12-letter words containing v, a, r, i, o
- gravicembalo — a harpsichord.
- graving dock — an excavated shore dry dock for the repair and maintenance of ships.
- gravitometer — an instrument that measures specific gravities
- gravitropism — (biology, botany) a plant's ability to change its growth in response to gravity.
- grooving saw — a circular saw used for making grooves
- hair removal — depilatory treatment
- hair remover — depilatory cream
- haricot vert — green bean.
- heliogravure — photoengraving.
- hovering act — an act forbidding or restricting the loitering of foreign or domestic vessels within the prescribed limits of a coastal nation.
- hypervolemia — (medicine) An abnormal increase in the volume of blood circulating through the body.
- ibota privet — a Japanese spreading shrub, Ligustrum obtusifolium, of the olive family, having hairy leaves and nodding white flower clusters.
- il trovatore — an opera (1853) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- ill-favoured — unpleasant in appearance; homely or ugly.
- improvisator — a person who improvises; improviser.
- in favour of — If one thing is rejected in favour of another, the second thing is done or chosen instead of the first.
- inconversant — Not conversant or acquainted (with something); unfamiliar.
- innervations — Plural form of innervation.
- inobservable — Unobservable.
- inobservance — lack of attention; inattention; heedlessness: drowsy inobservance.
- intervocalic — (usually of a consonant) immediately following a vowel and preceding a vowel, as the v in cover.
- intraveneous — Misspelling of intravenous.
- investigator — to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
- inveteration — The act of making inveterate.
- invigilators — Plural form of invigilator.
- invigorating — to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
- invigoration — to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
- invigorative — to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
- invigorators — Plural form of invigorator.
- irreprovable — Not reprovable; irreproachable.
- irreprovably — in an irreprovable manner
- irresolvable — not resolvable; incapable of being resolved, analyzable, or solvable.
- irresolvably — In an irresolvable manner.
- jordan river — Barbara Charline, 1936–96, U.S. politician.
- kurchatovium — (chemistry) A rejected name for rutherfordium.
- labor-saving — A labor-saving device or idea makes it possible for you to do something with less effort than usual.
- laboursaving — reducing (human) effort, hard work, or labour
- lever-action — (of a rifle) having a lever action.
- levorotation — Rotation in an anticlockwise direction, especially such rotation of the plane of polarized light.
- liverpolitan — a native or inhabitant of Liverpool
- lovecraftian — referring to or reminiscent of the work of the American fantasy and horror fiction author H.P. Lovecraft (1870–1937)
- malversation — improper or corrupt behavior in office, especially in public office.
- manoeuvering — Present participle of manoeuver.
- manoeuvrings — Plural form of manoeuvring.
- markov chain — a Markov process restricted to discrete random events or to discontinuous time sequences.
- microgravity — a condition, especially in space orbit, where the force of gravity is so weak that weightlessness results.
- microwavable — Of food, that is suitable for cooking in a microwave oven.
- misbehaviour — (British) alternative spelling of misbehavior.
- movie camera — motion-picture camera
- movie rating — a classification of a film as according to the age of viewers thought suitable to see it, and which can differ according to the level in the film of violent content, sexual content, etc