🪙 A rare metal ☀️ Egyptian sun god

Re

2 9.9

A rare heavy metal that people use to make heat-resistant alloys

noun
/rɛ/

Specialized

: renio

Synonyms

rhenium

vsRe

Specialized

1 9.9

A rare heavy silvery-white metal used in metal mixes for very hot parts like jet engines

gives extra technical detail such as resemblance and chemical symbol

atomic number 75

vsRe

Specialized

8.2

A rare heavy metal called rhenium used in alloys that resist heat

refers specifically to use in high-temperature alloys rather than some alloys

Idioms

pro re nata

Formal

9.9

Given or done only when needed

Compounds

re-afforestation

6.8

Planting new trees on land where a forest was cut down

re-creation

4.8

To make something again after people destroy or lose it

re-formation

5.8

To make something again in a new or better way

re-establishment

4.9

Bringing something back to how it was before

re-introduction

4.1

Bringing back something that was stopped, removed, or rejected

re-sentencing

7.9

Giving a new, often lighter, punishment to someone after a judge already gave them one

re-release

3.6

A new version of a film or album that people put out before

right of re-entry

Formal

9.9

An owner may take back property if someone breaks an agreement

Surface Forms

Re singular

Res plural

Etymology

Re is the chemical symbol for the metal Rhenium, which was named after the 'Rhine' river in Europe because its ores were first found near there. So Re reminds us of a rare, heavy metal linked to the Rhine.