English Words: R

21,470 words · Page 307 of 430

riches to ragsnoun

From exceptional wealth to poverty.

richessenoun

wealth or riches

richestadj

superlative form of rich: most rich

richetitenoun

A triclinic black mineral containing hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and uranium.

Richianadj

Of or relating to Adrienne Rich (1929–2012), American poet, essayist and feminist.

Richiename

A diminutive of the male given name Richard.

richishadj

reasonably rich, quite rich.

Richlandname

A number of places in the United States:

Richland Countyname

One of 102 counties in Illinois, United States. County seat: Olney.

Richland Parishname

One of 64 parishes in Louisiana, United States, the equivalent of a county in other US states. Its parish seat is in Rayville.

Richlandsname

A locality in the Upper Lachlan council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.

richlingnoun

One who is rich.

richlyadv

In a luxurious manner; full of majesty or expression:

Richmalname

A female given name.

Richmondname

A common place name (Richmonds on Wikipedia):

Richmond Countyname

A county of Nova Scotia, Canada.

Richmond Heightsname

A city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States.

Richmondernoun

A native or inhabitant of Richmond, Virginia.

Richmondshirename

A former local government district in North Yorkshire, England, abolished without replacement on 1 April 2023.

Richnername

A surname from German.

richnessnoun

The state or quality of being rich; wealthiness, wealth, riches.

Richonnename

The ship of characters Rick Grimes and Michonne from the television series The Walking Dead.

Richouxname

A surname from French.

richsplainverb

To explain to a poor person (as a middle-class or wealthy person) in a condescending manner, presuming the listener's inferior understanding.

Richtername

A surname from German.

Richter scalename

A logarithmic scale used to express the energy released by an earthquake, each increase of 1 representing a 31-fold increase in energy, and a 10-fold increase in the measured wave amplitude.

Richterianadj

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a person bearing the surname Richter.

richteritenoun

A basic silicate mineral of sodium, potassium, magnesium, manganese, and calcium belonging to the amphibole group

richteriticadj

Characteristic of, or containing richterite.

Richton Parkname

A village in Cook County, Illinois, United States.

richweednoun

Pilea pumila, a herb of the nettle family with a smooth, juicy, pellucid stem.

Richyname

A diminutive of the male given name Richard. Alternative form of Richie.

Ricianadj

Relating to Stephen O. Rice, American electrical and telecommunications engineer.

Rician fadingnoun

Fading due to multipath propagation where there is one dominant line-of-sight signal component.

ricinnoun

An extremely toxic lectin extracted from the castor bean.

ricinelaidatenoun

Any salt or ester of ricinelaidic acid.

ricinelaidic acidnoun

The trans isomer of the fatty acid ricinoleic acid.

ricinelaidinnoun

The glycerin salt of ricinelaidic acid, obtained as a white crystalline waxy substance by treating castor oil with nitrous acid.

ricingnoun

(Development of) undesirable, hard white granules in soap.

ricinicadj

Pertaining to, or derived from, castor oil.

ricininenoun

An alkaloid extracted from the seeds of the castor oil plant, chemical formula C₈H₈N₂O₂

ricinismnoun

ricin poisoning

riciniumnoun

A mantle worn, mainly by women, in Ancient Rome.

ricinolamidenoun

The amide or ricinoleic acid, C₃₆H₃₅NO₄

ricinolatenoun

Any salt or ester of ricinolic acid.

ricinoleatenoun

Any salt or ester of ricinoleic acid.

ricinoleicadj

Of or pertaining to ricinoleic acid or its derivatives.

ricinoleic acidnoun

A crystalline unsaturated hydroxy fatty acid C₁₈H₃₄O₃ that yields esters important as plasticizers and whose glyceride (ricinolein) is the main component of castor oil.

ricinoleinnoun

The glyceride of ricinoleic acid, present in castor oil.

ricinuleidnoun

Any member of the Ricinulei (hooded tickspiders).

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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 307. 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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