English words: rhyparochromid to ribose

300 English words, part 66 of 97 of the words starting with R, A to Z. 31 have a page of their own.

English words rhyparochromid to ribose

rhyparochromid noun: Any seed bug in the family Rhyparochromidae.
rhyparograph noun /ɹɪˈpæ.ɹə.ɡɹɑːf/: A painter of sordid or distasteful subjects.
rhyparographer noun /ɹɪ.pəˈɹɒ.ɡɹə.fə/: A person who paints or writes about distasteful or sordid subjects.
rhyparographic adjective /ɹɪˌpæ.ɹəˈɡɹæ.fɪk/: Relating to rhyparography.
rhyparographist noun: One who produces works dealing with mean or sordid things; a creator of rhyparography.
rhyparography noun /ɹɪ.pəˈɹɒ.ɡɹə.fi/: The painting, or literary description, of mean or sordid things; especially still-life or genre painting.
rhyphid noun: Any gnat in the family Rhyphidae, a synonym for the Anisopodidae.
rhypography noun: Alternative form of rhyparography.
rhypophagy noun: The feeding on filth
rhypophobia noun: The fear of defecation.
Rhys proper noun /ɹiːs/: A male given name from Welsh.
rhysimeter noun: An instrument, similar to a pitot tube, for measuring the velocity of a fluid current, the speed of a ship, etc.
rhysodid noun: Any member of the family Rhysodidae of wrinkled bark beetles, sometimes Rhysodini in family Carabidae.
rhysodine noun: Any member of the subfamily Rhysodinae of carabid beetles.
rhythm noun, verb /ˈɹɪð.əm/: The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter.
rhythm and blues noun: A style of music combining elements of jazz and blues, with syncopated rhythms and a strong backbeat, originating among African Americans in the 1940s.
rhythm and grime noun: A genre of music combining elements of grime and rhythm and blues.
rhythm box noun: Synonym of drum machine.
rhythm game noun: A game that challenges the player to press buttons etc. to match a timed sequence indicated on the screen, usually in order to make the game character...
rhythm guitar noun: A guitar in a band that provides rhythm, usually by playing chords or similar accompanying parts, to support the lead guitar.
rhythm method noun: A method of natural birth control that involves counting the days of a woman's menstrual cycle in order to determine when sexual intercourse is most or...
rhythm pole noun: A percussion instrument, consisting of small bells attached to a pole, used exclusively by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
rhythm royal noun: rhyme royal
rhythm section noun: The section of a band maintaining the rhythm, consisting of e.g. drums, bass, keyboard, etc.
rhythm stick noun: One of a set of cylindrical hardwood sticks used as a percussion instrument, especially by children learning the rudiments of rhythm
rhythmal adjective: rhythmic
rhythmed adjective, verb: Having a (specified kind of) rhythm.
rhythmer noun /ˈɹɪðəmə(ɹ)/: One who writes in rhythm, especially in poetic rhythm or meter.
rhythmic adjective /ˈɹɪð.mɪk/: Of or relating to rhythm.
rhythmic contemporary noun: A category of music including electronic dance music, upbeat rhythmic pop, R&B, and hip-hop.
rhythmic gesture noun: A durational pattern which does not occupy a whole number of pulses on an underlying metric level.
rhythmic gymnastics noun: A discipline of gymnastics where the gymnast manipulates one of five apparatuses (ribbon, ball, rope, clubs, hoop) in a rhythmic manner.
rhythmic unit noun: A durational pattern which occupies a period of time equal to a pulse or pulses on an underlying metric level.
rhythmical adjective /ˈɹɪð.mɪ.kəl/: rhythmic
rhythmicality noun: The quality of being rhythmical.
rhythmically adverb: In a rhythmical manner.
rhythmicalness noun: The quality of being rhythmical.
rhythmicity noun: The quality or state of having a rhythm
rhythmicize verb: To make rhythmic.
rhythmicon noun: An early transposable keyboard instrument capable of playing notes in periodic rhythms proportional to the overtone series of a chosen fundamental pitch.
