English words: retrogressionism to rettery

300 English words, part 58 of 97 of the words starting with R, A to Z. 14 have a page of their own.

English words retrogressionism to rettery

retrogressionism noun: Support for retrogression.
retrogressionist noun: A supporter of retrogression
retrogressive adjective, noun: Of or relating to retrogression.
retrogressively adverb: In a retrogressive manner.
retrogressiveness noun: retrogression
retrogressivity noun: retrogression
retroguard noun: rearguard
retrohepatic adjective: Behind the liver
retrohilar adjective: Posterior to a hilum.
retrohippocampal adjective: To the rear of the hippocampus
retrohome verb: To cause or to undergo retrohoming
retrohoming noun: The reintegration of an intron into DNA
retroilluminate verb: To illuminate by passing light through it from behind.
retroillumination noun: The examination of a body part, or a tissue sample, by shining light from directly behind it.
retroincompetent adjective: Not retrotranscription competent
retroinfection noun: An infection in the reverse of the normal direction, especially an infection of a mother from a fetus
retroinfundibular adjective: Behind the choana
retroinhibition noun: A form of feedback in a cyclic metabolic pathway in which an end product inhibits an allosteric enzyme that starts the reaction
retroinsular adjective: Behind the insula of the cerebral cortex
retroject verb /ˌɹɛtɹoʊˈd͡ʒɛkt/: To project into the past; to insert anachronistically into a historical reconstruction.
retrojection noun: The washing out of a cavity by the backward flow of an injected fluid.
retrojet noun: A civil airliner painted in a historic livery.
retrojugal adjective: Behind the jugal bone
retrolabyrinthine adjective: Behind the labyrinth of the ear
retrolaminar adjective: Behind a lamina
retrolaryngeal adjective: Behind the larynx
retrolateral adjective: On the side and facing backwards
retrolaterally adverb: In a retrolateral direction
retrolental adjective: Situated behind a lens (of the eye).
retrolenticular adjective: Behind a lens
retroleptomonad noun: A leptomonad formed by reverse metacyclogenesis
retrolimbic adjective: Behind the limbic system
retrolingual adjective: Serving to retract the tongue.
retrolisthesis noun: A posterior displacement of one vertebral body with respect to the adjacent vertebrae to a degree less than a luxation (dislocation).
retrolisthetic adjective: Relating to retrolisthesis.
retromalleolar adjective: Behind the malleolus
retromammary adjective: Behind the mammary gland.
retromammillar adjective: Alternative form of retromammary.
retromammillary adjective: Alternative form of retromammary.
retromandibular adjective: Of or relating to a vein formed by the union of the superficial temporal and maxillary veins.
retromania noun: enthusiasm for retro styles
retromargin noun: The posterior margin of the fang furrow in the chelicera.
retromarginal adjective: Relating to the retromargin.
retromastoid adjective: Behind the mastoid bone or mastoid process
retromaxillar adjective: Alternative form of retromaxillary.
retromaxillary adjective: Behind the maxilla
retromediastinal adjective: Behind the mediastinum.
retromer noun: A complex of proteins, first identified in yeast, which plays an important role in recycling transmembrane receptors from endosomes to the trans-Golgi network.
retromesenteric adjective: Behind the mesentery
retromicrognathia noun: A combination of micrognathia and retrognathia
retromigration noun: Migration back again; migration in the opposite direction.
retromingency noun /ˌɹɛtɹəˈmɪnd͡ʒənsi/: The characteristic of urinating backwards, present in certain animals.
retromingent adjective, noun /ɹɛtɹə(ʊ)ˈmɪndʒənt/: An animal that urinates backwards, such as the camel, hippo or raccoon.
retromobile adjective: mobile via retrotransposition
retromobility noun: The condition of being retromobile
retromobilization noun: Synonym of retrotransfer.
retromod verb: To retromoderate.
retromoderate verb: To moderate (a newsgroup) by initially allowing all posts through and later issuing cancellations of those deemed unacceptable.
retromoderation noun: The process of retromoderating.
