English Words: R

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radiotracingnoun

The use of a radiotracer

radiotrackedadj

tracked by means of a radiotracker

radiotrackernoun

A device that tracks wild animals fitted with radiocollars

radiotrackingnoun

The tracking of the movements of animals by means of an attached radio transmitter.

radiotranslucentadj

translucent (partially opaque) to radio waves (and X-rays)

radiotransmitternoun

A radio transmitter

radiotransparencynoun

The state or degree of being penetrable by X-rays.

radiotransparentadj

Exhibiting radiotransparency

Radiotronnoun

A kind of vacuum tube.

radiotrophicadj

Using melanin to convert gamma radiation into chemical energy for growth

radiotrophismnoun

The condition of being radiotrophic

radiotropismnoun

Movement to or from ionizing radiation

radiotsnoun

plural of radiot

radiotungstennoun

radioactive tungsten

radioulnanoun

The radius and ulna considered as a unit

radioulnaradj

Relating to the radius and ulna; relating to a radioulna

radiouptakenoun

The uptake of radiolabelled material by tissue

radiouraniumnoun

radioactive uranium.

radiousadj

radiant

radiovanadiumnoun

radioactive vanadium

radiovirotherapynoun

A form of radiotherapy in which a radioisotope is delivered via an oncolytic virus

radiovisionnoun

An early television system.

radiowastenoun

radioactive waste

radioxenonnoun

radioactive xenon

radioytterbiumnoun

radioactive ytterbium

radioyttriumnoun

radioactive yttrium

radiozincnoun

radioactive zinc

radiozirconiumnoun

radioactive zirconium

radishnoun

A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root.

radish rippernoun

The daikon, particularly when its large roots are left in a field through the winter to reduce soil compaction, rather than harvested for consumption.

Radishes and Gooseberriesname

The 17th-century pair of French-Canadian explorers Pierre-Esprit Radisson and Médard Chouart des Groseilliers working for the Hudson's Bay Company of English Royal Charter

radishlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a radish.

radishyadj

Resembling or characteristic of a radish.

radiumnoun

The chemical element (symbol Ra) with an atomic number of 88. It is a soft, shiny and silvery radioactive alkaline earth metal.

radiumedadj

Containing or treated with radium.

radiumizationnoun

The act of treating something with radium.

radiumizeverb

To treat with radium.

radiumizernoun

A device for treating water with radium, once believed to have health benefits.

radiumlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of radium.

radiumtherapynoun

The therapeutic use of radium.

radiusnoun

The long bone in the forearm, on the side of the thumb.

radius armnoun

A radius rod.

radius of gyrationnoun

Given a body B, the distance from a given axis of rotation at which a point mass of the same mass as B would have the same moment of inertia about said axis.

radiusedadj

Having a specified type of radius.

radixnoun

A root.

radix complementnoun

The number which, added to the given n-digit number in radix r, results in rⁿ. In binary (r=2), this is the two's complement.

radix graminisnoun

the root of couch grass, once used medicinally

radix pointnoun

The character used to separate the integer and fractional part of a number in a digital representation of a number, regardless of the base used.

radizdatnoun

The broadcasting of samizdat by radio.

radjah shelducknoun

A species of shelduck, Radjah radjah, of New Guinea and Australia.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter R contains 21,470 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 430 pages, and you are currently viewing page 24. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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