15-letter words containing a, v, i, n, c
- over-analytical — pertaining to or proceeding by analysis (opposed to synthetic).
- over-compliance — the act of conforming, acquiescing, or yielding.
- over-extraction — an act or instance of extracting: the extraction of a molar.
- overachievement — to perform, especially academically, above the potential indicated by tests of one's mental ability or aptitude.
- overapplication — excessive application
- overcommunicate — to communicate excessively
- overcultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
- overexpectation — excessive expectation
- overspeculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- peace offensive — an active program, policy, propaganda campaign, etc., by a national government for the purpose of terminating a war or period of hostility, lessening international tensions, or promoting peaceful cooperation with other nations.
- photoactivation — the activation or control of a chemical, chemical reaction, or organism by light, as the activation of chlorophyll by sunlight during photosynthesis.
- pick-and-shovel — marked by drudgery; laborious: the pick-and-shovel work necessary to get a political campaign underway.
- postvaccination — occurring after a vaccination
- preverification — the state of being verified.
- principal value — a value selected at a point in the domain of a multiple-valued function, chosen so that the function has a single value at the point.
- private company — a company whose shareholders may not exceed 50 in number and whose shares may not be offered for public subscription.
- procrastinative — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
- procreativeness — the quality of being procreative
- richard neville — Earl of (Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury"the Kingmaker") 1428–71, English military leader and statesman.
- sauvignon blanc — a white grape grown primarily in France and California.
- savings account — a bank account on which interest is paid, traditionally one for which a bankbook is used to record deposits, withdrawals, and interest payments.
- scanning device — any of various devices used in medical diagnosis to obtain an image of an internal organ or part
- seminal vesicle — either of two small saclike glands, located on each side of the bladder in males, that add nutrient fluid to semen during ejaculation.
- service station — Also called gas station. a place equipped for servicing automobiles, as by selling gasoline and oil, making repairs, etc.
- servo-mechanism — A servo-mechanism is a system or device that provides increased power to operate a control.
- seven-year itch — scabies.
- significatively — serving to signify.
- sinclair, clive — Clive Sinclair
- social movement — a group of diffusely organized people or organizations striving toward a common goal relating to human society or social change, or the organized activities of such a group: The push for civil rights was a social movement that peaked in the 1950s and 1960s.
- stacking swivel — a metal swivel attached to the stock of a military rifle for use in hooking three rifles together to form a stack.
- subcivilization — a division of a civilization
- subclavian vein — either of a pair of veins, one on each side of the body, that return blood from the arms to the heart.
- subconjunctival — the mucous membrane that lines the exposed portion of the eyeball and inner surface of the eyelids.
- subvocalization — the act or process of producing subvocal speech
- tactical voting — Tactical voting is the act of voting for a particular person or political party in order to prevent someone else from winning, rather than because you support that person or party.
- tank locomotive — a steam locomotive carrying its own fuel and water without the use of a tender.
- tracking device — an electronic security device which allows you to monitor the location of a person or object, esp a vehicle
- travel sickness — nausea caused by motion
- traveling block — (in a hoisting tackle) the block hooked to and moving with the load.
- ultraconvenient — extremely convenient
- uncommunicative — not inclined to talk or disclose information; reserved; taciturn.
- uncontroversial — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
- uncooperatively — in an uncooperative or unhelpful manner
- universal chuck — a chuck, as on a lathe headstock, having three stepped jaws moving simultaneously for precise centering of a workpiece of any of a wide range of sizes.
- universal class — (in the theory of classes) the class that includes all other classes and is composed of all individuals composing these classes.
- unparticipative — to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play.
- vacation course — a course of study undertaken during a vacation, usually combined with other activities
- vanilla essence — a natural extract obtained from the pods of the vanilla plant and used to flavour sweet dishes
- vanishing cream — a cosmetic similar to cold cream but less oily, applied usually to the face and neck as a base, night cream, or moisturizer.
- variola porcina — an acute infectious viral disease of pigs characterized by skin eruptions