rabulistic
characterized by railing or pettifoggery (from tsuwm’s wwftd site)
http://home.mn.rr.com/wwftd/rst.htm

rachis
n.,
pl. ra4chis[es# or ra[chi[des 7rak4! dcz#, ra4k!38 5ModL < Gr rhachis, backbone < IE base *wraDh3, thorn, point > Lith rQxas, stubble6
1 SPINAL COLUMN
2 Bot. the principal axis of an inflorescence or of a compound leaf
3 Zool. the shaft of a feather, esp. that part bearing the barbs: see FEATHER, illus.

rachitis
n.
5ModL < Gr rhachitis, inflammation of the spine: see prec. & 3ITIS6RICKETS
ra[chit$ic 73kit4ik8
adj.
rickets is the old name for a disease of bone growth caused by Vitamin D and sunlight deprivation.


raclette - a variety of Swiss cheese

racon - radar beacon

rafale - an advanced French fighter plane


raki
n.
5Turk raks < Ar #araq: see ARRACK6 an alcoholic liquor made from grape juice, grain, etc. in the Middle East and S Eu


ramark: a radar marker beacon which continuously transmits a signal appearing as a radial line on a radar screen, the line indicating the direction of the ...


rambla - Spanish "rambla" = dry ravine; < Arabic "ramlah" = sand. Definition: The bed of an ephemeral stream. ...


ram[pi[on 7ram4pc !n8
n.
5altered < ? Fr raiponce, It raponzolo < ML rapunculus, dim. < L rapum, turnip: see RAPE26 a European bellflower (Campanula rapunculus) with thick, fleshy, white roots that are used with the leaves in salads or cooked, esp. formerly, as a vegetable

ramulus - a small branch: also a botanical epithet


ra[nun[cu[lus 7r! nu%4ky- l!s8
n.,
pl. 3lus[es or 3li# 73lj#8 5ModL < L, tadpole, medicinal plant, dim. of rana, frog6 BUTTERCUP
Damned if I can see connection between little frog and buttercup.


rapini
[rah-PEE-nee]
Another name for BROCOLI RAAB.




ra·sce·ta
n pl : transverse creases of the skin on the palmar surface of the wrist .