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 rheometric Of or pertaining to rheometry. rheometry The measurement of electrical current. rheomode An experimental form of language based on verbs. rheomorphic Modified by rheomorphism rheomorphism The liquefaction of rock, and subsequent flowing and intrusion into surrounding rocks rheomotor A generator (apparatus that produces an electric current). rheonomic Of a mechanical system whose constraint equations explicitly contain or are dependent upon time. rheonomous Synonym of rheonomic. rheonomy The state of a mechanical system whose whose equations of constraints contain time as an explicit variable. rheoophthalmography A method of measuring the hemodynamics of the anterior portion of the eye by recording impedance from electrodes attached to the eye. rheopathological Relating to disease associated with changes to the rheological properties of blood cells rheopectic Exhibiting rheopexy. rheopexic Describing a gel for which the time of solidification after discontinuation of a relatively high shear rate, is reduced by applying a small shear rate rheopexy A rheological phenomenon in which certain colloids solidify more quickly when subjected to shear rheophile Any organism that thrives in the presence of running water. rheophilia Synonym of rheophily. rheophilic That lives in swiftly-flowing water rheophily The condition of being rheophilic rheophore Any wire, electrode or connector that conducts electricity rheophyte A plant that grows in running water, such as in a stream or river rheophytic Relating to rheophytes rheoplethysmograph An instrument for the measurement of variation in volume of organs by measurement of variations in electric impedance rheoplethysmographic Relating to the rheoplethysmograph. rheoplethysmography The use of the rheoplethysmograph. rheoscope An instrument for detecting the presence or movement of currents, as of electricity. rheoscopic Relating to the rheoscope. rheoscopy The use of the rheoscope. rheostasis The regulation of some aspect of a biological organism in a changing environment. rheostat An electrical resistor with two terminals, the resistance of which can be varied continuously by moving a knob or slider to regulate the flow of an electric current. rheostatic Regulated using a rheostat. rheostatically By means of a rheostat or of rheostasis rheotactic relating to rheotaxis rheotacting moving by means of rheotaxis rheotan An alloy of copper, nickel and zinc used for electrical resistors and heating coils. rheotaxis movement in response to a current (of water or air) rheotome Any instrument that interrupts an electric current. rheotrauma mechanical trauma, especially that caused to the lungs by mechanical ventilation rheotrope An instrument for reversing the direction of an electric current; synonym of commutator. rheotrophic Supplied with nutrients by flowing water. rheotropic Pertaining to or exhibiting rheotropism. rheotropism Movement stimulated by a current of water. rheotypic Relating to the rheophilic form of an organism rhesis A passage of text in a play. rhesus A macaque monkey native to southern and southeastern Asia; Macaca mulatta. rhesusize To substitute a rhesus sequence for a human sequence into a nucleic acid rhetic Of or pertaining to a rheme. rhetographical Relating to rhetography. rhetography The evocation of imagery in a text narrative. rhetological Relating to rhetology. rhetology The form of rhetorical argument or reasoning that characterizes a rhetorolect. rhetor A rhetorician. rhetoric The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade. rhetorical Part of or similar to rhetoric, the use of language as a means to persuade. rhetoricality The quality of being rhetorical. rhetorically In a rhetorical manner. rhetoricalness The quality of being rhetorical. rhetoricate To use rhetorical tropes or embellishments. rhetorication An instance of rhetoric, or excessive use of rhetoric rhetorician An expert or student of rhetoric. rhetoricity Quality or degree of being rhetorical. rhetorize To represent by a figure of rhetoric, or by personification. rhetorolect A type of discourse that has a characteristic configuration of topics, themes, and arguments. rhetorology The process of analyzing a discourse for deep rhetoric. Rhett An American surname from Dutch. rheum Thin or watery discharge of mucus or serum, especially from the eyes or nose, formerly thought to cause disease. rheumarthritic Of or relating to rheumatoid arthritis. rheumarthritis Synonym of rheumatoid arthritis. rheumatalgia chronic rheumatic pain rheumatic Resembling or relating to rheumatism. rheumatical Synonym of rheumatic. rheumatically In a rheumatic manner. rheumaticky Of, pertaining to or having rheumatism. rheumatics Rheumatism. rheumatism Any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability. rheumatismoid Of or