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 renationalize To nationalize again, after a previous privatization. renationalized Nationalized again, after a previous privatization. renativization the return to use of a local or regional language whose use was previously discouraged or suppressed renaturalization The act of granting citizenship again to a former citizen. renaturalize To naturalize again. renaturase An enzyme that catalyses renaturation renaturate To cause or to undergo renaturation. renaturation The reconstruction of the original form of a protein or nucleic acid following denaturation renature To reconstruct the original form of a protein or nucleic acid following denaturation renatured restored to its original form following denaturation renaturing The process of bringing back nature to the environment, after damage by pollution, etc. Renaud A male given name from French. Renault A surname from French. renavigate To navigate again. renavigation Navigation again; the act of renavigating. renay To renounce (one’s faith or god), to apostasize from. renayed Apostate, having renounced one’s faith or god. Renchen A town in western Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Rencher A surname. rencontre A chance or unexpected meeting or encounter. rencounter To meet, encounter, come into contact with. rend To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to split; to burst. Renda A surname from Italian. rendaku In the Japanese language, a phenomenon which governs the voicing of the initial consonant of the non-initial portion of a compound or prefixed word. Examples include 時々 (ときどき, tokidoki; “sometimes”), where the second, iterative element -toki becomes -doki and 折り紙 (おりがみ, origami) where the word 紙 (かみ, kami; “paper”) becomes gami. Rendall A surname. rendang An Indonesian dish of beef (or sometimes other meat) slowly cooked in coconut milk. Rende A surname. Rendel A surname. Rendell A surname. render To cause to become. renderability The quality of being renderable. renderable Capable of being rendered. renderer One who, or that which, renders. rendering The act or process by which something is rendered. renderite Possibly ambiguous material that is depicted in a rendering, usually of an architectural work, used in a way that might not account for the feasibility of executing the project in the real world. rendezvous A meeting or date. Rendham A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM3464). rendible Able to be rendered or yielded up. rending The act by which something is rent, or torn. rendingly So as to rend or tear apart. rendition An interpretation or performance of an artwork, especially a musical score or musical work. renditioning The ability of a television or monitor to display all colours and grey tones accurately. Rendleman A surname. Rendlesham A village and civil parish north-east of Woodbridge, Suffolk. rendlewood Wood with the bark removed. rendoll A kind of mollisol with lime as parent material. Rendon A surname from Spanish. Rendova An island in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands. rendrock A kind of dynamite used in blasting. Rendsburg A town, the administrative seat of Rendsburg-Eckernförde district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Rendu A surname from French. Rendulic Pertaining to the two-dimensional modelling of three-dimensional stress paths that are symmetric about an axis. rendzina A dark soil that sometimes develops under grass on limestone and chalk. rendzinic Of or relating to rendzina soils. Rene A male given name from French. Reneau A surname. renecessitate To necessitate again. renecked Altered by way of neck up or neck down so as to accommodate a different sized bullet. Renee A female given name from French, alternative spelling of Renée. renegade An outlaw or rebel. renegader One who renegades. renegadism The beliefs and practices of renegades. Renegar A surname. renegation a denial renege To break a promise or commitment; to go back on one's word. reneger A person who reneges. reneglect Repeated neglect. renegotiable Able to be renegotiated. renegotiate To negotiate new terms to replace old ones. renegotiation The act of negotiating again. renegotiator One who renegotiates. Renens A municipality in Vaud canton, Switzerland. renervate To restore nerve stimulation to. renervation Synonym of reinnervation. renerve To nerve again; to reinvigorate or unnumb. Renesmee A female given name originating as a coinage. renest To nest again or anew. renette A specialized excretory cell in some nematode worms. reneutralization A second or subsequent neutralization reneutralize To return to neutrality renew To make (something) new again; to restore to freshness or original condition. renewability The property of being renewable. renewable Able to be renewed; capable of renewal. renewableness renewability renewably In a renewable manner. renewal The act of renewing. renewalism the broader current within Christianity that emphasizes the Holy Spirit, including the charismatic and Pentecostal movements renewalist An advocate of renewalism. renewedly again; once more renewedness The state of being renewed. renewer One who or that which renews. renewing A renewal. renewment renewal Renfrew A town in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland; historically it was the county town of Renfrewshire (OS grid ref NS5067). Renfrewshire A historical county of Scotland, merged into Strathclyde region in 1975. Renfro A surname. Renfroe A surname. Renfrow A surname. renga A form of Japanese verse in which short poems are connected together, the origin of haikai and haiku. rengarenga Arthropodium cirratum, a herbaceous perennial plant endemic to New Zealand. rengeite A monoclinic-prismatic dark greenish brown mineral containing calcium, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, samarium, oxygen, silicon, strontium, titanium, and zirconium. rengginang A kind of thick Indonesian rice cracker. renghol A poisonous organic compound later found to be identical with urushiol I. Rengifo A surname. Rengma A member of a Naga ethnic group inhabiting the Northeast Indian states of Nagaland and Assam. Rengo A city in Chile. Renhold A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL089325). Renhuai A county-level city of Zunyi, Guizhou, China. Reni A city in Izmail Raion, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine. renib To supply (a pen) with a new nib. renice To change (usually to lower) the priority of a process that is already running. Renick A surname. renickel To plate with nickel again. reniculate Having reniculi reniculus One of the lobules of the kidney, especially in whales. Renier A surname from French. renieramycin Any of a group of isoquinoline antitumor alkaloids found in some marine sponges renierite A tetragonal-scalenohedral orange brown mineral containing arsenic, copper, germanium, iron, sulfur, and zinc. Reniers A surname from Dutch. renifleur A paraphiliac who derives sexual pleasure from certain smells. reniform Synonym of kidney-shaped (“having an approximately circular or elongated ovoid shape with an inward curve or indentation on one side”). reniformin A diterpene found in the roots of Pelargonium reniforme. reniformly In a reniform manner. renig To renege. renilla Any sea pansy of the genus Renilla. renillid A sea pansy of the family Renillidae. renin A circulating enzyme released by mammalian kidneys that converts angiotensinogen to angiotensin I. Due to its activity which ultimately leads to the formation of angiotensin II and aldosterone, this hormone plays a role in maintaining blood pressure. reninoma A tumor that produces renin renipuncture puncture of the renal capsule of the kidney Renishaw A village in Eckington parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4477). renitence The state or quality of being renitent; resistance to physical pressure or constraint renitent resistant to physical pressure; unyielding renitrosylation A second or subsequent nitrosylation, typically following a denitrosylation Renjilian A surname from Armenian. Renjith A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. renju The professional variant of the game of gomoku, played on a 15×15 board, and eliminating the "perfect win" situation in gomoku by adding special conditions for the first player. Renk A surname. Renken A surname. renku A form of Japanese poetry formed from linked haikus. Renkum A village in Gelderland, Netherlands. renminbi The official currency of the People's Republic of China. Renn A surname. Renna A surname from Italian. rennase rennin Renne A surname. Rennell A surname Rennellese Of or relating to Rennell Island. Renner A surname. Rennert A surname from German. Rennes The capital city of Ille-et-Vilaine department, France; the capital city of the region of Brittany.