16-letter words containing re

prevost d'exiles — Antoine François [ahn-twan frahn-swa] /ɑ̃ˈtwan frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), ("Abbé Prévost") 1697–1763, French novelist.
printer's reader — a person employed to read proofs and indicate errors
program director — a chief executive responsible for selecting and scheduling programs.
progress payment — an instalment of a larger payment made to a contractor for work carried out up to a specified stage of the job
progressive jazz — an experimental, nonmelodic, and often free-flowing style of modern jazz, especially in the form of highly dissonant, rhythmically complex orchestral arrangements. Compare bop1 , cool jazz, hard bop, modern jazz.
progressive jpeg — (graphics, file format) (PJPEG) An implementation of JPEG that supports progressive coding.
progressive lens — a multifocal eyeglass lens that provides a continuous range of focal power between near and far distances.
pseudo-realistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
pseudo-religious — of, relating to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday.
pseudoparenchyma — (in certain fungi and red algae) a compact mass of tissue, made up of interwoven hyphae or filaments, that superficially resembles plant tissue.
public relations — (used with a plural verb) the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc.
purchase request — A purchase request is a document detailing required items, the number required and when they will be required. Once approved it becomes a purchase order.
pure watercolour — water-soluble pigment, applied in transparent washes and without the admixture of white pigment in the lighter tones
quiet revolution — a period during the 1960s in Quebec, marked by secularization, educational reforms, and rising support for separation from the rest of Canada
radiotransparent — transparent to radiation; invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy (opposed to radiopaque).
rare-earth metal — any of a group of closely related metallic elements, comprising the lanthanides, scandium, and yttrium, that are chemically similar by virtue of having the same number of valence electrons.
re-accreditation — to ascribe or attribute to (usually followed by with): He was accredited with having said it.
re-apportionment — the act of redistributing or changing the apportionment of something.
re-appropriation — the act of appropriating.
re-chromatograph — to separate and analyse (a mixture of liquids or gases) by means of chromatography a second or further time
re-entry vehicle — the section of a spacecraft or ballistic missile designed to return to earth.
re-establishment — the act or an instance of establishing.
reaction chamber — the chamber in a rocket engine in which the reaction or combustion of fuel occurs
reaction turbine — a turbine driven by the reactive force of a fluid passing through the rotor blades.
read only memory — ROM.
read-only memory — ROM.
reading material — any matter that can be read; written or printed text
real-time euclid — Real-time language, restriction to time-bounded constructs. ["Real-Time Euclid: A Language for Reliable Real-Time Systems", E. Kligerman et al, IEEE Trans Software Eng SE-12(9):941-1986-09-949].
real-time mentat — An extension of C++. "Real-Time Mentat: A Data-Driven Object-Oriented System", A.S. Grimshaw et al, Proc IEEE Globecom, Nov 1989 pp.232-241.
real-time pascal — (language) A later name for Pascal-80 by RC International, Denmark.
real-time system — a data-processing system in which a computer receives constantly changing data, such as information relating to air-traffic control, travel booking systems, etc, and processes it sufficiently rapidly to be able to control the source of the data
reap the harvest — If you reap the harvest, you benefit or suffer from the results of your past actions or of someone else's past actions.
rear-view mirror — a mirror mounted on the side, windshield, or instrument panel of an automobile or other vehicle to provide the driver with a view of the area behind the vehicle.
rear-wheel drive — a layout in motor vehicles which places the engine at the front and the driven wheels at the rear
rearguard action — an action fought by a rearguard
reasonable doubt — law: grounds for believing sb is innocent
reasons of state — political justifications for an immoral act
recapitalization — a revision of a corporation's capital structure by an exchange of securities.
receiver general — a public official in charge of the government's treasury.
reception centre — A reception centre is a place where people who have no homes or are being looked after by the government can live until somewhere else is found for them to live.
reckless driving — a serious traffic offence whereby the driver of a vehicle disregards the rules of the road, driving very dangerously, causing accidents or other damage
reclassification — categorization in a different way
reconceptualized — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
reconnection fee — an amount of money that a company charges customers in order to reconnect their supply of electricity, water, gas, or telephone after it has been stopped
record separator — (character) (RS) ASCII character 30.
recorded message — words spoken by someone and recorded electronically in order to be replayed again in future, esp automatically over the phone
recording studio — place where music is recorded
recovered memory — a memory of a past event that has been recalled after having been forgotten or repressed for a long time. Compare false-memory syndrome.
recovery vehicle — a truck used to transport motor vehicles which have broken down to another location (generally a repair garage), or to recover vehicles which are no longer on a drivable surface
recreational sex — sex for the purpose of pleasure rather than reproduction, without the commitment of a relationship

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