Quinhydrone :: Quinhydrone (n.) A green crystalline substance formed by the union of quinone with hydroquinone, or as an intermediate product in the oxidation of hydroquinone or the reduction of quinone..
Redroot :: Redroot (n.) A name of several plants having red roots, as the New Jersey tea (see under Tea), the gromwell, the bloodroot, and the Lachnanthes tinctoria, an endogenous plant found in sandy swamps from Rhode Island to Florida..
Rendrock :: Rendrock (n.) A kind of dynamite used in blasting.
Rhododendron :: Rhododendron (n.) A genus of shrubs or small trees, often having handsome evergreen leaves, and remarkable for the beauty of their flowers; rosebay..
Rhombohedron :: Rhombohedron (n.) A solid contained by six rhomboids; a parallelopiped.
Rosedrop :: Rosedrop (n.) A ruddy eruption upon the nose caused by drinking ardent spirits; a grog blossom.
Rupert''s Drop :: Rupert's drop () A kind of glass drop with a long tail, made by dropping melted glass into water. It is remarkable for bursting into fragments when the surface is scratched or the tail broken; -- so called from Prince Rupert, nephew of Charles I., by whom they were first brought to England. Called also Rupert's ball, and glass tear..
Salamandroid :: Salamandroid (a.) Like or pertaining to the salamanders.
Salamandroidea :: Salamandroidea (n. pl.) A division of Amphibia including the Salamanders and allied groups; the Urodela.
Scalenohedron :: Scalenohedron (n.) A pyramidal form under the rhombohedral system, inclosed by twelve faces, each a scalene triangle..
Snowdrop :: Snowdrop (n.) A bulbous plant (Galanthus nivalis) bearing white flowers, which often appear while the snow is on the ground. It is cultivated in gardens for its beauty..
Spadroon :: Spadroon (n.) A sword, especially a broadsword, formerly used both to cut and thrust..
Splendrous :: Splendor (n.) Brilliancy; glory; as, the splendor of a victory..
Squadron :: Squadron (n.) Primarily, a square; hence, a square body of troops; a body of troops drawn up in a square..
Squadron :: Squadron (n.) A body of cavarly comparising two companies or troops, and averging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred men..
Squadroned :: Squadron (n.) A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer; as, the North Atlantic Squadron..