rhythmics noun: The study of rhythm.
rhythming adjective, noun, verb /ˈɹɪðəmɪŋ/: Writing rhythm or verse.
rhythmisation noun: Alternative form of rhythmization.
rhythmise verb: Alternative form of rhythmize.
rhythmist noun: A musician who plays the rhythm.
rhythmite noun: Any of a rhythmic series of sedimentary beds; a varve
rhythmizable adjective: Able to be rhythmized.
rhythmization noun: The process or the result of rhythmizing.
rhythmize verb: To put into a rhythm; to make rhythmic.
rhythmless adjective: Without rhythm.
rhythmlessly adverb /ˈɹɪðm̩.ləs.li/: Without a rhythm.
rhythmlessness noun: Absence of rhythm.
rhythmogenesis noun /ˌɹɪð.moʊˈd͡ʒɛ.nə.sɪs/: The genesis (and maintenance) of a rhythm, especially that of respiration
rhythmogenetic adjective: Relating to rhythmogenesis.
rhythmogenic adjective: Relating to rhythmogenesis
rhythmogenicity noun: The quality of being rhythmogenic.
rhythmogram noun: A graphical representation of the response to a continuous stimulus.
rhythmographic adjective: Relating to rhythmography.
rhythmography noun: The visual transcription of an auditory rhythm
rhythmological adjective: Relating to rhythmology.
rhythmologist noun: A practitioner of rhythmology.
rhythmology noun: The analysis and treatment of abnormal heart rhythms.
rhythmometer noun: An instrument for marking time in music, e.g. a metronome.
rhythmometric adjective: Relating to rhythmometry
rhythmometry noun: The measurement of rhythms (typically biological or medical)
rhythmopoeia noun: The art of composing rhythmically.
rhytid noun /ˈɹɪtɪd/: Any undesirable wrinkle in the skin.
rhytide noun: A wrinkle, typically a facial wrinkle secondary to muscular contraction patterns in the skin.
rhytidectomy noun: Plastic surgery to reduce the visible signs of aging in the face by removing wrinkles.
rhytidid noun: Any predatory snail in the family Rhytididae.
rhytidomal adjective: Relating to the rhytidome.
rhytidome noun /ˈɹɪtədoʊm/: The dead layers of plant bark (undergoing or having undergone secondary growth) external to that of the last formed periderm...
rhytidoplasty noun: Plastic surgery to reduce the visible signs of aging in the face by removing wrinkles.
rhytidosteid noun: Any extinct temnospondyl in the family Rhytidosteidae.
rhytina noun: Synonym of Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), a large herbivorous marine mammal.
rhytiphobia noun: The fear of getting wrinkles.
rhytismataceous adjective: Belonging to the Rhytismataceae.
rhyton noun /ˈɹʌɪtɒn/: A container from which fluids are intended to be drunk, having one handle and usually a base in the form of a head.
RHZE noun: A tuberculosis treatment regimen consisting of rifampicin (R), isoniazid (H), pyrazinamide (Z), and ethambutol (E).
ri noun /ɹiː/: Initialism of radioisotope.
ria noun /ˈɹiːə/: A narrow inlet of the sea formed by a flooded unglaciated river valley.
Riaan proper noun: A male given name.
riad noun: A traditional Moroccan house or palace with an interior garden.
riah noun /ˈɹaɪ.ə/: A person's hair.
rial noun /ɹiːˈɑːl/: The official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen.
rialto noun: A marketplace, literally or figuratively.
Rian proper noun /ˈraɪən/: A male given name
Riana proper noun: A town in Central Coast Council, northern Tasmania, Australia.
riancy noun: gaiety; mirth; cheer
Riano proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
riant adjective: Mirthful, cheerful, smiling, light-hearted.
riante adjective: Cheerful, agreeable (chiefly of a place, landscape etc.); pleasing to look at.
riantly adverb: In a riant manner.
riat noun: Alternative form of ryot.
riata noun /ɹɪˈɑːtə/: A lariat or lasso.