retromoderator noun: One who retromoderates.
retromodern adjective: Alternative form of retro-modern.
retromolar adjective: behind the molar teeth
retromuscular adjective: Behind a muscle
retromuscularly adverb: Behind a muscle
retromutagenesis noun: A reversal of normal mutagenesis that allows a mutation to escape being selected
retromutation noun: A mutation to a previous (typically an original) form.
retromylohyoid adjective: Located behind the mylohyoid ridge.
retron noun: A sequence of DNA associated with reverse transcription
retronasal adjective: Pertaining to the back of the nose
retronasally adverb: Via the back of the nose
retronecine noun: A pyrrolizidine alkaloid found in the common groundsel and comfrey.
retronic adjective: Relating to retrons.
retronostalgia noun: Alternative form of retro-nostalgia.
retronuchal adjective: Located or situated behind the neck or in the posterior cervical area.
retronym noun /ɹəˈtɹəʊ.nɪm/: A new word or phrase coined for an old object or concept whose original name has become used for something else or is no longer unique, or which did not...
retronymic adjective: Being or relating to a retronym.
retronymically adverb: in a retronymic style or manner
retronymous adjective: Synonym of retronymic.
retronymously adverb: Synonym of retronymically.
retronymy noun: The process of creating retronyms; coining new words for existing concepts because the meaning of the original word has broadened.
retroocular adjective: Behind the eyeball.
retrooperative adjective: Alternative form of retro-operative.
retroorbital adjective: Behind the orbit of the eye
retroorbitally adverb: Alternative spelling of retro-orbitally.
retroorbitary adjective: Synonym of retroorbital.
retropack noun: A group of retrorockets on a spacecraft
retropackage noun: A cluster of retrorockets.
retropalatal adjective: Behind the palate
retropalpebral adjective: Behind the eyelids.
retropancreatic adjective: Behind the pancreas
retropancreaticoduodenal adjective: A medical anatomical term describing a region or structure located behind the pancreas and duodenum. It is commonly used to specify the position of blood...
retropannage noun: forage still available after pannage
retroparticle noun: A particle composed of retroviruses
retropatellar adjective: Behind the patella
retropay noun: Retroactive pay, extra pay (like for unpaid or underpaid work during a previous pay period).
retropayment noun: Retroactive payment.
retropectoral adjective: Behind the chest wall
retropepsin noun: Any of a group of retroviral proteases
retroperfusion noun: Synonym of retrograde perfusion.
retroperistalsis noun: The reverse of the involuntary smooth muscle contractions of peristalsis, usually as a precursor to vomiting.
retroperistaltic adjective: Relating to retroperistalsis.
retroperitoneal adjective: Located behind the peritoneum.
retroperitoneally adverb: Behind the peritoneum.
retroperitoneoscopic adjective: Describing posterior (rather than the normal anterior) transperitoneal laparoscopic techniques
retroperitoneoscopy noun: Examination of organs in the retroperitoneal space.
retroperitoneum noun: The space in the abdominal cavity behind the peritoneum.
retropharyngeal adjective /ˌɹɛ.tɹəʊ.fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/: Located behind the pharynx.
retropharyngeally adverb: In a retropharyngeal manner.
retropharynx noun: The posterior part of the pharynx.
retrophile noun: One who loves the past, or past styles.
retrophilia noun: The attraction to and preference for that which is from or characteristic of the past.
retrophrenic adjective: Located behind the diaphragm.
retrophylogenomics noun: phylogenomics based on the analysis of retroposons
retropicalization noun: A second or subsequent tropicalization
retropinnid noun: Any member of the family Retropinnidae; smelts of Australia and New Zealand.
retroplacental adjective: Between the placenta and myometrium
retroplacentally adverb: Behind the placenta.
retroplasmid noun: Any plasmid that replicates via reverse transcription
retroplumid noun: Any crab in the family Retroplumidae.
retropneumoperitoneum noun: Synonym of pneumoretroperitoneum.
