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Reed MacenounMWEtall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of downverified
Reed RhapisnounMWEChinese lady palm with more slender stems and finer sheath fibers than Rhapis excelsaverified
Reef Whitetip SharknounMWEsmooth dogfish of Pacific and Indian Oceans and Red Sea having white-tipped dorsal and caudal finsverified
Reenforcementnouna military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its missionverified
Reexaminationnoun(law) questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness after that witness has been subject to cross-examinationverified
Refnoun(sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair playverified
Refectory TablenounMWEa long narrow dining table supported by a stretcher between two trestlesverified
Reference ClassnounMWEA class which is intended to describe structure and behavior of object identifiers. Its instances, called references, are passed by-value and indirectly represent objects by substituting for some primitive reference.Artifact
Reference GridnounMWEa pattern of horizontal and vertical lines that provide coordinates for locating points on an image or a mapverified
Reference MonitornounMWEThe security engineering term for IT functionality that— 1) controls all access, 2) cannot be bypassed, 3) is tamper-resistant, and 4) provides confidence that the other three items are true.Control
Referendumnouna legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorateverified
Referralnounthe act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency)verified
Referred PainnounMWEpain that is felt at a place in the body different from the injured or diseased part where the pain would be expectedverified
Refinishernouna skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furnitureverified
Reflecting TelescopenounMWEoptical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepieceverified
Reflectionnounthe phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surfaceverified
Reflectornounoptical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepieceverified
Reflex CameranounMWEcamera that allows the photographer to view and focus the exact scene being photographedverified
Reflex EpilepsynounMWEa form of epilepsy in which attacks are induced by peripheral stimulationverified
Reflexionnounthe phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surfaceverified
Reflexive ACLsnounMWEReflexive ACLs for Cisco routers are a step towards making the router act like a stateful firewall. The router will make filtering decisions based on whether connections are a part of established traffic or not.Control
Reflexive PronounnounMWEa personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agentverified
Reflexivenessnoun(logic and mathematics) a relation such that it holds between an element and itselfverified
Reflexivitynounin qualitative research, the self-referential quality of a study in which the researcher reflects on the assumptions behind the study and especially the influence of his or her own motives, history, and biases on its conduct.Capability
Reflux CondensernounMWEcondenser such that vapor over a boiling liquid is condensed and flows back into the vessel to prevent its contents from boiling dryverified
Reforestationnounthe restoration (replanting) of a forest that had been reduced by fire or cuttingverified
Reform SchoolnounMWEcorrectional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offendersverified
Reformationnounimprovement (or an intended improvement) in the existing form or condition of institutions or practices etc.verified
Reformernounan apparatus that reforms the molecular structure of hydrocarbons to produce richer fuelverified
Refracting TelescopenounMWEoptical telescope that has a large convex lens that produces an image that is viewed through the eyepieceverified
Refractionnounthe change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to anotherverified
Refractivenessnounthe physical property of a medium as determined by its index of refractionverified
Refractory AnemianounMWEany of various anemic conditions that are not successfully treated by any means other than blood transfusions (and that are not associated with another primary disease)verified
Refractory PeriodnounMWE(neurology) the time after a neuron fires or a muscle fiber contracts during which a stimulus will not evoke a responseverified
Refractory PotnounMWEa small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. leadverified
Refreshernouna fee (in addition to that marked on the brief) paid to counsel in a case that lasts more than one dayverified
Refresher CoursenounMWEa course that reviews and updates a topic for those who have not kept abreast of developmentsverified
Refried BeansnounMWEdried beans cooked and mashed and then fried in lard with various seasoningsverified
Refrigeration SystemnounMWEa cooling system for chilling or freezing (usually for preservative purposes)verified