Riau proper noun: A province of Indonesia.
Riaz proper noun: A surname.
rib noun, verb /ɹɪb/: Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum.
rib cage noun: A part of the skeleton within the thoracic area consisting of ribs, sternum and thoracic vertebrae.
rib eye noun: Synonym of ribeye steak; alternative form of ribeye; ellipsis of rib-eye steak.
rib eye steak noun: Alternative form of ribeye steak.
rib-faced deer noun: Synonym of muntjac.
rib meristem noun: A meristem in which mitosis occurs in a single plane along the transverse axis, forming rows or columns of cells.
rib-rack noun: A rack used for ribs (as meat)
rib roast noun: Alternative form of ribroast.
rib steak noun: Alternative form of ribsteak.
rib-tickler noun: An amusing joke.
rib-tickling adjective: Funny.
rib vault noun: An architectural feature for covering a wide space, such as a church nave, composed of a framework of crossed or diagonal arched ribs.
riba noun: interest or usury, which is haram (sinful) according to sharia law.
ribald adjective, noun /ˈɹɪb.əld/: Coarsely, vulgarly, or lewdly amusing; referring to sexual matters in a rude or irreverent way.
ribaldish adjective: Like a ribald; disposed to ribaldry.
ribaldly adverb: In a ribald manner.
ribaldo noun: Mora moro, the common mora, a deep-sea cod-like fish.
ribaldous adjective: Of lewd or lascivious quality.
ribaldrous adjective: Of a ribald quality; lewd or lascivious
ribaldry noun /ˈɹɪb.əl.dɹi/: Joking or humorous language or behaviour used in a vulgar or lewd fashion.
ribalinine noun: The quinoline alkaloid 3-hydroxy-2,2,10-trimethyl-2,3,4,10-tetrahydro-5H-pyrano[2,3-b]quinolin-5-one
riband noun: Archaic form of ribbon.
riband jasper noun: A variety of jasper banded with different colours.
ribanded adjective: Decorated with ribands; ribboned.
Ribandist noun: Synonym of Ribbonist.
ribandlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a riband.
ribandry noun: Ornamental ribbons.
Ribas proper noun: A surname.
ribat noun: A border or frontier guardpost.
ribattuta noun: A musical ornament consisting of a trill on a long-short dotted rhythm accelerating to end on either a tremolo or a regular trill.
ribaudequin noun /ɹɪˈbəʊdɪkɪn/: Alternative form of ribauldequin.
ribaudred adjective: filthy; obscene; ribald
ribauldequin noun /ɹɪˈbəʊdɪkɪn/: An engine of war used in the Middle Ages, consisting of a protected elevated staging on wheels, and armed in front with pikes. After the 14th century it was...
ribavirin noun /ˌɹaɪ.bəˈvaɪ.ɹɪn/: A synthetic analog of guanosine with chemical formula C₈H₁₂N₄O₅ that inhibits viral nucleic acid synthesis and is used as a broad-spectrum antiviral drug...
ribband noun /ˈɹɪbˌbænd/: A long, narrow strip of timber bent and bolted longitudinally to the ribs of a vessel, to hold them in position and give rigidity to the framework.
ribbed adjective, verb: Having ribs.
ribbed mussel noun: Magellan mussel (Aulacomya atra).
ribbed vault noun: A building structure created by an intersection of two or three vaults.
ribbeite noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal pink mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
ribber noun: One who ribs; a good-natured tease.
ribbie noun: Synonym of run batted in.
ribbin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of ribbing.
ribbing adjective, noun, verb /ˈɹɪbɪŋ/: jesting; joking
ribbingly adverb: Teasingly.
ribbit interjection, noun, verb /ˈɹɪbɪt/: The vocal sound made by a frog or toad.
ribbiter noun: One who ribbits; a frog.
Ribble proper noun /ˈɹɪbəl/: A river in North Yorkshire and Lancashire, England, which flows into the Irish Sea.
ribble-rabble noun: silly or indecent talk
ribble-row noun: A row of rooms or pillars etc.