retroposable adjective: Able to undergo retroposition
retropose verb: To displace backwards
retroposed adjective: inserted into a chromosome following reverse transcription
retroposition noun: The insertion of a fragment of DNA into a chromosome following reverse transcription
retropositional adjective: Relating to retroposition
retropositionally adverb: By means of retroposition
retropositioned adjective: Of a body part, located behind the normal position.
retropositioning noun: The generation of retroposition
retroposon noun: A fragment of DNA inserted into a chromosome following reverse transcription from RNA.
retropresbyteral adjective: Positioned behind the presbytery of a cathedral
retroprocessing noun: processing in reverse
retroprojection noun: back projection
retropropulsion noun: Backward propulsion, especially the use of rockets to brake or change direction.
retroprosthetic adjective: Behind a prosthesis, especially behind a keratoprosthesis
retropseudogene noun: A decayed retrocopy.
retropubic adjective: Behind the pubic area (and in front of the urinary bladder).
retropubically adverb: In a retropubic fashion.
retropulsing noun: Alternative form of retropulsion.
retropulsion noun: A tendency to step or walk backwards involuntarily, especially as a symptom of parkinsonism.
retropulsive adjective: That drives or forces back; repelling or repellant.
retropupillary adjective: Behind the pupil (of the eye)
retroquire noun: Alternative form of retrochoir.
retrorectal adjective: Behind the rectum
retrorectus noun: The retrorectal area
retroreflect verb: To reflect in such a way that the reflected rays are parallel to the incident rays.
retroreflectance noun: Synonym of retroreflection.
retroreflection noun: reflection in which the reflected rays are parallel to the incident rays
retroreflective adjective: Tending to reflect light back to its source with a minimum scattering of light.
retroreflectivity noun: The quality of being retroreflective.
retroreflectometer noun: A device used to measure the retroreflectivity of surfaces.
retroreflector noun: A retroreflective device or surface.
retroreflectorization noun: The process of furnishing something with retroreflectors.
retroregulate verb: To regulate by means of retroregulation
retroregulated adjective, verb: regulated by retroregulation
retroregulation noun: regulation of mRNA translation by a sequence that is downstream
retrorenal adjective: Behind a kidney
retrorocket noun: A small rocket engine on a larger rocket or spacecraft, designed to slow or reverse its motion.
retrorolandic adjective: Behind the Rolandic area of the brain
retrorsal adjective: retrorse
retrorse adjective: Curved, pointed or oriented backward or downward.
retrorsely adverb: In a retrorse fashion.
retrorsine noun: A cytotoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloid, 12,18-dihydroxysenecionan-11,16-dione, isolated from various plants
retrorubral adjective: Behind the red nucleus of the midbrain
retroscape noun: A landscape or setting filled with things from the past.
retroscapular adjective: Behind a scapula
retroscopic adjective: Having a tilt in the opposite direction to a pantoscopic lens
retroscripting noun: The technique of preparing a plot but leaving the actors to improvise their own dialogue.
retrose adjective: turned backwards
retrosellar adjective: Behind the sella turcica
retrosequence noun: A sequence of DNA produced by reverse transcription
retroserrate adjective: Having tooth-like projections pointed away from the apex.
retroserrated adjective: Alternative form of retroserrate.
retrosexism noun: The modern portrayal of traditional sexism, in film etc.
retrosexual noun: A man who embraces traditional masculinity in his dress and behavior.
retroshade noun: A transitional period, occurring immediately before and after retrograde, during which a planet moves across the same part of the sky twice.
retrosigmoid adjective: Via the sigmoid colon in a direction from lower to upper
retrosigmoidal adjective: Alternative form of retrosigmoid.
retroslop noun /ˈɹɛtɹəˌslɑp/: Especially on the video game platform Roblox, messy or inauthentic attempts at retro avatar or game styles.
retrosnub adjective: Derived from a simpler, regular polyhedron by the addition of extra triangular faces in the back.
retrosome noun: An organelle containing retrotransposons
retrospect noun, verb /ˈɹɛtɹəˌspɛkt/: Consideration of past times.
