Glossary - R

rabies /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organism/Virus/rabies

racemization /5/Chemistry/Organic/Bond Orientation/Isomer/Stereo/Enantiomer/racemization

rack /7/Machine/Parts/Gear/rack of gear

radar /7/Machine/Kinds/Electronic/Light/Wave/radar

radial acceleration /5/Physics/Kinetics/Motion Types/Rotation/radial acceleration

radial symmetry /3/Geometry/Transformation/Symmetry/Kinds/radial symmetry

radial velocity /5/Physics/Kinetics/Motion Types/Rotation/radial velocity

radiation, heat /5/Physics/Heat/Transfer/radiation of heat

radiator /7/Machine/Kinds/Fluid/radiator

radical, molecule /5/Chemistry/Inorganic/Chemical/Molecule/Electron/radical of molecule

radio frequency identification tags /7/Machine/Kinds/Electronic/Light/Wave/radio frequency identification tags

radio galaxy /5/Astronomy/Galaxy/Kinds/radio galaxy

radio wave /5/Physics/Wave/Electromagnetic/Frequency/Radiation Types/Spectrum/radio wave

radio, machine /7/Machine/Kinds/Electronic/Light/Wave/radio machine

radioactive element /5/Chemistry/Inorganic/Chemical/Element/Kinds/radioactive element

radioactive isotope /5/Physics/Matter/Atom/Isotope/radioactive isotope

radioactivity /5/Physics/Matter/Atom/Nucleus/Radioactivity/radioactivity general

radiology /4/Biology/Subjects/Medicine/radiology

radiometer /7/Machine/Kinds/Instrument/radiometer

radiotherapy /4/Medicine/Medical Treatments/Cancer/radiotherapy

radius /4/Zoology/Organ/Skeleton/Bones/Extremity/Arm/radius

radula /4/Zoology/Kinds/Mollusc/radula

ragtime /2/Music/Jazz/ragtime

rain /5/Earth Science/Atmosphere/Precipitation/rain

rainbow /5/Earth Science/Atmosphere/rainbow

Raman scattering /5/Physics/Wave/Electromagnetic/Frequency/Radiation Types/Raman scattering

ramjet engine /7/Machine/Kinds/Engine/Kinds/Jet/Ramjet/ramjet engine

rancid /5/Chemistry/Biochemistry/Lipid/Chemical Reaction/rancid

range, variable /3/Algebra/Function/Range/range of function

rape /6/Law/Crime/Crimes/Sex/rape

rapid eye movement sleep /1/Consciousness/States/Sleep/Sleep Cycle/rapid eye movement sleep

rapids /5/Earth Science/Water/Fresh/Areas/River/Falls/rapids

ratchet wheel /7/Machine/Kinds/Mechanical/Rotation/ratchet wheel

rational coordination /6/Sociology/Society/Social Organization/rational coordination

rational number /3/Number Theory/Number Types/rational number

rationalism, epistemology /6/Philosophy/Epistemology/Theory/Idealism/rationalism in epistemology

rationing, market /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Market/Restrictions/rationing

ravine /5/Earth Science/Land/Land Forms/Low Area/ravine

razor /7/Machine/Kinds/Mechanical/Household/razor

reactance /5/Physics/Electromagnetism/Circuit/Impedance/reactance

reactant /5/Chemistry/Inorganic/Chemical Reaction/Equation/reactant

reaction engine /7/Machine/Kinds/Engine/Kinds/Jet/reaction engine

reaction rate /5/Chemistry/Inorganic/Chemical Reaction/Rate/reaction rate

reaction time /6/Psychology/Behavior/reaction time

read-only memory /7/Machine/Kinds/Electronic/Calculator/read-only memory

real estate, business /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Business/Sectors/real estate

real number /3/Number Theory/Number Types/real number

realism, metaphysics /6/Philosophy/Epistemology/Theory/Reality/realism in metaphysics

realty /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Business/Sectors/realty

