but the stem annual, as perennial herbs.
- rhizophagous — feeding on roots.
- rhizophilous — (esp of insects) preferring to live or grow near or on roots
- ribonuclease — any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of RNA.
- ride shotgun — a smoothbore gun for firing small shots to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.
- ridiculously — causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable: a ridiculous plan.
- road surface — the surface of the road, often asphalt
- rogue's yarn — a yarn of distinctive color, material, or twist, laid in a strand or strands of a rope to identify the owner or the maker.
- rooter skunk — hog-nosed skunk (def 1).
- rough-spoken — coarse or vulgar in speech.
- roughhousing — the act of behaving in a boisterous or rough way
- rous sarcoma — a malignant tumor occurring in the connective tissue of poultry, caused by a transmissible RNA-containing virus.