raccoonAn omnivorous, nocturnal mammal native to the Americas, of the genus Procyon, typically with a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking around the eyes and a striped tail.
raccoonishResembling or characteristic of a raccoon.
raccoonlikeResembling or characteristic of a raccoon.
racecraftThe total of a racer's skill (craft) along dimensions including: practicing, qualifying, starts, beginning, mid-race and end-race pace, passing, wear equipment usage, and pit strategy.
racemaseAny enzyme that catalyzes the stereochemical inversion of the configuration about an asymmetric carbon atom in a substrate having only one center of asymmetry.
racemateA mixture which is racemic (“containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory and levorotatory stereoisomers and therefore not optically active”).
racemationA cluster or bunch, as of grapes. Also used figuratively.
racemaxxTo maximize traits associated with one’s race.
racemeAn indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are arranged along a single central axis.
racewalkTo participate in the sport of racewalking.
racewalkerOne who participates in the sport of racewalking.
racewalkingA sport in which people try to walk as fast as possible, subject to the constraint that at least one foot must be on the ground at all time (or else they would be running).
rachiocampsisAny curvature or bending of the spine, such as scoliosis or kyphosis.
rachiodontAny snake belonging to the genus Rachiodon (now usually considered a synonym of Dasypeltis), characterized by tooth-like projections on the vertebrae.
rachiometerA device for measuring spinal curvature.
rachioplegiaParalysis of the spine or spinal column.
rachiotomyThe surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in a vertebra.
rachipagusA conjoined twin, or a pair of conjoined twins, exhibiting fusion of the back.
rachisThe spinal column, or the vertebrae of the spine.
rachischisisA developmental birth defect in which the neural tube fails to close completely, leading to motor and sensory deficits, chronic infections, and disturbances in bladder function.
RachitA male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
rachiticOf or pertaining to, or affected by, rickets (“a disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D, causing soft or weak bones”).
RachmanismThe exploitation of tenants of slum properties by unscrupulous landlords; the practice of charging extortionate rents for inferior properties, especially to poor, disadvantaged or immigrant tenants.
RachmaniteAn exploitative landlord; one who practises Rachmanism.
racializationThe act or process of racializing, that is, of treating (a relationship, practice, person or group) in racial terms or of constituting (that person or group) as racial or as a race.