Ribblehead proper noun: A moorland location with a railway station and viaduct in Ingleton parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD7779).
Ribblesdale proper noun: The dale or upper valley of the River Ribble in North Yorkshire, England (OS grid refs SD85, SD86, SD87).
ribbok noun: Alternative form of rhebok.
ribbon noun, verb /ˈɹɪbən/: A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping.
ribbon brake noun: A brake having a band which nearly surrounds the wheel whose motion is to be checked.
ribbon cable noun: A cable with many conducting wires running parallel to each other on the same flat plane; often used for internal peripherals in a computer.
ribbon candy noun: A type of hard candy, popular around Christmas time, made from flat strips to give a ribbon-like appearance.
ribbon cane noun: Sugar cane; specifically, striped varieties of sugar cane grown in the southern United States.
ribbon cutting noun: A ceremonial or formal opening of a building or street performed by cutting a ribbon stretched across the entrance.
ribbon farm noun: A long, narrow strip of land for farming, often alongside a waterway or a road.
ribbon fern noun: An evergreen fern of species Pteris cretica.
ribbon grass noun: Any of various grasses with light and dark stripes running the length of the leaves, especially Phalaris arundinacea; common in horticulture as an...
ribbon gum noun: Any of various eucalypts whose bark peels off in ribbons, especially the manna gum, Eucalyptus viminalis.
ribbon loaf noun: A type of longitudinal rectangular meal-in-a-cake, where layers of sandwich bread are alternated with layers of fillings, such as ham salad, tuna salad, egg...
ribbon map noun: A map printed on a long strip that winds on an axis within a case.
ribbon microphone noun: A microphone that uses a thin electrically conductive ribbon between the poles of a magnet to produce a voltage by electromagnetic induction.
ribbon representation noun: A graphical representation of the gross structure of a protein in which different levels of structure are represented as different size ribbons and tubes;...
ribbon seal noun: A species (Histriophoca fasciata) of true seal found in the Arctic and subarctic regions of the North Pacific Ocean.
ribbon snake noun: Thamnophis sauritus, a common garter snake endemic to eastern North America.
ribbon spread noun: The smooth laying out of a deck of cards across a surface, used as a flourish in card tricks.
ribbon stamp noun: A simple form of printing press for transferring colors to paper.
ribbon-tailed astrapia noun: Astrapia mayeri, a species of bird-of-paradise.
ribbon wire noun: A strong tape with wire threads for strengthening garments.
ribbon worm noun: Synonym of proboscis worm (Nemertea).
ribbonback noun: A decorative chairback made with slender rails of wood.
ribboned adjective, verb: Adorned or ornamented with ribbons.
ribboner noun: A person employed to apply decorative ribbons.
ribbonfish noun: Any of several lampriform fish, of the family Trachipteridae, having long, ribbon-like bodies.
ribbongrass noun: reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea).
Ribbonist noun: A supporter of Ribbonism.
ribbonite noun: A carbonate micrite with ribbon-like laminations.
ribbonization noun: The process of ribbonizing, or forming into a ribbon.
ribbonize verb: To form into a ribbon or a ribbon cable.
ribbonleaf pondweed noun: Potamogeton epihydrus, a perennial aquatic plant.
ribbonlength noun: The length of a ribbon (in a ribbon knot)
ribbonless adjective: Without a ribbon.
ribbonlike adjective: having the characteristics of ribbons
ribbonmaker noun: One who makes ribbons.
Ribbonman noun: A supporter of the Ribbonism movement.
ribbonry noun: ribbons collectively
ribbonsnake noun: Alternative form of ribbon snake.
ribbontail noun: Any of several stingrays that have a distinctive tail
ribbonweed noun: Species of Posidonia
ribbonwood noun: Any of various plants from Australia and New Zealand in the genera Hoheria, Idiospermum and Plagianthus
ribbonworm noun: Alternative form of ribbon worm.
ribbonwort noun: Pallavicinia lyelli, a cosmopolitan liverwort in the family Pallaviciniaceae.
ribbony adjective: Like ribbon.
ribby adjective /ˈɹɪbi/: Pertaining to or having ribs; ribbed.
ribcage noun: Alternative spelling of rib cage.