retrospectical adjective: Retrospective.
retrospection noun: The deliberate recall of past events.
retrospective adjective, noun /ˌɹɛt.ɹə(ʊ)ˈspɛk.tɪv/: Of, relating to, or contemplating the past.
retrospective determinism noun: A fallacy consisting in reasoning that because something happened, it was therefore bound to happen.
retrospective memory noun: The remembering of information from the past.
retrospectively adverb: In a retrospective manner.
retrospectiveness noun: The quality or condition of being retrospective.
retrospectivity noun: The effect of being retrospective or retroactive.
retrospectography noun: A specific type of clinicoradiopathologic conference that was used in the early decades of radiography (circa 1900 until World War I), whereby practitioners...
retrospectory adjective: retrospective
retrospectoscope noun: A hypothetical instrument that allows diagnostic and management decisions to be made with medical hindsight.
retrospectroscope noun: Synonym of retrospectoscope.
retrosplenial adjective: Behind the splenium.
retrosplenium noun: The retrosplenial cortex
retrospondylolisthesis noun: Synonym of retrolisthesis.
retrostalsis noun: Synonym of retroperistalsis
retrosternal adjective: Located behind the sternum
retrosternally adverb: In a retrosternal manner; behind the sternum.
retrostyled adjective: Having an old-fashioned style.
retrostyloid adjective: Synonym of poststyloid.
retrosynthesis noun: The prediction of precursors (intermediates and reactants), given the products of a synthesis reaction.
retrosynthesize verb: To produce by retrosynthesis.
retrosynthetic adjective: Of or relating to retrosynthesis.
retrosynthetically adverb: By retrosynthetic means.
retrotarsal adjective: Behind the tarsus of the eye.
retrotopia noun: An ideal society inspired by a premodern one.
retrotorsion noun: A twisting between the neck and condyle of a bone such as the femur beyond the established normal
retrotort noun, verb: To undergo retrotorsion.
retrotracheal adjective: At the back of the trachea.
retrotragal adjective: Behind the tragus.
retrotranscribe verb: To transcribe RNA to DNA.
retrotranscript noun: retrotranscription
retrotranscriptase noun: Synonym of reverse transcriptase.
retrotranscripted adjective: retrotranscribed
retrotranscription noun: Synonym of reverse transcription.
retrotranscriptional adjective: Relating to retrotranscription.
retrotranscriptionally adverb: By means of retrotranscription
retrotranscriptome noun: A complete set of retrotranscripts
retrotranscriptomic adjective: Relating to a retrotranscriptome
retrotranscytosis noun: reverse transcytosis
retrotransduce verb: To produce a retrotransduction
retrotransduction noun: retrograde transduction (of DNA)
retrotransfer noun, verb: A transfer back
retrotranslocate verb: To cause or to undergo retrotranslocation.
retrotranslocated adjective, verb: moved by retrotranslocation
retrotranslocating adjective, verb: That causes retrotranslocation
retrotranslocation noun: The reverse process of translocation.
retrotranslocator noun: Synonym of retrotranslocon.
retrotranslocon noun: A translocon associated with retrotranslocation
retrotransport noun, verb: transport in an opposite direction
retrotransported adjective, verb: transported in an opposite direction
retrotransposable adjective: Able to undergo retrotransposition
retrotransposal adjective: Of or pertaining to retrotransposons
retrotransposase noun: Any enzyme that catalyses retrotransposition
retrotranspose verb: To cause or to undergo retrotransposition.
retrotransposed adjective, verb: Subject to, or formed by retrotransposition
retrotransposing adjective, verb: That leads to retrotransposition
retrotransposition noun: The reverse transposition of an RNA intermediate.
retrotranspositional adjective: Relating to a retrotransposon
retrotranspositionally adverb: With reference to, or by means of retrotransposons
retrotransposon noun: A transposable fragment of a genome that can undergo retrotransposition.
retrotrapezoid adjective: Pertaining to the retrotrapezoid nucleus; parafacial.
