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17-letter words containing e, v, o, l, u, t

  • ablative absolute — an absolute construction in Latin grammar in which a governor noun and a modifier in the ablative case function as a sentence modifier; for example, hostibus victis, "the enemy having been beaten"
  • active vocabulary — the total number of words a person uses in his own speech and writing
  • adventure holiday — a holiday that involves some physically challenging activity such as canoeing, rock climbing, etc
  • antirevolutionary — opposed to revolution, esp opposed to a particular revolution and the people who are carrying it out
  • between ourselves — in confidence; as a secret
  • bill of adventure — a certificate made out by a merchant to show that goods handled by him and his agents are the property of another party at whose risk the dealing is done
  • blowout preventer — A blowout preventer is a valve that can be closed when there is uncontrolled flow of fluids.
  • circular velocity — the velocity at which a body must move in order to maintain an orbit at the outer edge of the earth's atmosphere.
  • coastguard vessel — a ship used by the coastguard
  • colour television — television that broadcasts in real-life colours, as opposed to black and white
  • compound interval — an interval that is greater than an octave, as a ninth or a thirteenth.
  • convoluted tubule — a portion of the nephron in the kidney that functions in concentrating urine and in maintaining salt, water, and sugar balance.
  • counterrevolution — A counterrevolution is a revolution that is intended to reverse the effects of a previous revolution.
  • cumulative voting — a system of voting in which each elector has as many votes as there are candidates in his constituency. Votes may all be cast for one candidate or distributed among several
  • cytomegaloviruses — Plural form of cytomegalovirus.
  • disadvantageously — In a disadvantageous manner.
  • electroconvulsive — Of or relating to the treatment of mental illness by the application of electric shocks to the brain.
  • executive council — (in Australia and New Zealand) a body consisting of ministers of the Crown presided over by the Governor or Governor-General that formally approves Cabinet decisions, etc
  • fluvioterrestrial — (of animals) able to live in rivers and on land
  • fouquier-tinville — Antoine Quentin [ahn-twan kahn-tan] /ɑ̃ˈtwan kɑ̃ˈtɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1747?–95, French revolutionist: prosecutor during the Reign of Terror.
  • french revolution — the revolution that began in 1789, overthrew the absolute monarchy of the Bourbons and the system of aristocratic privileges, and ended with Napoleon's overthrow of the Directory and seizure of power in 1799.
  • full-motion video — (video)   (FMV) Any kind of video that is theoretically capable of changing the entire content on the screen fast enough that the transitions are not obvious to the human eye, i.e. about 24 times a second or more. In practise most video encoding relies on the fact that in most video there is relatively little change from one frame to the next. This allows for compression of the video data. The term is used, chiefly in computer games, in contrast to techniques such as the use of sprites that move against a more-or-less fixed background.
  • longitudinal wave — a wave in which the direction of displacement is the same as the direction of propagation, as a sound wave.
  • macroevolutionary — Pertaining to, or as a result of macroevolution.
  • microevolutionary — Of or pertaining to microevolution.
  • muscae volitantes — floater (def 6).
  • palace revolution — a challenge to or overthrow of a sovereign or other leader by members of the ruling family or group.
  • period-revolution — a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics: a period of illness; a period of great profitability for a company; a period of social unrest in Germany.
  • phlebotomus fever — sandfly fever.
  • pre-revolutionary — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a revolution, or a sudden, complete, or marked change: a revolutionary junta.
  • probability curve — a curve that describes the distribution of probability over the values of a random variable.
  • production values — the quality of a media production (such as a film) in regards to elements such as colours, quality, style, etc
  • public television — a type of noncommercial, usually educational, television programming funded by the government, grants, viewers, and corporations. Compare educational television.
  • push the envelope — a flat paper container, as for a letter or thin package, usually having a gummed flap or other means of closure.
  • put on the gloves — to box
  • reproductive cell — gamete.
  • revascularization — the restoration of the blood circulation of an organ or area, achieved by unblocking obstructed or disrupted blood vessels or by surgically implanting replacements.
  • revolutionary war — American Revolution.
  • rural development — social or economic activities or initiatives designed to improve the standard of living in areas far away from large towns or cities
  • shetland pullover — a thick woollen sweater made from Shetland wool
  • silent revolution — a social or political revolution that takes place with little warning and without great fuss or unrest
  • stellar evolution — the sequence of changes that occurs in a star as it ages
  • subtractive color — cyan, yellow, or magenta, as used in the subtractive process of color photography.
  • television lounge — a room in a hotel, guest house, etc where guests may watch television
  • the evil day/hour — If someone is putting off the evil day or the evil hour, they have to do something unpleasant and are trying to avoid doing it for as long as possible.
  • ultraconservative — extremely conservative, especially in politics.
  • unconventionalist — not conventional; not bound by or conforming to convention, rule, or precedent; free from conventionality: an unconventional artist; an unconventional use of material.
  • unconventionality — disregard for convention; the state or quality of being inconsistent with customs, rules, etc.; originality.
  • urban development — the development or improvement of an urban area by building
  • velvet revolution — the peaceful overthrow of Czechoslovakia's communist government in late 1989

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