reaper /7/Machine/Transportation/Vehicle/Agriculture/reaper

rebellion /6/Political Science/Revolution/rebellion

rebus principle /6/Linguistics/Writing/rebus principle

rebus, game /7/Game/Puzzle/rebus game

recall /6/Psychology/Cognition/Memory/Recall/recall in memory

recall from office /6/Law/History/American Law/recall from office

receiver, bankruptcy /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Finance/receiver of property

recessional /2/Music/Classical/Composition Types/Church/recessional

recessive allele /4/Genetics/Allele/Segregation/Dominant-Recessive/recessive allele

recidivism /4/Genetics/Phenotype/Mixtures/recidivism

recitation method /6/Education/Classroom/Methods/recitation method

recombinant DNA /4/Genetics/Recombinant DNA/recombinant DNA

recombination, DNA /4/Cell/Cell Cycle/Meiosis/Recombination/recombination of chromosome

record, data /3/Computer Science/Software/Data Hierarchy/record of data

recruiter /6/Education/Job/Employment Agency/recruiter

rectification of curve /3/Geometry/Plane/Curve/rectification of curve

rectifier /5/Physics/Electromagnetism/Circuit/Kinds/Devices/rectifier

rectilinear motion /5/Physics/Kinetics/Motion Types/rectilinear motion

rectum /4/Zoology/Organ/Digestion/Parts/Colon/rectum

recursive function /6/Linguistics/Grammar/Syntax/Recursion/recursive function grammar

red blood cell /4/Zoology/Organ/Blood/Parts/Red Blood Cell/red blood cell

red giant /5/Astronomy/Star/Kinds/red giant

red herring /3/Logic/Fallacy/Irrelevance/red herring

red light /5/Physics/Wave/Electromagnetic/Frequency/Radiation Types/Spectrum/red light

red tide /4/Botany/Algae/Kinds/Dinoflagellate/red tide

redirect examination /6/Law/Trial/Witness/redirect examination

reduced sugar /5/Chemistry/Biochemistry/Carbohydrate/Carbohydrates/Sugar/reduced sugar

reducing agent /5/Chemistry/Inorganic/Oxidation-Reduction/Agent/reducing agent

reductio ad absurdum /3/Logic/Reasoning/Deduction/reductio ad absurdum

reduction /5/Chemistry/Inorganic/Oxidation-Reduction/reduction

reductionism, metaphysics /6/Philosophy/Metaphysics/Theories/Matter/reductionism in metaphysics

reed, plant /4/Botany/Plant/Kinds/Grass/reed

reef /5/Earth Science/Land/Land Forms/Shore/reef

references /6/Education/Job/Documents/references list

referendum /6/Law/History/American Law/referendum

reflection, light /5/Physics/Wave/Superposition/Reflection/reflection of wave

reflex camera /7/Machine/Kinds/Optical/Camera/reflex camera

reflex, nerve /4/Zoology/Organ/Nerve/Reflex/reflex of nerves

reformer /7/Machine/Kinds/Fluid/Petroleum/reformer

refraction /5/Physics/Wave/Superposition/Refraction/refraction

refractive index /5/Physics/Wave/Superposition/Refraction/refractive index

refractory period, neuron /4/Zoology/Organ/Nerve/Neuron/Physiology/refractory period neuron

refrigerator /7/Machine/Kinds/Electromechanical/Cooling/refrigerator

regelation, ice /5/Physics/Heat/Phase/Liquid/regelation

regeneration, biology /4/Zoology/Regeneration/regeneration growth

regenerative receiver /7/Machine/Kinds/Electronic/Amplifier/regenerative receiver

regicide /6/Law/Crime/Crimes/Violent/Murder/regicide

register, computer /3/Computer Science/Hardware/Parts/register

registered trademark /6/Linguistics/Writing/Symbol/registered trademark

registry /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Freight/registry of ships

regression line /3/Statistics/Correlation/Regression/regression line

regressive tax /6/Economics/Macroeconomics/Government Actions/Tax/Types/regressive tax

