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 retenderize To tenderize again. retene A hydrocarbon, polymeric with benzene, that is extracted from pine tar and also found in certain fossil resins. retenequinone A chemical compound, C₁₈H₁₆O₂. retent That which is retained. retentate That which is retained, especially by a filter or porous membrane. retention The act of retaining or something retained. retentional Of or pertaining to retention retentionist A person who advocates retention retentive Having power to retain. retentively In a retentive manner. retentiveness The state of being retentive. retentivity The ability to retain, potential for retention. retentor A muscle which holds a body part in place, notably in extended or retracted position retentostat A form of chemostat in which culture liquid is removed from the bioreactor but a filter retains the biomass. reteplase A modified form of human tissue plasminogen activator, used as a thrombolytic drug. retepore Any of several species of bryozoans of the genus Reteporella (syn. Retepora) or the family Reteporidae, that form delicate calcareous corals, usually composed of thin fenestrated fronds. reteporid A bryozoan of the family Reteporidae. reteporiform Forming colonies that are erect and fenestrate. reterminate To terminate again. retermination Termination again. reterritorialization The restructuring of a place or territory that has experienced deterritorialization. reterritorialize To subject to reterritorialization. retest A repeat test. retestable Capable of being retested. retester A repeat tester retestify To testify again. retether To tether again; to reconnect or reattach. retex To annul. retexture To texture again; to give a new texture to. retexturing The application of a new texture to something. retexturize To texturize again. Retford A market town in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England, alternatively known as East Retford (OS grid ref SK7080). retgersite A tetragonal-trapezohedral dark green mineral containing hydrogen, nickel, oxygen, and sulfur. rethank To thank again. rethatch To thatch again, especially something that has previously been thatched. rethatching An instance of something being rethatched. rethaw To thaw again after freezing or having been frozen. rethe (of persons) Fierce; cruel; savage; stern; zealous; ardent; keen. retheme To redesign with a new theme. retheness The character, state, or condition of being rethe; fierceness; wildness; roughness; harshness; sternness; cruelty. retheorization The process or result of retheorizing. retheorize To theorize again or anew. Retherford A surname. retherm To rethermalize. rethermalization A second or subsequent thermalization rethermalize To reheat. rethicken To thicken again. rethink To think again about something, with the intention of changing or replacing it. rethinkable Capable of being rethought. rethinker One who rethinks. rethinking The act of thinking again or differently. Rethondes A commune in the Oise department in northern France. rethoracotomy A second or subsequent thoracotomy rethread To thread again (in various senses). rethreader A device for repairing a damaged mechanical thread. rethreading The process of threading something again. rethreaten To threaten again. rethrombosis A second or subsequent thrombosis rethrone To throne again or anew. rethrow To throw again. rethrust To thrust again. Rethuglican A member or supporter of the Republican Party of the United States. rethunder To thunder again, or as an echo. Rethymno The third-largest city in Crete, Greece. retial Resembling a rete or network. retiarius A gladiator who uses a casting net (a rete or iaculum) as a weapon. retiary net-like retic Reticulated python. reticella An old Venetian lace-like fabric. reticello A decorative glassblowing technique involving the merging of two cane bubbles (one inside the other) where the straight canes were twisted in opposite directions, resulting in a net-like pattern. reticence Avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much; discretion, tight-lippedness; (countable) an instance of acting in this manner. reticences Things that have been left out of a piece of writing, etc. reticency Synonym of reticence. reticent Unwilling to communicate; keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained. reticently In a reticent manner. Reticker A surname. reticket To provide with a new or different ticket. reticle A transparent plate marked with a crosshair, grid, or scale which is used in an optical instrument, etc., to aid in alignment, counting, or measurement of objects being observed; also, the crosshair, grid, or scale on such a plate. reticled Having