money in the form of cash that is readily available
recuperation
Noun
gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
remote-access data processing
Noun
data processing in which some of the functions are performed in different places and connected by transmission facilities
radioactive decay
Noun
the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
rotting
Noun
(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
reverse osmosis
Noun
(chemistry) a method of producing pure water
rising prices
Noun
a general and progressive increase in prices
ripening
Noun
coming to full development
ripening
Noun
acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time
reduction division
Noun
(genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms
redox
Noun
a reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction
reabsorption
Noun
the organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation
ream
Noun
a quantity of paper
ream
Noun
a large quantity of written matter
ream
Verb
enlarge with a reamer
ream
Verb
remove by making a hole or by boring
ream
Verb
squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer
reuptake
Noun
a process of using up or consuming again
re-uptake
Noun
a process of using up or consuming again
reversible process
Noun
any process in which a system can be made to pass through the same states in the reverse order when the process is reversed
rigor mortis
Noun
muscular stiffening that begins 2 to 4 hours after death and lasts for about 4 days
rigor mortis
Noun
temporary stiffness of joints and muscular rigidity occurring after death
rooting
Noun
the process of putting forth roots and beginning to grow
rusting
Noun
the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water
reflection factor
Noun
the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface
reflectance
Noun
the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface
rigidifying
Noun
the process of becoming stiff or rigid
rigidification
Noun
the process of becoming stiff or rigid
relative quantity
Noun
a quantity relative to some purpose
radiant heating
Noun
heating a building by radiation from panels containing hot water or electrical heaters
radioactivity
Noun
the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay
radiolysis
Noun
molecular disintegration resulting from radiation
rain-wash
Noun
the washing away of soil or other loose material by rain
random walk
Noun
a stochastic process consisting of a sequence of changes each of whose characteristics (as magnitude or direction) is determined by chance
reaction formation
Noun
in psychiatry, a defense mechanism in which a person unconsciously develops attitudes and behavior that are the opposite of unacceptable repressed desires and impulses and serve to conceal them
real-time processing
Noun
data processing fast enough to keep up with an outside process
real-time operation
Noun
data processing fast enough to keep up with an outside process
redeposition
Noun
deposition from one deposit to another
reducing
Noun
loss of excess weight (as by dieting)
reducing
Noun
any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen)
refilling
Noun
filling again by supplying what has been used up
replenishment
Noun
filling again by supplying what has been used up
relative majority
Noun
(in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes)
refining
Noun
the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
reflation
Noun
inflation of currency after a period of deflation
relaxation behavior
Noun
(physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance
resorption
Noun
the organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation
radian
Noun
the unit of plane angle adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
rad
Noun
the unit of plane angle adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
rad
Noun
a unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material