10-letter words containing a, c, v
- unachieved — to bring to a successful end; carry through; accomplish: The police crackdown on speeders achieved its purpose.
- uncreative — having the quality or power of creating.
- univalence — the quality of being univalent.
- univocally — having only one meaning; unambiguous.
- unreactive — tending to react.
- unveracity — lack of veracity or truthfulness; the quality or condition of tending to speak what is false
- vacant lot — A vacant lot is a small area of land in a city or town that is not occupied or not being used.
- vacationer — a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel; recess or holiday: Schoolchildren are on vacation now.
- vaccinator — a person who vaccinates.
- vacillator — to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute: His tendency to vacillate makes him a poor leader.
- vacuolated — having a vacuole or vacuoles.
- vacuum pan — a vessel equipped with a vacuum pump used for rapid evaporation by boiling a substance at a low temperature under reduced pressure.
- vacuumized — to create a vacuum in.
- vade mecum — something a person carries about for frequent or regular use.
- vagotropic — affecting the vagus nerve.
- vagrancies — the conduct of a vagrant.
- vallecular — a furrow or depression.
- vancomycin — a bactericidal antibiotic, C 66 H 75 ClN 9 O 24 , produced by Streptomyces orientalis, used in the treatment of antibiotic-associated colitis and endocarditis.
- vapor lock — an obstruction to the flow of fuel to a gasoline engine, caused by the formation of bubbles in the gasoline as a result of overheating.
- varicocele — a varicose condition of the spermatic veins of the scrotum.
- varicosity — the state or condition of being varicose.
- varicotomy — surgical removal of a varicose vein.
- varifocals — a pair of spectacles with varifocal lenses
- variolitic — Petrography. containing or resembling varioles, especially in texture.
- vasculitis — inflammation of veins, arteries, capillaries, or lymph vessels.
- vasoactive — of or relating to a substance, drug, or event that changes the diameter of a blood vessel.
- vat office — the part of HM Revenue & Customs that deals with VAT
- vatican ii — the twenty-first Roman Catholic ecumenical council (1962–65) convened by Pope John XXIII. Its 16 documents redefined the nature of the church, gave bishops greater influence in church affairs, and increased lay participation in liturgy.
- vaticanism — the doctrine of the absolute supremacy of the pope.
- vaticinate — to foretell; prophesy
- veal crate — a small, partitioned area, lacking in light, in which veal calves are reared to ensure that their meat is white
- vectograph — a technology that uses special glasses to see a photographic image between two plastic sheets as three dimensional
- vermicidal — a substance or agent used to kill worms, especially a drug used to kill parasitic intestinal worms.
- vermicular — of, relating to, or done by worms.
- vernacular — (of language) native or indigenous (opposed to literary or learned).
- vero beach — a town in central Florida.
- versicular — of or consisting of verses.
- vertically — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- vesication — to raise vesicles or blisters on; blister.
- vesiculate — characterized by or covered with vesicles.
- vibraculum — any of the modified polyps on the surface of certain bryozoan colonies, having a long, whiplike appendage that clears away debris.
- vicariance — the geographical separation and isolation of a subpopulation, resulting in the original population's differentiation as a new variety or species.
- vice squad — a police squad charged with enforcing laws dealing with gambling, prostitution, and other forms of vice.
- vice versa — the other way around
- victoriana — Interesting or valuable objects made in the time of Queen Victoria are sometimes referred to as Victoriana.
- victoriate — a silver coin of ancient Rome, first issued in the late 3rd century b.c., having a figure of Victory on the reverse.
- victualage — food; provisions; victuals.
- victualing — victuals, food supplies; provisions.
- victualled — victuals, food supplies; provisions.
- victualler — a person who furnishes victuals, especially a sutler.