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12-letter words containing y, u, r

  • pyruvic acid — a water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 4 O 3 , important in many metabolic and fermentative processes, having an odor resembling that of acetic acid, prepared by the dehydration of tartaric acid: used chiefly in biochemical research.
  • 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.
  • quarry-faced — rock-faced.
  • quarrymaster — a person in charge of a quarry
  • quasicrystal — a form of solid matter whose atoms are arranged like those of a crystal but assume patterns that do not exactly repeat themselves.
  • quick-drying — (of paint, concrete, glue, etc) that dries quickly
  • quicksilvery — resembling quicksilver
  • radiolucency — almost entirely transparent to radiation; almost entirely invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy.
  • rally around — to bring into order again; gather and organize or inspire anew: The general rallied his scattered army.
  • rammohun roy — Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
  • rarity value — if something has rarity value, it is valuable because there a few examples of it
  • reassuringly — to restore to assurance or confidence: His praise reassured me.
  • rebelliously — defying or resisting some established authority, government, or tradition; insubordinate; inclined to rebel.
  • recuperatory — of or relating to recovery or recuperation
  • red mulberry — See under mulberry (def 2).
  • reducibility — capable of being reduced.
  • refreshfully — in a refreshful manner; refreshingly
  • refuse lorry — a lorry used to collect and dispose of rubbish and waste from homes, etc
  • regular army — the permanent army maintained in peace as well as in war; the standing army: one of the major components of the Army of the United States.
  • regular year — the lunisolar calendar used by Jews, as for determining religious holidays, that is reckoned from 3761 b.c. and was established by Hillel II in the 4th century a.d., the calendar year consisting of 353 days (defective year) 354 days (regular year) or 355 days (perfect year or abundant year) and containing 12 months: Tishri, Heshvan, Kislev, Tevet, Shevat, Adar, Nisan, Iyar, Sivan, Tammuz, Av, and Elul, with the 29-day intercalary month of Adar Sheni added after Adar seven times in every 19-year cycle in order to adjust the calendar to the solar cycle. The Jewish ecclesiastical year begins with Nisan and the civil year with Tishri.
  • relay runner — person who takes turn in a relay race
  • 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.
  • reply coupon — a coupon sent with an international letter which can be exchanged for stamps sufficient to send a letter back in reply
  • reputability — held in good repute; honorable; respectable; estimable: a reputable organization.
  • reputatively — according to reckoning; by repute; putatively
  • rescue party — a group of people who attempt to rescue, find or save a person or people for danger, esp a person or people who have got lost while mountain climbing
  • resoundingly — making an echoing sound: a resounding thud.
  • respectfully — full of, characterized by, or showing politeness or deference: a respectful reply.
  • 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.
  • reynoldsburg — a town in central Ohio.
  • rheumatology — the study and treatment of rheumatic diseases.
  • ridiculously — causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable: a ridiculous plan.
  • rockumentary — a documentary about rock music.
  • 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.
  • roundaboutly — in a roundabout manner
  • route survey — a survey for determining the route, grades, etc., of a railroad, highway, or power line.
  • royal purple — a deep bluish purple.
  • royal quarto — a book size, 10 by 121⁄2 inches
  • rubber-tyred — having a tyre or tyres made of rubber
  • ruby wedding — a fortieth wedding anniversary
  • rugby league — a form of rugby football played between teams of 13 players
  • rugby player — a person who plays rugby
  • rugby tackle — A rugby tackle is a way of making someone fall over by throwing your arms around their legs or hips.
  • ruminatingly — in a ruminating manner
  • run on empty — to be at a level of energy, creativity, etc. that is inadequate to sustain worthwhile activity or achievement
  • runaway star — a star with an unusually high proper motion, believed to result from its ejection from a nearby binary system when its companion star underwent a supernova explosion.
  • 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
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