regulation, DNA /4/Genetics/DNA Regulation/regulation of DNA

regulation, law /6/Law/Kinds/Statutory Law/regulation as law

reinforcement /6/Psychology/Behavior/Motivation/Reinforcement/reinforcement

relative velocity /5/Physics/Relativity/relative velocity

relativistic quantum mechanics /5/Physics/Quantum Mechanics/Theory/Quantum Relativity/Theories/Field/relativistic quantum mechanics

relativity principle /5/Physics/Relativity/relativity

relaxin /4/Zoology/Organ/Endocrine Gland/Hormone/Sex/relaxin

relay /7/Machine/Kinds/Electric/Switch/relay

reliability, system /3/Computer Science/System Analysis/Operation/reliability of system

religious humanism /6/Religion/Belief/religious humanism

remand /6/Law/Trial/Decision/remand

remittance /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Finance/remittance

remote control /7/Machine/Kinds/Electronic/Sound/remote control

remotely operated vehicle /7/Machine/Transportation/Vehicle/remotely operated vehicle

renal /4/Zoology/Organ/Excretion/renal about kidney

reparation /6/Political Science/International Relations/Kinds/Control/reparation

replicate, sample /4/Genetics/Recombinant DNA/Sample/replicate of sample

replication, DNA /5/Chemistry/Biochemistry/Nucleic Acid/Replication/replication of DNA

reporting /1/Consciousness/Studies/Third-Person Methods/reporting

representative /6/Political Science/Government/Branch/Legislative/Representative/representative

repression, DNA /4/Genetics/DNA Regulation/Protein/repression of DNA

reprisal, law /6/Law/National/International Law/State Relations/reprisal by state

reproducibility /5/Physics/Measurement/Methods/reproducibility

reproduction, organism /4/Biology/Evolution/Reproduction/reproduction in evolution

reproductive potential /4/Ecology/Community/Population/Growth/Potential/reproductive potential

reproductive system /4/Zoology/Organ System/Reproductive System/reproductive system

reproductive tissue /4/Zoology/Tissue/reproductive tissue

requiem /2/Music/Classical/Composition Types/Church/requiem

requisition /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Finance/requisition

resection /4/Medicine/Medical Treatments/Surgery/Techniques/resection

reserve ratio /6/Economics/Macroeconomics/Government Actions/Monetary Policy/reserve ratio

reserves, bank /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Banking/reserves

resin, mineral /5/Earth Science/Mineral/Kinds/Organic/resin as mineral

resistance /5/Physics/Electromagnetism/Conductivity/resistance of electricity

resolution procedure /3/Computer Science/Software/Algorithm/Kinds/Search/resolution procedure

resolution, vector /3/Calculus/Vector/Operations/Sum/resolution of vectors

resonance, bonding /5/Chemistry/Inorganic/Chemical Bond/resonance of bonds

resonance, wave /5/Physics/Wave/Superposition/Resonance/resonance of waves

resonator /7/Machine/Kinds/Electronic/resonator

respirator /4/Medicine/Medical Treatments/Devices/respirator

respiratory system /4/Zoology/Organ System/respiratory system

rest energy /5/Physics/Relativity/rest energy

resultant vector /3/Calculus/Vector/Operations/Sum/resultant vector

resultant, forces /5/Physics/Dynamics/Resultant/resultant of forces

resumé /6/Education/Job/Documents/resume

resurrection, Christianity /6/Religion/Religions/Christianity/Events/resurrection of body

resuscitation /4/Medicine/Medical Treatments/resuscitation

retail, business /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Business/Kinds/Customer Types/retail

retainer, agency /6/Education/Job/retainer as job fee

retardation /6/Psychology/Intelligence/Levels/retardation

rête /4/Zoology/Organ/Circulation/Parts/rete circulation

rete mirabile /4/Zoology/Kinds/Bird/rete mirabile

reticular formation /4/Zoology/Organ/Nerve/Brain/Brainstem/reticular formation

reticulocyte /4/Zoology/Organ/Blood/Parts/Red Blood Cell/reticulocyte

retina /1/Consciousness/Sense/Vision/Anatomy/Eye/Retina/retina

retinitis pigmentosa /1/Consciousness/Sense/Vision/Problems/retinitis pigmentosa

retorsion /6/Law/National/International Law/State Relations/retorsion

retractor /4/Medicine/Medical Treatments/Surgery/Instrument/retractor

retrieval, memory /6/Psychology/Cognition/Memory/Recall/retrieval in recall

retrorocket /7/Machine/Kinds/Engine/Kinds/Rocket/retrorocket

retroversion /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organ/Abdomen/retroversion