Ribchester proper noun: A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6435).
Ribe proper noun: A town in Esbjerg municipality, south-west Jutland, Denmark.
ribectomy noun: costectomy
Ribeira proper noun: A municipality of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain.
Ribeiro proper noun: A surname.
ribeiroid noun: Any mollusc of the genus †Ribeiria.
Ribera proper noun: A surname.
riberry noun: An Australian tree, Syzygium luehmannii.
ribeye noun: Ellipsis of ribeye steak, a boneless ribsteak; a cut of steak from the beef rib.
ribeye cap noun: A cut of beef formed by tying up the spinalis muscles in a cylinder shape.
ribeye steak noun: A beef steak cut from the rib section of the cow; with the bone removed.
ribgrass noun: ribwort; Old World plantain, Plantago lanceolata.
Ribhu noun: A sun or wind deity, or (later) any of three male artisans regarded as divinities.
ribibe noun /ɹɪˈbaɪb/: A kind of stringed instrument; a rebec or an instrument similar to it.
ribible noun /ɹɪˈbaɪbəl/: A ribibe or rebec.
Ribier noun: A French variety of black wine grape.
-ribine suffix /ɹɪ.biːn/: Used to form names of ribofuranosyl derivatives of the pirazofurin type.
Ribisi proper noun: A surname from Italian.
ribitol noun: The sugar alcohol (2R,3s,4S)-pentane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol formed by the reduction of ribose
ribityl noun: The univalent radical derived from ribitol.
ribless adjective: Lacking ribs
riblessness noun: Absence of ribs.
riblet noun: Boneless processed pork or beef rib meat, served at restaurants and fast food places.
riblike adjective: Resembling, or functioning like, a rib.
ribo- prefix: ribose
riboadenine noun: adenosine
ribobase noun: The nucleobase of a ribonucleotide
ribociclib noun: A kinase inhibitor used to treat certain cancers
ribocil noun: The bacterial inhibitor 2-[1-[[2-(methylamino)-5-pyrimidinyl]methyl]-3-piperidinyl]-6-(2-thienyl)-4(3H)-pyrimidinone
ribodeme noun: A group of organisms that share the same ribosomal genes
ribodeoxyvirus noun: A virus whose virion contains both RNA and DNA
ribodeplete verb: To cause or to undergo ribodepletion.
ribodepletion noun: RNA depletion
riboendonuclease noun: An endonuclease that acts upon RNA
riboexonuclease noun: An exonuclease that cleaves RNA
riboflavin noun /ˌraɪboʊˈfleɪvɪn/: Yellow or orange-yellow water-soluble compound, a member of the vitamin B complex, that acts as a growth-promoting factor in humans and other animals.
riboflavin-5-sodium phosphate noun: A yellow dye used as a food colouring.
riboforin noun: Alternative form of ribophorin.
ribofuranose noun: The furanose form of ribose
ribofuranoside noun: Any glycoside derived from ribofuranose.
ribofuranosyl noun: A univalent radical derived from a ribofuranose
ribogenesis noun: The biogenesis of RNA
ribogroup noun: A group of ribotypes
riboguanidine noun: A glycoside of ribose and guanidine
riboguanine noun: A ribonucleotide containing guanine
riboguanosine noun: A nucleoside composed of ribose and guanosine
ribohomopolymer noun: A homopolymer of a ribonucleoside
ribohydrolase noun: Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a riboside
ribokinase noun: A transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ATP + D-ribose ⇌ ADP + D-ribose 5-phosphate.
ribolactone noun: The lactone of ribonic acid
riboleukogram noun: The graphical representation of leukocyte RNA circulating in the blood after trauma
ribollita noun /ˌɹiːbəˈliːtə/: A traditional Tuscan soup made from reboiled vegetables, with a base of black cabbage and cannellini beans, and the addition of stale bread.
