Index of English words, starting with "ra"

(1) - Ratiocinative (a.) Characterized by, or addicted to, ratiocination; consisting in the comparison of propositions or facts, and the deduction of inferences from the comparison; argumentative; as, a ratiocinative process.

(1) - Ration (v. t.) To supply with rations, as a regiment.
(2) - Ration (n.) Hence, a certain portion or fixed amount dealt out; an allowance; an allotment.
(3) - Ration (n.) A fixed daily allowance of provisions assigned to a soldier in the army, or a sailor in the navy, for his subsistence.

(1) - Rational (n.) A rational being.
(2) - Rational (a.) Expressing the type, structure, relations, and reactions of a compound; graphic; -- said of formulae. See under Formula.
(3) - Rational (a.) Agreeable to reason; not absurd, preposterous, extravagant, foolish, fanciful, or the like; wise; judicious; as, rational conduct; a rational man.
(4) - Rational (a.) Having reason, or the faculty of reasoning; endowed with reason or understanding; reasoning.
(5) - Rational (a.) Relating to the reason; not physical; mental.

(1) - Rationale (a.) An explanation or exposition of the principles of some opinion, action, hypothesis, phenomenon, or the like; also, the principles themselves.