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recombinant |
Adjective
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of or relating to recombinant DNA |
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recombinant |
Noun
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a cell or organism in which genetic recombination has occurred |
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refractile |
Adjective
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of or relating to or capable of refraction |
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refractory-lined |
Adjective
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(of furnaces) lined with material that has a high melting point |
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resinlike |
Adjective
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resembling resin in properties or texture |
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Rhodesian |
Adjective
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of or relating to the former country of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) |
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rocket-propelled |
Adjective
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propelled by (or as if propelled by) a rocket engine |
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Romansh |
Adjective
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of or relating to the Romansh language |
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Rumansh |
Adjective
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of or relating to the Romansh language |
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romanticist |
Adjective
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belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts |
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romanticist |
Noun
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an artist of the Romantic Movement or someone influenced by Romanticism |
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romanticist |
Noun
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someone who indulges in excessive sentimentality |
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romanticistic |
Adjective
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belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts |
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ruminant |
Adjective
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related to or characteristic of animals of the suborder Ruminantia or any other animal that chews a cud |
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ruminant |
Noun
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any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments |
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Ruritanian |
Adjective
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of or pertaining to or characteristic of Ruritania (or any other imaginary country) |
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radial-ply |
Adjective
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of or relating to automobile tires that have a strip under the tread and relatively little stiffening in the sidewalls |
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radiological |
Adjective
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of or relating to radiology |
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radiotelephonic |
Adjective
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relating to or by means of radiotelephony |
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radiophonic |
Adjective
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relating to or by means of radiotelephony |
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rationalistic |
Adjective
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of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of rationalism |
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reptilian |
Adjective
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of or relating to the class Reptilia |
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reptilian |
Noun
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any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms |
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resinated |
Adjective
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impregnated or flavored with resin |
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residual |
Adjective
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relating to or indicating a remainder |
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residual |
Noun
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often plural, a payment that is made to a performer or writer or director of a television show or commercial that is paid for every repeat showing |
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residual |
Noun
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something left after other parts have been taken away |
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residuary |
Adjective
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relating to or indicating a remainder |
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residuary |
Adjective
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entitled to the residue of an estate (after payment of debts and specific gifts) |
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relativistic |
Adjective
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relating or subject to the special or the general theory of relativity |
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relativistic |
Adjective
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of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of relativism |
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radiographic |
Adjective
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relating to or produced by radiography |
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rental |
Adjective
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of or relating to rent |
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rental |
Adjective
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available to rent or lease |
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rental |
Noun
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the act of paying for the use of something (as an apartment or house or car) |
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rental |
Noun
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property that is leased or rented out or let |
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rickettsial |
Adjective
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relating to or caused by rickettsias |
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ritual |
Adjective
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of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals |
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ritual |
Adjective
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of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals |
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ritual |
Noun
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stereotyped behavior |
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ritual |
Noun
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any customary observance or practice |
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ritual |
Noun
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the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies |
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renal |
Adjective
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of or relating to the kidneys |
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rationalist |
Adjective
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of or relating to or characteristic of rationalism |
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rationalist |
Noun
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someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes |
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Roman |
Adjective
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of or relating to or derived from Rome, especially ancient Rome |
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Roman |
Adjective
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relating to or characteristic of people of Rome |
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Roman |
Adjective
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of or relating to or supporting Romanism |
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Roman |
Adjective
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characteristic of the modern type that most directly represents the type used in ancient Roman inscriptions |
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riparian |
Adjective
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of or relating to or located on the banks of a river or stream |