ribolock noun: A material that inhibits the action of ribonuclease
ribolysation noun: Alternative form of ribolyzation.
ribolyse verb: To homogenise in a ribolyser
ribolyser noun: A form of small ball mill used for the homogenization of biological samples
ribolysing noun: homogenizing in a ribolyser
ribolysis noun: The hydrolysis of a riboside
ribolytic adjective: That ribolyses
ribolyzation noun: homogenization in a ribolyser
ribonic acid noun: The carboxylic acid (2R,3R,4R)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxypentanoic acid derived from ribose
ribonolactone noun: Any lactone of ribonic acid
ribonomic adjective: Relating to ribonomics
ribonomics noun: The study of ribonucleic acids and ribozymes
ribonuclear adjective: Of, pertaining to, or produced by RNA.
ribonuclease noun /ˌɹaɪbəʊˈnjuːklieɪz/: Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid.
ribonucleasic adjective: Relating to a ribonuclease
ribonucleate noun: A strand of ribonucleic acid.
ribonucleic adjective: Of or pertaining to ribonucleic acid (RNA) or its derivatives
ribonucleic acid noun: A derivative of DNA having ribose in place of deoxyribose, and uracil in place of thymine; its primary function is in the transcription of genetic material...
ribonucleocapsid noun: The capsid of an RNA virus
ribonucleolysis noun: The cutting of the internucleotide link in RNA
ribonucleolytic adjective: That cuts the internucleotide link in RNA.
ribonucleolytically adverb: In a ribonucleolytic manner
ribonucleoparticle noun: A complex formed from a ribosome and a ribonucleoprotein.
ribonucleoproteic adjective: Relating to or composed of ribonucleoprotein.
ribonucleoprotein noun: Any nucleoprotein that contains RNA.
ribonucleoproteome noun: A proteome of ribonucleoproteins
ribonucleoproteomic adjective: Relating to ribonucleoproteomes
ribonucleosidase noun: An enzyme that removes the ribose moiety from a ribonucleoside
ribonucleoside noun: Any nucleoside component of RNA.
ribonucleosome noun: A nucleosome formed from RNA
ribonucleotidase noun: Any enzyme that catalyses the dephosphorylation of a ribonucleotide
ribonucleotide noun: Any nucleotide having ribose as its sugar
ribonucleotidyl adjective, noun: Relating to a ribonucleotide
ribonucleotoxin noun: Any toxin that interferes with the translation of RNA
ribooligonucleotide noun: Any oligonucleotide derived from RNA
ribophagy noun: The degradation of ribosomes by autophagy.
ribophorin noun: Any of a group of transmembrane glycoproteins located in the membrane of the rough endoplasmic reticulum, but absent in the membrane of the smooth...
ribophosphate noun: ribose phosphate
riboplasm noun: The part of an anammox bacterium that holds the chromosome, ribosomes and anammoxosome; it is surrounded by the paryphoplasm that is analogous to the...
ribopolymer noun: polyribonucleotide
riboprinting noun: A technique that targets specific regions of the ribosomal RNA genes to analyse the genetic diversity of microorganisms.
riboprobe noun: A segment of RNA that is used to probe for a complementary sequence of nucleotides in a DNA or mRNA.
riboprotein noun: Synonym of ribonucleoprotein.
riboproteome noun: A ribosomal proteome
riboproteomics noun: The study of riboproteomes
ribopuromycylation noun: puromycylation of ribosomes
ribopyranose noun: The pyranose form of ribose
ribopyranoside noun: Any glycoside derived from ribopyranose
riboregulation noun: genetic regulation by RNA
riboregulator noun: An RNA that regulates expression of itself or another nucleic acid in response to a signaling event.
riboregulatory adjective: Relating to a riboregulator or to riboregulation
riborepressor noun: A section of RNA that represses a biochemical function
ribose noun /ˈɹaɪbəʊz/: A naturally occurring pentose sugar, which is a component of the nucleosides and nucleotides that constitute the nucleic acid biopolymer, RNA. It is also...

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.