Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z rectorectal Relating to two parts of the rectum, as, for example, in a rectorectal intussusception, in which the two parts telescope together. rectoress A governess; a rectrix. rectorial Relating to a rector. rectorite A monoclinic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium. rectorrhagia rectal bleeding. rectorship The office or rank of a rector. rectory The residence of Roman Catholic priest(s) associated with a parish church. rectosacral Relating to the rectum and the sacrum rectoscope A proctoscope. rectoscopy Synonym of proctoscopy. rectosigmoid Of the rectum and the sigmoid colon; especially, of the junction between them. rectosigmoidectomy A rectal sigmoidectomy rectosigmoiditis The inflammation of the rectum and sigmoid colon, typically as a limited form of ulcerative colitis. rectosigmoidoscopy Internal examination of the rectum and sigmoid colon rectosonography Rectal ultrasonography. rectosphincteric Involving the rectum and sphincter. rectotomy The operation for dividing a rectal stricture. rectourethral Relating to the rectum and urethra. rectouterine Located between the rectum and uterus. rectovaginal Of or pertaining to the rectum and the vagina, as (usually, more specifically) a fistula between the two. rectovaginally In a rectovaginal manner rectovesical Synonym of vesicorectal. rectovestibular Relating to the rectum and the vestibule. rectovulvar Relating to the rectum and vulva. rectricial Relating to a rectrix. rectrix A governess; a rectoress. rectum The terminal part of the large intestine through which feces pass after exiting the colon, but before leaving the body through the anus or cloaca. rectus Any of a number of muscles controlling the movement of the eyeball. Recuay A pre-Columbian culture of highland Peru that flourished from 200 BCE to 600 CE and was related to the Moche culture of the north coast. recubant Reclining; recumbent. recubation recumbence; a state of lying down recueil compendium, literary compilation recuff To handcuff again recule To recoil or retreat; to draw back. recultivate To cultivate again; to make productive once again recultivation cultivation again or anew reculturalization The process of reculturalizing. reculturalize To adapt to the norms of a different culture. reculture To change the culture of (a social institution). Reculver A small coastal settlement and ward in Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2269). recumb To lean; to recline; to repose. recumbence The act of leaning, resting, or reclining; the state of being recumbent. recumbency recumbence recumbent Lying down. recumbently In a recumbent manner; while lying down. recumbirostran Any extinct amphibian of the clade †Recumbirostra recup To cup again; to supply with cups an additional time. recupe To recuperate. recuperability The condition of being recuperable recuperable recoverable recuperance recuperation recuperate To recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness or from exhaustion (or sometimes from a financial loss, etc). recuperation Gradual restoration to health. recuperative In the way of recuperation. recuperatively In a recuperative fashion. recuperativeness The quality of being recuperative. recuperator A person who recuperates, or regains their health. recuperatory Of or relating to recuperation; tending to recovery. Recupero A surname from Italian. recur Of an event, situation, etc.: to appear or happen again, especially repeatedly. recurable Curable, restorable. recurarization Repeat curarization recurate To curate again or differently. recuration The process of recurating. recure To cure, heal. recureless Incapable of cure. recurl To curl again. recurrence Return or reversion to a certain state. recurrency The act or process of recurring; recurrence. recurrent Recurring; happening time after time. recurrently In a recurrent manner. recurrer One who or that which recurs. recurring Happening or occurring frequently, with repetition. recurringly In a recurring manner; recurrently. recursant Having its back towards the observer. recurse To execute a procedure recursively. recursion The act of recurring. recursive Drawing upon, invoking, or referring back to itself. recursively In a recursive way or manner. recursiveness The quality of being recursive. recursivity The quality of being recursive. recurtain To fit with new curtains. recurvant That recurves or bends back on itself. recurvate To bend or curve back; to recurve. recurvation A backwards bending or flexure backwards. recurvature recurvation recurve A type of knife blade shape that involves several curves including a concave curve on a portion of the edge, resulting in a belly that is lower than the handle bottom. recurvebill A bird of the genus Syndactyla, native to Bolivia, Brazil and Peru. recurved Curved or bent, either in two different directions, or back on itself. recurvedly In a recurved manner. recurving A curving again, or back on itself; a meander. recurvirostrid Any bird in the family Recurvirostridae, the avocets and stilts. recurvity recurvation recurvoside A particular steroid glycoside. recurvous recurved recusable That can be challenged or objected to. recusal An act of recusing; removing oneself from a decision/judgment because of a conflict of interest. recusancy Obstinate refusal or opposition. recusant Someone refusing to attend Church of England services, between the 16th and early 19th centuries, whether a Protestant dissident or a Roman Catholic. recusation The act of disqualifying a judge or jury in a specific case on the grounds of possible partiality or prejudice. recusative Refusing; denying; rejecting of the norm. recusatory Containing a libel or a recusation. recuse To reject or repudiate (an authority, a person, a court judgment, etc.). recuser A recused person: someone who recuses themself from a legal proceeding. recushion To fit with new cushions. recussion The act of beating or striking back. recustomization The act of customizing again. recustomize To customize again. recut to cut again. recutting The process or result of cutting again. recyclability The quality of being recyclable. recyclable Able to be recycled. recyclate Raw material sent to, and processed in, a waste recycling plant or materials recovery facility. recycle To break down and reuse component materials. recyclebot A device that recycles materials automatically recycled That has been through a recycling process. recycler A person who recycles, or a machine used to recycle. recyclic Of, pertaining to, causing or undergoing recycling. recycling The practice of sorting and collecting waste materials for new use. recyclist A recycler; one who recycles. recyclization The process of recyclizing. recyclize To reform into a ring again (often of a different structure) red The color of the setting sun, blood, and strawberries; the color which is evoked by the longest visible wavelengths (between about 625–740 nm), and a primary additive color. Reda A surname. redact To censor, to black out or remove parts of a document while leaving the remainder. redactable Capable of being redacted or censored. redacted Edited or censored. redactic Synonym of redactive redaction An edited or censored version of a document; a product resulting from the process of editing or censoring. redactional Relating to redaction. redactive Involving or relating to redaction. redactor A person who redacts: one who edits or compiles texts; one who censors portions of them. redactorial Related to redaction. redaguerreotype To make a photograph of another photograph, where both photographs are produced with the daguerreotype photographic process. redam To dam again. redamage To damage again. redamancy The act of loving in return. redame To love in return. redamming The act of damming again; installation of a new dam. redampen To dampen again. redan A defensive fortification work in the shape of a V. Redange A canton of Luxembourg, located in the west of the country. redargue To disprove or refute (someone) in an argument. redargution The act of redarguing; refutation. redargutive That reproves false doctrine. redargutory Pertaining to, or containing, redargution; refutatory. redarken To darken again. redarn To darn again. redate To change the date assigned to (something); to date in a new way redaub To daub again.