a reticle. reticula The reticular formation. reticular Having the structure of a net or a network; netlike. reticularian of or pertaining to Reticularia reticularity The condition of being reticular reticularization settlement in the reticulum reticularly In a reticular manner. reticulary reticular reticulate Network-like in form or appearance. reticulated Characterized by or having the form of a grid or network. reticulately In a reticulate manner. reticulation A network of criss-crossing lines, strands, cables or pipes. reticulatoside A particular steroid glycoside. reticule A reticle; a grid in the eyepiece of an instrument. reticuled Having a reticule or eyepiece. reticulin A scleroprotein, similar to collagen, found in lymphatic connective tissue reticuline An alkaloid found in opium. reticulinic Relating to or composed of reticulin. reticulite A type of basaltic pumice formed in very high lava fountains. reticulitis inflammation of the reticulum of a ruminant animal reticuloblast An immature reticulocyte reticulocalbin A calcium-binding protein from the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum reticuloceratid Any member of the Reticuloceratidae. reticulocerebellar Relating to the reticular formation and the cerebellum reticulocortical Relating to the reticular formation and the cerebral cortex. reticulocyte An immature red blood cell, having a reticular network of RNA reticulocytemia The presence of reticulocytes in the blood reticulocytic Relating to reticulocytes reticulocytopenia An abnormal decrease of reticulocytes in the body. reticulocytopenic Having or relating to reticulocytopenia. reticulocytosis An increase in reticulocytes, commonly seen in anemia. reticulocytotic Having or relating to reticulocytosis. reticuloendoplasmic Relating to the endoplasmic reticulum reticuloendothelial Describing all phagocytic cells (except some white blood cells). reticuloendotheliosis A form of neoplasia characterized by proliferation of the reticuloendothelium in an organ or tissue reticuloendothelium The reticuloendothelial cells of an organism considered as a group reticulofenestrid Any coccolith of an alga of the genus Reticulofenestra reticulofibrotic reticular fibrotic reticulogeniculate reticulate and geniculate reticulogram A graphical representation of a reticulate evolutionary structure reticulogranular reticular and granular reticulohistiocytic Of or relating to the reticular and histiocytic forms of connective tissue. reticulohistiocytoma A cutaneous condition characterized by a solitary, firm, dermal skin lesion of less than 1 cm in diameter. reticulohistiocytosis A cutaneous condition with two distinct forms: reticulohistiocytoma and multicentric reticulohistiocytosis. reticuloid Resembling or suggestive of, but not, a reticulum; that is, not reticulate or reticular but seeming so. reticulolysate A lysate derived from reticulocytes reticulon Any of a group of proteins found in the endoplasmic reticulum that have a variety of functions. reticulonodular Having the form of a network of nodules. reticuloperitonitis Inflammation of the reticulum and the peritoneum in ruminants, which is usually caused by, part of, and metonymically synonymous with hardware disease. reticulophagy Autophagy of the endoplasmic reticulum. reticulopodial Relating to reticulopodia reticulopodium A form of pseudopodium having a network of threads reticulorumen The first chamber in the alimentary canal of ruminant animals, composed of the rumen and reticulum reticuloruminal Relating to the reticulorumen reticulose Forming a network; characterized by a reticulated structure. reticulosis An abnormal increase in reticuloendothelial and related cells reticulospinal Pertaining to, or connecting the reticular formation in the brainstem and the spinal cord reticulotegmental reticulate and tegmental reticulothalamic Relating to the thalamic reticular nucleus reticulothalamocortical Relating to, or connecting the endoplasmic reticulum, thalamus and the cerebral cortex reticulotropic Affecting, or active within, a reticulum (of blood vessels). reticulotubular Composed of a network of tubes or tubules reticulovesicular reticular and vesicular reticulum A network. For example, the endoplasmic reticulum forms a network of cellular components that functions as a transportation system within the cell. retie To tie again; to tie something that has already been tied or was tied before. retier One who reties. retifanlimab A particular monoclonal antibody retifism The sexual fetish of attraction to shoes. retifist A person sexually attracted to shoes. retiform Having the form of a net; reticulate retigabine An anticonvulsant drug. retighten to tighten again