Words starting with rh
2 letter words starting with rh
- rh — right hand
- rh disease — erythroblastosis (def 2).
- rh factor — any of a type of specific antigen present on the surface of red blood cells, persons having inherited such antigens being designated Rh+ (Rh positive) and persons lacking them, a much smaller group, being designated Rh− (Rh negative) blood of Rh− persons is incompatible with Rh+ blood because of antibody reaction, and an Rh− woman who bears an Rh+ baby will have formed antibodies to the fetal blood that, unless removed from her bloodstream by apheresis in a subsequent pregnancy, will be carried across the placenta and destroy red blood cells of the next Rh+ fetus, resulting in erythroblastosis in the newborn.
- rh negative — See under Rh factor.
- rh positive — See under Rh factor.
3 letter words starting with rh
4 letter words starting with rh
- rhea — Classical Mythology. a Titan, the daughter of Uranus and Gaea, the wife and sister of Cronus, and the mother of Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Hades, Demeter, and Hestia: identified with Cybele and, by the Romans, with Ops.
- rhee — Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- rhet — rhetoric
- rhin — French name for a river in central and W Europe, rising in SE Switzerland: flows through Lake Constance north through W Germany and west through the Netherlands to the North Sea. Length: about 1320 km (820 miles)
- rhus — any shrub or small tree of the anacardiaceous genus Rhus, several species of which are cultivated as ornamentals for their foliage, which assumes brilliant colours in autumn
5 letter words starting with rh
6 letter words starting with rh
- rhagae — an ancient city of Media, on the site of present-day Tehran, Iran.
- rhanja — a male lover
- rhebok — a large, deerlike South African antelope, Pelea capreolus, with pale-gray, curly fur and straight horns.
- rheims — a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- rheita — a crater in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 42 miles (68 km) in diameter.
7 letter words starting with rh
- rhabdom — any of various rod-shaped structures.
- rhabdus — a needlelike structure supporting the soft tissue in an invertebrate sponge
- rhachis — rachis.
- rhaetia — an ancient Roman province in central Europe, comprising what is now E Switzerland and a part of the Tyrol: later extended to the Danube.
- rhaetic — of or relating to a series of rocks formed in the late Triassic period
8 letter words starting with rh
- rhabdoid — a rod-shaped structure found in the cells of some plants and animals
- rhaetian — of or relating to Rhaetia.
- rhagades — linear cracks or scars found in the skin at the angles of the nose and mouth which are one of the later signs of congenital syphilis
- rhamnose — deoxymannose; a deoxy hexose sugar, C 6 H 1 2 O 5 , that is an important component of the polysaccharides of plant cell walls.
- rhapsode — in ancient Greece, a person who recited rhapsodies, esp. one who recited epic poems as a profession
9 letter words starting with rh
10 letter words starting with rh
- rhabdolith — a minute rodlike structure, believed by some to be algae, found at the bottom and the surface of the ocean, and which is composed of calcium carbonate, calcium or limestone
- rhabdomere — one of the many parts that makes up a rhabdom
- rhapsodist — a person who rhapsodizes.
- rhapsodize — to talk with extravagant enthusiasm.
- rheopectic — the property exhibited by certain slow-gelling, thixotropic sols of gelling more rapidly when the containing vessel is shaken gently.
11 letter words starting with rh
- rh-negative — See under Rh factor.
- rh-positive — See under Rh factor.
- rhabdocoele — any member of the turbellarian flatworm order Neorhabdocoela, comprising both freshwater and marine species, having a simple saclike digestive system.
- rhabdomancy — divination by means of a rod or wand, especially in discovering ores, springs of water, etc.
- rhabdomyoma — a benign tumor made up of striated muscular tissue.
12 letter words starting with rh
- rhabdosphere — a minute sphere made up of rhabdoliths
- rhadamanthus — Classical Mythology. a son of Zeus and Europa, rewarded for the justice he exemplified on earth by being made, after his death, a judge in the Underworld, where he served with his brothers Minos and Aeacus.
- rhadamanthys — Classical Mythology. a son of Zeus and Europa, rewarded for the justice he exemplified on earth by being made, after his death, a judge in the Underworld, where he served with his brothers Minos and Aeacus.
- rhamphotheca — the horny covering of a bird's bill.
- rheomorphism — the liquefaction of rock, which results in its flowing and intruding into surrounding rocks
13 letter words starting with rh
- rhadamanthine — Classical Mythology. a son of Zeus and Europa, rewarded for the justice he exemplified on earth by being made, after his death, a judge in the Underworld, where he served with his brothers Minos and Aeacus.
- rheologically — in a rheological manner
- rheoreceptors — a receptor of fishes and aquatic amphibians stimulated by water currents.
- rhinoscleroma — an inflammatory bacterial disease of the nose that is mostly found in Africa and Central America
- rhizocephalan — belonging to the Rhizocephala, a group of degenerate hermaphrodite crustaceans that are parasitic chiefly on crabs.
14 letter words starting with rh
- rhaeto-romance — the group of closely related Romance dialects, including Romansch and Ladin, spoken in SE Switzerland, the Tirol, and N Italy
- rhaeto-romanic — a Romance language consisting of Friulian, Tyrolese, Ladin, and the Romansh dialects.
- rheumatologist — a specialist in rheumatology, especially a physician who specializes in the treatment of rheumatic diseases, as arthritis, lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma.
- rhinencephalon — the part of the cerebrum containing the olfactory structures.
- rhinosporidium — any fungus of the genus Rhinosporidium, members of which produce vascular polyps in the nasal passages.
15 letter words starting with rh
- rheinland-pfalz — German name of Rhineland-Palatinate.
- rheumatism-root — spotted wintergreen.
- rhombencephalon — the hindbrain.
16 letter words starting with rh
- rhabdomyosarcoma — a malignant tumor made up of striated muscle tissue.
- rhinolaryngology — the branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the nose and larynx
- rhinopharyngitis — inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose and pharynx.
- rhynchocephalian — belonging or pertaining to the Rhynchocephalia, an order of lizardlike reptiles that are extinct except for the tuatara.
- rhythm-and-blues — a folk-based but urbanized form of black popular music that is marked by strong, repetitious rhythms and simple melodies and was developed, in a commercialized form, into rock-'n'-roll.
20 letter words starting with rh
- rhineland-palatinate — a state in W Germany: formerly part of Rhine Province. 7655 sq. mi. (19,825 sq. km). Capital: Mainz.
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