retrotrapezoid nucleus noun: A thin layer of not very densely packed neurons lying between the facial nucleus and the ventral surface of the medulla, which serves as a CO₂ and H⁺ sensor...
retrotympanic adjective: Behind the tympanum
retrourethral adjective: Behind the urethra
retroussage noun: A method of producing effective tones in the printing of etchings by skilful treatment of the ink in certain parts.
retroussé adjective /ɹəˈtɹuːseɪ/: Turned up, especially when describing the nose.
retrouterine adjective: Located behind the uterus.
retrovaccinate verb: To inoculate a cow with human vaccine virus.
retrovaccination noun: The inoculation of a cow with human vaccine virus.
retrovaccine noun: The virus produced in cows by retrovaccination.
retrovascular adjective: Located behind the blood vessels.
retrovector noun: A retroviral vector
retrovenous adjective: In a direction opposed to that of venous blood
retroventral adjective: Behind a ventral region
retroventrally adverb: In a retroventral manner or direction
retroverse adjective: Arranged in a backwards or reverse manner.
retroversioflexion noun /ˌrɛtɹoʊvɜɹsiːoʊˈflɛkʃən/: A displacement of the uterus in which the organ is both retroverted (tilted backward in the pelvis) and retroflexed (bent backward upon itself at the cervix).
retroversion noun /ˌɹɛtɹəˈvɜːʒn̩/: A turning or falling back.
retrovert noun, verb: To turn back; to return to a previous state.
retrovertebral adjective: Behind a vertebra
retroverted adjective, verb: Turned or tilted back.
retrovesical adjective: Behind the urinary bladder
retrovesicular adjective: Behind a vesicle
retroviral adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to a retrovirus
retrovirally adverb: In a retroviral manner.
retroviremia noun: The presence of a retrovirus in the blood
retrovirion noun: A virion of a retrovirus
retrovirological adjective: Relating to retrovirology.
retrovirologist noun: One who studies retrovirology.
retrovirology noun: The scientific study of retroviruses.
retrovirus noun: Any of a group of viruses which insert a copy of their RNA genome into the DNA of a host cell, thus changing the genome of that cell.
retrovisceral adjective: Behind the viscera.
retrovision noun: The power of mentally seeing events from the past.
retroware noun /ˈɹɛt.ɹəʊˌwɛə/: Old software/hardware.
retrowave noun: synthwave music
retroxiphoid adjective: Located behind the xiphoid process.
retrozonular adjective: Behind a zonule
retrozygomatic adjective: Of or pertaining to Aesculapian operation or the space behind the zygomatic bone.
retrozyme noun: a family of retrotransposons, containing a hammerhead ribozyme in their sequences, and no coding regions.
retrude verb: To thrust back.
retrue verb: To true again; restraighten.
Retrumplican adjective, noun /ɹɪˈtɹʌmplɪkən/: Pertaining to the Republican Party in the United States, under the actual and philosophical leadership of Donald Trump.
retruncate verb: To truncate again.
retruse adjective: Thrust backward; retruding.
retrusible adjective: Capable of being retruded.
retrusion noun /ɹɪˈtɹuːʒən/: The act of retruding, or the state of being retruded.
retrusive adjective: Characterised by retrusion
ReTruth noun: A reposted message on the Truth Social platform.
retry noun, verb /riˈtɹaɪ/: To try or attempt again.
retryable adjective: Alternative form of retriable.
retrying noun, verb: The act of something being retried.
retsina noun /ɹɛtˈsiːnə/: A Greek resinated white or rosé wine of a sort that has been produced for at least 2700 years.
retsina wine noun: Grape wine, containing not more than fourteen percent alcohol by volume, fermented or flavored with resin.
Rett proper noun: A surname.
Rett syndrome noun: An inherited, neurological disease of (mostly female) children characterized by a small head and repetitive hand movements.
retted adjective: Moistened or soaked to soften.
retter noun /ˈɹɛtə/: One who rets.
rettery noun: A place or establishment where flax is retted.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under R: 28,843 words, in 97 parts.