resembling rheumatism. rheumatiz rheumatism rheumatized Affected with rheumatism. rheumatogenic That causes rheumatism rheumatogenicity The condition of being rheumatogenic rheumatoid Involving or pertaining to rheumatism, especially rheumatoid arthritis. rheumatoidally Having, or in terms of, rheumatism. rheumatologic rheumatological rheumatological Of or pertaining to rheumatology. rheumatologically In terms of rheumatology. rheumatologist A doctor specializing in the treatment of arthritis and other ailments of the joints. rheumatology The branch of medicine specializing in arthritis and other ailments of the joints. rheumed Full of rheum; rheumy. rheumic rheumy; rheumatic (pertaining to, or characterized by, rheum). rheumides Certain types of herpetic diathesis. rheumily In a rheumy manner. rheuminess The quality of being rheumy. rheumy Of, relating to, or made of rheum (“thin or watery discharge of mucus or serum”); watery. Rhew A surname. Rhewl A village in Llanynys community, Denbighshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ1060). rhexia Any of the genus Rhexia of plants in the family Melastomataceae. rhexis The rupture of an organ. rhexistasy A period of intense erosion due to the absence of a cover of vegetation. rhexolytic Describing the dehiscence of a cell by the breakdown of the outer wall, between conidia rhexolytically In a rhexolytic manner. RHF The national identifier for Russians in international ice hockey while Russia is under ban by the ruling of the Court of Arbitration for Sport supporting the ban enacted by the World Anti-Doping Agency. Rhian A female given name from Welsh. Rhianna A female given name from Arabic, variant of Rihanna. Rhiannon A figure in Welsh mythology. Rhianwen A female given name from Welsh. rhicadhesin A membrane protein in Rhizobium rhigolene A mixture of volatile hydrocarbons intermediate between gasolene and cymogene, formerly used as a refrigerant. Rhigos A village and community in Rhondda Cynon Taf borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SN9205). rhim The rhim gazelle rhinacanthin Any of a group of naphthoquinone esters isolated from the roots of Rhinacanthus nasutus, the snake jasmine. rhinacanthone The chromenone 3,3-dimethyl-2,4-dihydrobenzo[h]chromene-5,6-dione present in the roots of a Rhinacanthus rhinal Of or pertaining to the nose; nasal rhinalgia pain in the nose rhinanthoid Relating to, or characteristic of plants of the genus Rhinanthus. Rhinard A surname. rhinarium The naked surface of skin around the external openings of the nostrils of the nose in most mammals, usually more or less moist and embossed. rhinaster the black rhinoceros rhinatrematid Any caecilian in the family Rhinatrematidae. rhincodontid Any whale shark in the family Rhincodontidae. Rhind A surname. rhine A watercourse; a ditch for water. Rhinebeck A town and village therein, in Dutchess County, New York, United States. rhinebothriidean Any tapeworm of the order Rhinebothriidea rhinectomy Removal of the nose. Rhinegrave A German count whose hereditary lands are in the Rheingau area north of the river Rhine, especially one descended from the counts of Salm. Rhinehart A surname from German [in turn transferred from the given name], variant of Reinhardt. Rhineland An area on both sides of the river Rhine, in the west of Germany. Roughly equivalent to the former Prussian Rhine Province, now the greater part of Rhineland-Palatinate plus the south-western half of North Rhine-Westphalia. Rhinelander A native or inhabitant of the Rhineland, a geographic area partly overlapping the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Rhinelandic Of or pertaining to the Rhineland. rhinencephalic Of or pertaining to the rhinencephalon. rhinencephalon The part of the brain involved with olfaction. rhinencephalous rhinencephalic rhinencephaly A form of cyclopia where the face is replaced with a non-functioning nose in the form of a proboscis Rhinesmith A surname from German. rhinestone A diamond simulant, strass. rhinestoned Decorated with rhinestones. rhinesuchid Any temnospondyl in the family Rhinesuchidae. rhineurid Any lizard in the family Rhineuridae. rhineurynter A dilatable bag, inserted into the nostril and inflated to arrest a profuse nosebleed. rhingyll A sergeant (inferior officer attendant on magistrates). rhinic Relating to the nose; nasal. rhinid Any fish in the family Rhinidae. rhinion The lower end of the suture between the nasal bones. rhinitis Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose. rhino Money. rhinobatid Any fish in the family Rhinobatidae. rhinocapsular Relating to the nose and the capsule of the eye rhinocephaly rhinencephaly rhinoceral Resembling or relating to a rhinoceros. rhinocerase A serine protease isolated from the Gaboon viper Bitis rhinoceros (syn. of Bitis gabonica). rhinocerebral Relating to the nasal passages and the brain