12-letter words starting with r
- relativeness — the state or fact of being relative.
- relativistic — of or relating to relativity or relativism.
- relay runner — person who takes turn in a relay race
- release copy — an article, notice, announcement, or the like, issued in advance for publication or broadcast, bearing a release date.
- release date — the time, as the day, part of the day, and sometimes the hour, on or at which release copy may be published or broadcast.
- relentlessly — that does not relent; unyieldingly severe, strict, or harsh; unrelenting: a relentless enemy.
- relief angle — The relief angle is the angle between a cutting tool and the workpiece it has just cut.
- relief valve — a device that, when actuated by static pressure above a predetermined level, opens in proportion to the excess above this level and reduces the pressure to it. Compare safety valve (def 1).
- religionless — a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
- relinquished — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
- relinquisher — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
- relitigation — the act or process of litigating: a matter that is still in litigation.
- remainderman — a person who owns a remainder.
- remedilessly — in a remediless manner, beyond remedy
- rememberable — to recall to the mind by an act or effort of memory; think of again: I'll try to remember the exact date.
- rememberably — in a rememberable or memorable manner
- remembrancer — a person who reminds another of something.
- remilitarize — to equip with armed forces, military supplies, or the like.
- remineralize — to add or restore minerals to
- reminiscence — the act or process of recalling past experiences, events, etc.
- remnant sale — a sale of items that are unwanted or left over, sold at a lower price
- remonstrance — an act or instance of remonstrating.
- remote login — (networking) A client-server program and protocol that provides an interactivel command line interface to a remote computer, using a protocol over a computer network, simulating a locally attached terminal.
- remotivation — the act or an instance of motivating, or providing with a reason to act in a certain way: I don't understand what her motivation was for quitting her job. Synonyms: motive, inspiration, inducement, cause, impetus.
- remuneration — the act of remunerating.
- remunerative — affording remuneration; profitable: remunerative work.
- remuneratory — affording remuneration; profitable: remunerative work.
- renal pelvis — a small funnel-shaped cavity of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter
- renaturation — the process of returning proteins to their original state
- rendezvouses — an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place.
- renegotiable — to negotiate again, as a loan, treaty, etc.
- renegotiated — to negotiate again, as a loan, treaty, etc.
- renewability — able to be renewed: a library book that is not renewable.
- renewal date — The renewal date of an existing insurance contract is the date on which it must be renewed.
- renfrewshire — a historic county in SW Scotland.
- renomination — an act or instance of nominating, especially to office: The floor is open for nomination of candidates for the presidency.
- renounceable — of a nature that can be renounced
- renouncement — to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
- renovascular — of or relating to the blood vessels of the kidneys.
- renownedness — celebrated; famous.
- rent control — government control over the amount of rent charged, as for housing.
- rent-seeking — the act or process of using one’s assets and resources to increase one’s share of existing wealth without creating new wealth.
- renunciation — 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.
- 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.
- renversement — a reversal, an inversion, the act of reversing
- reoccupation — a person's usual or principal work or business, especially as a means of earning a living; vocation: Her occupation was dentistry.
- reoccurrence — the action, fact, or instance of occurring.
- reordination — a second ordination.
- repaginating — to indicate the sequence of pages in (a book, manuscript, etc.) by placing numbers or other characters on each leaf; to number the pages of.
- repagination — Bibliography. the number of pages or leaves of a book, manuscript, etc., identified in bibliographical description or cataloging.