13-letter words containing r
- armored cable — an electric cable having a metal protective covering
- armored scale — any of a family (Diaspididae) of scale insects characterized by a hard, waxy secretion that covers the body: many armored scales are serious pests of trees and shrubs
- armour-bearer — a retainer who carried the arms or armour of a warrior
- armour-plated — An armour-plated vehicle or building has a hard metal covering in order to protect it from gunfire and other missiles.
- armstand dive — a dive starting from a handstand at the end of a springboard or a platform with the diver's back to the water.
- aromatization — the conversion of aliphatic or alicyclic compounds to aromatic hydrocarbons.
- arretine ware — a red-glazed terracotta pottery produced in Tuscany from 100 b.c. to a.d. 100 and widely traded.
- arriere-garde — rear guard.
- arrivals hall — the area of an airport where incoming passengers arrive
- arroyo grande — a town in SW California.
- arseniuretted — combined with arsenic so as to form an arsenide.
- arsenous acid — a toxic white powder, As2O3, used to make other arsenic compounds, insecticides, and preservatives; white arsenic
- arshile gorky — Arshile [ahr-sheel] /ˈɑr ʃil/ (Show IPA), (Vosdanig Adoian) 1904–48, American painter, born in Armenia.
- art collector — a person who collects works of art
- artaxerxes ii — died ?358 bc, king of Persia (?404–?358). He defeated his brother Cyrus the Younger at Cunaxa (401)
- arterializing — Present participle of arterialize.
- arteriography — the X-ray examination of an artery or arterial system after injection of a contrast medium into the bloodstream
- arteriovenous — of, relating to, or affecting an artery and a vein
- artesian well — well sunk through impermeable strata receiving water from an area at a higher altitude than that of the well
- arthritically — in an arthritic manner
- arthroconidia — Plural form of arthroconidium.
- arthroscopies — Plural form of arthroscopy.
- articulations — Plural form of articulation.
- artificiality — artificial quality.
- artificialize — to render artificial
- artsy-craftsy — having to do with arts and crafts
- arundinaceous — resembling a reed
- aryepiglottic — pertaining to or connecting the arytenoid cartilage and the epiglottis.
- ascertainable — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- ascertainably — In a way that can be ascertained.
- ascertainment — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- aschaffenburg — a city in Germany, on the River Main in Bavaria: seat of the Imperial Diet (1447); ceded to Bavaria in 1814. Pop: 68 607 (2003 est)
- ascorbic acid — Ascorbic acid is another name for vitamin C.
- asexual spore — a spore that is the result of asexual reproduction
- ashlar veneer — a thin dressed stone with straight edges, used to face a wall
- aspartic acid — nonessential amino acid that is a component of proteins and acts as a neurotransmitter
- aspergillosis — a rare fungal infection, esp of the mucous membranes or lungs, caused by various species of Aspergillus
- asphalt paper — paper treated with asphalt, as to increase toughness or water resistance.
- aspirationals — Plural form of aspirational.
- ass backwards — in an order or way reverse from the usual: You've sewn the sleeve on assbackwards.
- ass-backwards — of or in a way that is particularly contrary to the usual way, confusing, etc.
- assassinators — Plural form of assassinator.
- assault rifle — a firearm that is capable of firing multiple rounds in a very short period
- assembly room — a room used as a public place of entertainment, usually dating from the eighteenth or nineteenth century
- assertability — The quality of being assertable.
- assertiveness — confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive: aggressive; dogmatic: He is too assertive as a salesman.
- asses' bridge — pons asinorum
- assigned risk — a risk that, under state law, is assigned to an insurer from a pool of insurers who would not otherwise accept it.
- assortatively — In an assortative way.
- assortativity — (mathematics) The extent to which nodes of a graph link to others of the same degree.