15-letter words containing r, s, v, p
- resolving power — Optics. the ability of an optical device to produce separate images of close objects.
- retrospectively — with contemplation of past situations, events, etc.: You should examine your relationship retrospectively.
- rhesus positive — relating to blood containing Rhesus antigen D
- russell's viper — a large venomous snake, Vipera russelli, common in India and southeastern Asia, having three rows of large, black-edged brown spots on a light-brown body.
- saturated vapor — a vapor whose temperature and pressure are such that any compression of its volume at constant temperature causes it to condense to liquid at a rate sufficient to maintain a constant pressure.
- self-expressive — the expression or assertion of one's own personality, as in conversation, behavior, poetry, or painting.
- self-preserving — preservation of oneself from harm or destruction.
- simple interval — an interval of an octave or less.
- speller-divider — a reference book that lists words in alphabetical order to show spelling and syllabification.
- spirit leveling — leveling according to the indications of a spirit level.
- steak au poivre — pepper steak (def 2).
- superconvenient — highly convenient
- supergovernment — a centralized organization formed by a group of governments to enforce justice or maintain peace.
- superindividual — greater than the individual
- superinvolution — an act or instance of involving or entangling; involvement.
- suppressiveness — the quality of being suppressive
- tricuspid valve — the valve, consisting of three triangular flaps of tissue between the right auricle and ventricle of the heart, that keeps blood from flowing back into the auricle.
- trivial pursuit — a board game that is based the ability to answer questions on popular culture and general knowledge
- uncomprehensive — of large scope; covering or involving much; inclusive: a comprehensive study of world affairs.
- university park — a city in N Texas.
- unprogressively — in an unprogressive manner
- upsetting lever — the horizontal distance between the center of gravity, acting downward, and the center of buoyancy, acting upward, when they are so placed as to form a couple (upsetting couple) tending to capsize the boat.
- vanishing spray — a substance that disperses without trace shortly after it is sprayed onto a surface, used in football to mark a temporary line behind which defenders must stand when a free kick is taken
- vapour pressure — the pressure exerted by a vapour. The saturated vapour pressure is that exerted by a vapour in equilibrium with its solid or liquid phase at a particular temperature
- venus's-flytrap — a carnivorous plant, Dionaea muscipula, native to bogs of North and South Carolina, having roundish leaves with two lobes that close like a trap when certain delicate hairs on them are irritated, as by a fly: the range is now reduced, though the plants are still locally abundant.
- vernier compass — a compass on a transit (vernier transit) having a vernier for adjusting magnetic bearings to read as true bearings.
- vespertilionine — of or relating to the bats of the subfamily Vespertilioninae, common in temperate regions and including most familiar species.
- vicar apostolic — Roman Catholic Church. a titular bishop serving either in a district where no episcopal see has been established, or in one where the succession of bishops has been interrupted.
- vice-presidency — the position of a person who ranks immediately below the chief executive or head of state of a republic, esp of the US, and serves as his deputy
- vindhya pradesh — a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- viper's bugloss — the blueweed.
- visible exports — goods sold to a foreign country or countries
- visible imports — products that a company or country buys from other countries