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Retinae
- noun - the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve
Retinal
- adjective - either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light
- in or relating to the retina of the eye; "retinal cells"
Retread
- noun - a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads
- give new treads to (a tire)
- use again in altered form; "retread an old plot"
Retreat
- noun - (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
- (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
- (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat; "the disorderly retreat of French troops"
- a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
- an area where you can be alone
- make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"
- move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"
- move back; "The glacier retrogrades"
- pull back or move away or backward;
- the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)
- withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; "the religious retr
Retrial
- noun - a new trial in which issues already litigated and to which the court has already rendered a verdict or decision are reexamined by the same court; occurs when the initial trial is found to have been improper or unfair due to procedural errors
Revisal
- noun - the act of rewriting something
Revival
- noun - an evangelistic meeting intended to reawaken interest in religion
- bringing again into activity and prominence; "the revival of trade"; "a revival of a neglected play by Moliere"; "the Gothic revival in architecture"
- renaissance
Rheidae
- noun - a family of birds coextensive with the order Rheiformes
Rhetian
- - Pertaining to the ancient Rhaeti, or Rhaetians, or to Rhaetia, their country; as, the Rhetian Alps, now the country of Tyrol and the Grisons.
Rhodian
- - Of or pertaining to Rhodes, an island of the Mediterranean. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Rhodes.