revelation, knowledge /6/Philosophy/Epistemology/Reference Source/revelation as reference

revenue /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Finance/revenue

reverse osmosis /5/Earth Science/Water/Fresh/Mechanical/reverse osmosis

reversion /4/Medicine/reversion

revival /6/Religion/Sociology/revival

revocation /7/Legal Affairs/Death/Will/Revocation/revocation

revolution, physics /5/Physics/Kinetics/Motion Types/Rotation/revolution as rotation

revolution, politics /6/Political Science/Revolution/revolution in politics

rhapsody /2/Music/Classical/Composition Types/rhapsody

rheostat /5/Physics/Electromagnetism/Circuit/Kinds/Devices/rheostat

rhetorical question /2/Literature/Prose/Expressions/Serious/rhetorical question

rheumatic fever /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organism/Bacteria/rheumatic fever

rheumatism /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organ/Skeleton/rheumatism

rheumatoid arthritis /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organ/Skeleton/Joint/rheumatoid arthritis

rhinencephalon /4/Zoology/Organ/Nerve/Brain/Cephali/rhinencephalon

rhinestone /5/Earth Science/Mineral/Kinds/Silicates/rhinestone

rhinoplasty /4/Medicine/Medical Treatments/Surgery/Kinds/rhinoplasty

rhizoid /4/Botany/Plant/Non-Vascular Plants/Moss/rhizoid

rhizome /4/Botany/Plant/Vascular/Parts/Stem/Kinds/rhizome

rhodopsin /4/Genetics/Gene/Cell Surface Receptor/Binding/rhodopsin

rhombencephalon /4/Zoology/Organ/Nerve/Brain/Cephali/rhombencephalon

rhombohedron /3/Geometry/Solid/Polyhedron/Kinds/Number Of Faces/rhombohedron

rhombus /3/Geometry/Plane/Polygon/Kinds/Quadrilateral/rhombus

rib cage /4/Zoology/Organ/Skeleton/Bones/Trunk/Rib/rib cage

ribonucleic acid /5/Chemistry/Biochemistry/Nucleic Acid/RNA/ribonucleic acid

ribosomal RNA /5/Chemistry/Biochemistry/Nucleic Acid/RNA/ribosomal RNA

ribosome /4/Cell/Organelle/Microsome/ribosome

ricer /7/Machine/Kinds/Mechanical/Sieve/ricer

Richter scale /5/Earth Science/Planet/Plate Tectonics/Earthquake/Richter scale

rickets /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Nutrition/rickets

rider /6/Law/Contract/rider in law

ridge, mountain /5/Earth Science/Planet/Plate Tectonics/Mountain Building/ridge at rift

rifle, weapon /7/Military Affairs/Weapon/Gun/Rifle/rifle

rift /5/Earth Science/Planet/Plate Tectonics/Rift/rift in crustal plate

rig, structure /7/Machine/Kinds/Mechanical/Rig/rig

right hand rule, magnetism /5/Physics/Electromagnetism/Magnetism/Force/right hand rule magnetism

right hand rule, vector /3/Calculus/Vector/Operations/Product/right hand rule for vectors

right hemisphere /4/Zoology/Organ/Nerve/Brain/Cerebrum/right hemisphere

right of aid /6/Law/History/Feudal Law/right of aid

right of relief /6/Law/History/Feudal Law/right of relief

right triangle /3/Geometry/Plane/Polygon/Kinds/Triangle/Kinds/right triangle

right-to-work law /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Production/Factors/Labor/Union/right-to-work law

