14-letter words containing a, n, v
- antiderivative — an indefinite integral
- antigovernment — opposed to government
- antipositivism — The view in social science that the social realm may not be subject to the same methods of investigation as the natural world.
- antipositivist — Relating to antipositivism.
- antireflective — treated in some way to prevent reflection
- antiretroviral — inhibiting the process by which a retrovirus replicates
- antisubversion — opposed to or acting against subversion
- antiulcerative — An antiulcerative is an agent that prevents the formation or promotes the healing of ulcers.
- antiuniversity — a group or institution which disregards the established traditions or practices of university education
- apple turnover — a pastry containing apple
- apprehensively — uneasy or fearful about something that might happen: apprehensive for the safety of the mountain climbers.
- area vitellina — the nonvascular part of the area opaca surrounding the area vasculosa.
- assaultiveness — the condition of being assaultive
- asseveratingly — in an asseverating or affirming manner
- astronavigator — One who performs astronavigation; an astronaut or space pilot.
- atomic veteran — a veteran of the armed forces who was exposed to radioactivity during the testing or use of nuclear (atomic) weapons in World War II or subsequent wars.
- attractiveness — providing pleasure or delight, especially in appearance or manner; pleasing; charming; alluring: an attractive personality.
- auditory nerve — either of the eighth pair of cranial nerves, which connect the ear with the brain and carry impulses relating to sound and balance
- augmentatively — In an augmentative fashion.
- autoactivation — (biochemistry) autocatalysis.
- autocovariance — (statistics) The covariance of a signal with another part of the same signal.
- avalanche lily — a wildflower (Erythronium montanum) of the lily family, native to the mountain meadows of Washington and Oregon and blooming in June among the melting snowbanks
- avalanche wind — the wind that is created in front of an avalanche.
- avariciousness — The state or quality of being avaricious.
- aviation badge — wings.
- aviation cadet — one who trains to become an officer in an air force.
- aviation-badge — Also called aviation badge. Military Informal. a badge bearing the image of a spread pair of bird's wings with a distinctive center design, awarded to an aircrewman on completion of certain requirements.
- avoidance play — a play by the declarer designed to prevent a particular opponent from taking the lead.
- backing vocals — a vocal accompaniment for a pop singer
- balanced valve — a valve designed so that pressure-induced forces from the fluid being controlled oppose one another so that resistance to opening and closing the valve is negligible.
- balloon sleeve — a sleeve fitting tightly from wrist to elbow and becoming fully rounded from elbow to shoulder
- balto-slavonic — a hypothetical subfamily of Indo-European languages consisting of Baltic and Slavonic. It is now generally believed that similarities between them result from geographical proximity rather than any special relationship
- batwing sleeve — a sleeve of a garment with a deep armhole and a tight wrist
- bavarian cream — a cold dessert consisting of a rich custard set with gelatine and flavoured in various ways
- belgian endive — endive (def 2).
- belgian-endive — endive (def 2).
- beveridge plan — the plan for comprehensive social insurance, proposed by Sir William Beveridge in Great Britain in 1941.
- bioequivalence — the equality of strength, bioavailability, and dosage of various drug products
- bound variable — (in the functional calculus) a variable occurring in a quantifier and in a sentential function within the scope of the quantifier.
- boundary value — boundary value analysis
- bush, vannevar — Vannevar Bush
- by the vanload — in very large quantities
- cadaverousness — of or like a corpse.
- canadian river — a river in the southern US, rising in NE New Mexico and flowing east to the Arkansas River in E Oklahoma. Length: 1458 km (906 miles)
- canes venatici — a small faint constellation in the N hemisphere near Ursa Major that contains the globular cluster M3 and the spiral whirlpool galaxy M51
- canicola fever — an acute febrile disease of humans and dogs, characterized by inflammation of the stomach and intestines and by jaundice: caused by a spirochete, Leptospira canicola.
- cape canaveral — a cape on the E coast of Florida: site of the US Air Force Missile Test Centre, from which the majority of US space missions have been launched
- cardinal vowel — any one of eight primary, purportedly invariant, sustained vowel sounds that constitute a reference set for describing the vowel inventory of a language.
- carnarvonshire — Caernarvon.
- carnival glass — a colorful iridescent pressed glassware popular in the U.S. in the early 20th century.