12-letter words that end in n
- quote-driven — denoting an electronic market system, esp for stock exchanges, in which prices are determined by quotations made by market makers or dealers
- racemization — the conversion of an optically active substance into an optically inactive mixture of equal amounts of the dextrorotatory and levorotatory forms.
- radar beacon — a radar device at a fixed location that, on receiving a radar signal, automatically transmits a particular radar signal in reply, identifying itself and enabling navigators of ships and aircraft to determine their distance and direction from it.
- radar screen — a screen on equipment used in radar, a method for detecting the position and velocity of a distant object
- radical sign — the symbol √ or indicating extraction of a root of the quantity that follows it, as √25=5 or .
- radio beacon — a radio station that sends a characteristic signal so as to enable ships or airplanes to determine their position or bearing by means of a radio compass.
- radio-carbon — Also called carbon 14. a radioactive isotope of carbon with mass number 14 and a half-life of about 5730 years: widely used in the dating of organic materials.
- ragged robin — a plant, Lychnis flos-cuculi, of the pink family, having pink or white flowers with dissected petals.
- railroad pen — a ruling pen for drawing two parallel lines.
- ramification — the act or process of ramifying.
- randallstown — a city in N Maryland, near Baltimore.
- rapacki plan — the denuclearization of Poland, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, and West Germany, proposed by Adam Rapacki (1909–70), the Polish foreign minister, in 1957
- ratchet down — If something ratchets down or is ratcheted down, it decreases by a fixed amount or degree, and seems unlikely to increase again.
- ratification — the act of ratifying; confirmation; sanction.
- re-admission — the act of allowing to enter; entrance granted by permission, by provision or existence of pecuniary means, or by the removal of obstacles: the admission of aliens into a country.
- re-animation — to restore to life; resuscitate.
- re-apportion — to apportion or distribute anew.
- reabsorption — resorption (def 2).
- reactivation — to render active again; revive.
- readaptation — the act of adapting.
- reallocation — the act of allocating; apportionment.
- reannexation — the act or process of reannexing something
- rear echelon — (in a military operation) the troops, officers, etc., removed from the combat zone and responsible for administration, matériel, etc.
- reassumption — the act or process of reassuming something
- recollection — the act of re-collecting or the state of being re-collected.
- recommission — the act of committing or entrusting a person, group, etc., with supervisory power or authority.
- reconception — the act of conceiving; the state of being conceived.
- reconnection — the act or state of connecting.
- reconvention — an action brought by the defendant in pending litigation against the plaintiff: the defendant's claim must be connected in some way with the subject matter of the plaintiff's action.
- reconversion — to convert again.
- reconviction — a fixed or firm belief: No clever argument, no persuasive fact or theory could make a dent in his conviction in the rightness of his position.
- record token — a gift voucher that can be used as payment for records of a specified value
- recoronation — the act or ceremony of crowning a king, queen, or other sovereign.
- recuperation — to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.
- red valerian — a bushy valerian, Centranthus ruber, of Europe and southwestern Asia, having many fragrant red, crimson, or white flowers.
- redecoration — something used for decorating; adornment; embellishment: The gymnasium was adorned with posters and crepe-paper decorations for the dance.
- rededication — the act of dedicating.
- redefinition — the act of defining, or of making something definite, distinct, or clear: We need a better definition of her responsibilities.
- redelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
- reestimation — judgment or opinion: In my estimation the boy is guilty.
- reevaluation — an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
- refoundation — an act of refounding
- regeneration — act of regenerating; state of being regenerated.
- register ton — a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- registration — the act of registering.
- reimpression — a second or repeated impression.
- reinspection — the act or process of reinspecting
- reinvitation — the act of inviting.
- reisterstown — a city in N Maryland.
- rejuvenation — to make young again; restore to youthful vigor, appearance, etc.: That vacation has certainly rejuvenated him.