rill /5/Earth Science/Water/Fresh/Areas/River/rill

ringworm /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organism/Fungus/ringworm

rip current /5/Earth Science/Water/Ocean/Areas/rip current

ripcord /7/Machine/Kinds/Mechanical/ripcord

ripening /5/Chemistry/Biochemistry/Carbohydrate/Chemical Reaction/ripening

riptide /5/Earth Science/Water/Ocean/Areas/riptide

risk premium /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Money/risk premium

rite of passage /6/Sociology/Family/rite of passage

ritual /6/Religion/Sociology/ritual

rivalry, perception /6/Psychology/Cognition/Perception/Properties/rivalry

river blindness /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organism/Worm/river blindness

rivulet /5/Earth Science/Water/Fresh/Areas/River/rivulet

RNA splicing /4/Genetics/Post-Transcription/Splicing/RNA splicing

robbery /6/Law/Crime/Crimes/Theft/robbery

robot, Internet /3/Computer Science/Internet/Programs/Robots/robot on Internet

robustness, system /3/Computer Science/System Analysis/Operation/robustness

roc /6/Religion/Religions/Mythology/Greco-Roman/Monster/roc

rockabilly /2/Music/History/Country Music/Styles/rockabilly

rocker arm /7/Machine/Kinds/Engine/Linkage/rocker arm

rocket /7/Machine/Kinds/Engine/Kinds/Rocket/rocket

Rocky Mountain spotted fever /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organism/Bacteria/Skin/Rocky Mountain spotted fever

rodent, animal /4/Zoology/Kinds/Rodent/rodent

rodeo /7/Game/Athletic/Riding/rodeo

roentgenogram /4/Medicine/Medical Examination/Tests/roentgenogram

roll, rotation /5/Physics/Kinetics/Motion Types/Rotation/Types/roll of rotation

roller bearing /7/Machine/Parts/Bearing/roller bearing

roller-skating /7/Game/Athletic/roller-skating

rondeau, dance /2/Dance/Kinds/Europe/rondeau dance

rondo /2/Music/Classical/Composition Types/rondo

rookery /4/Zoology/Kinds/Bird/Group/rookery

root hair /4/Botany/Plant/Vascular/Parts/Root/root hair

root, equation /3/Algebra/Equation/Solution/root of equation

root, plant /4/Botany/Plant/Vascular/Parts/Root/root of plant

root, word /6/Linguistics/Grammar/Inflection/Root/root in grammar

rostral /4/Biology/Life/Body Locations/Head And Tail/rostral side

rot /4/Botany/Plant/Vascular/Parts/Tree/rot of plant

rotary engine /7/Machine/Kinds/Engine/Kinds/rotary engine

rotation period /5/Physics/Kinetics/Motion Types/Rotation/rotation period

rotavirus /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organism/Virus/rotavirus

roughage /4/Nutrition/Food Types/roughage

roulette game /7/Game/Recreational/roulette game

round, music /2/Music/Classical/Composition Types/round

roundish flat worm /4/Zoology/Kinds/Invertebrate/roundish flat worm

rowing /7/Game/Athletic/Water/rowing

rubber /7/Machine/Industrial Materials/Rubber/rubber

rubber cement /7/Machine/Tool/Fastening/Fastener/Glue/rubber cement

rubella /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organism/Bacteria/rubella

ruby, mineral /5/Earth Science/Mineral/Kinds/Aluminum/ruby mineral

rugby /7/Game/Athletic/Ball/rugby

rule of law /6/Political Science/Actions/Policy/rule of law

ruled surface /3/Geometry/Solid/Surface/Kinds/ruled surface

rumba, dance /2/Dance/Kinds/Latin/rumba

rune, letter /6/Linguistics/Writing/Alphabet/Linear/rune of alphabet

rune, Norse /6/Religion/Religions/Mythology/Norse/Thing/rune of gods

rut, sex /4/Zoology/Organ/Reproduction/Female/Menstruation/rut

Rx symbol /6/Linguistics/Writing/Symbol/Pictogram/Rx

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