16-letter words containing v, e, n
- intravenous drip — the continuous, slow introduction of a fluid into a vein of the body. Abbreviation: IV.
- intraventricular — (medicine) In a ventricle.
- inverse cosecant — arc cosecant.
- inverse function — the function that replaces another function when the dependent and independent variables of the first function are interchanged for an appropriate set of values of the dependent variable. In y = sin x and x = arc sin y, the inverse function of sine is arc sine.
- inverse graffiti — a form of street art in which a dirty wall or pavement has a template placed against it and is scrubbed until the surface is clean. This reveals an image or message which gradually fades with time.
- inverted mordent — a melodic embellishment consisting of a rapid alternation of a principal tone with an auxiliary tone one degree above it.
- inverted nipples — nipples which do not project from the breast but are retracted
- investment grant — a direct subsidy made by a government to a business in order to enable it to make further investment
- investment trust — a company that invests its funds in other companies and issues its own securities against these investments.
- invisible assets — assets that are not physical, such as services or good will
- invisible shadow — (in architectural shades and shadows) a three-dimensional space occupied by the shadow projected by a solid and within which a surface is in shadow.
- invulnerableness — The quality of being invulnerable.
- irresolvableness — The state or quality of being irresolvable.
- irreversibleness — The state or quality of being irreversible.
- italian vermouth — sweet vermouth
- ivyleaf geranium — a geranium plant, pelargonium peltatum, with trailing leaves and white, pink, red, or violet flowers
- janet ip service — (networking) (JIPS) Joint Academic NETwork Internet Protocol. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- javelin throwing — the sport of throwing the javelin
- john von neumann — John, 1903–57, U.S. mathematician, born in Hungary.
- junior executive — a trainee position in a business or organization
- juvenile hormone — any of a class of insect and plant hormones acting to inhibit the molting of a juvenile insect into its adult form.
- juvenile officer — a police officer concerned with juvenile delinquents.
- kiloelectronvolt — (physics) A unit of energy equal to a thousand electron volts.
- kondratieff wave — a long business cycle of economic expansion and contraction, postulated to last about 60 years.
- labour-intensive — Labour-intensive industries or methods of making things involve a lot of workers. Compare capital-intensive.
- lacto-vegetarian — a vegetarian whose diet includes dairy produce and eggs
- lactovegetarians — Plural form of lactovegetarian.
- leave of absence — permission to be absent from duty, employment, service, etc.; leave.
- leave well alone — to refrain from interfering with something that is satisfactory
- lever escapement — an escapement in which a pivoted lever, made to oscillate by the escape wheel, engages a balance staff and causes it to oscillate.
- listening device — a device used to overhear, record, or monitor speech
- live in the past — If you accuse someone of living in the past, you mean that they think too much about the past or believe that things are the same as they were in the past.
- live like a king — If you say that someone lives like a king, you mean that they are able to live in a very comfortable or luxurious way.
- live on the edge — take risks
- local government — the administration of the civic affairs of a city, town, or district by its inhabitants rather than by the state or country at large.
- lose one's nerve — to become timid, esp failing to perform some audacious act
- lose one's voice — If you lose your voice, you cannot speak for a while because of an illness.
- lost river range — a mountain range in E central Idaho. Highest peak, Borah Peak (also highest in the state), 12,662 feet (3862 meters).
- lucas van leyden — (Lucas Hugensz) 1494–1533, Dutch painter and engraver.
- luncheon voucher — a voucher worth a specified amount issued to employees and redeemable at a restaurant for food
- machiavellianism — of, like, or befitting Machiavelli.
- macroenvironment — (biology) The large-scale and long-term environment and conditions that affect an organism.
- magnetoresistive — Of or pertaining to magnetoresistance.
- magnetostrictive — Of or pertaining to magnetostriction.
- manganese violet — a moderate to strong purple color.
- mangrove snapper — gray snapper.
- manic-depressive — suffering from bipolar disorder.
- manipulativeness — Quality of being manipulative.
- martin van buren — Martin, 1782–1862, 8th president of the U.S. 1837–41.
- mass observation — the study of the social habits of people through observation, interviews, etc