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11-letter words containing a, c, v

  • unadvancing — to move or bring forward: The general advanced his troops to the new position.
  • uncle vanya — a play (1897) by Anton Chekhov.
  • uncombative — not combative or confrontational
  • underactive — insufficiently active: an underactive thyroid gland.
  • unequivocal — not equivocal; unambiguous; clear; having only one possible meaning or interpretation: an unequivocal indication of assent; unequivocal proof.
  • unexcavated — to make hollow by removing the inner part; make a hole or cavity in; form into a hollow, as by digging: The ground was excavated for a foundation.
  • unveracious — (of a person) not veracious; not tending to speak the truth; untruthful
  • unvocalized — not articulated; unspoken; unvoiced
  • vacationing — 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.
  • vaccination — the act or practice of vaccinating; inoculation with vaccine.
  • vaccinatory — used for or relating to vaccination
  • vaccinology — the science of vaccine development.
  • vacillating — not resolute; wavering; indecisive; hesitating: an ineffectual, vacillating person.
  • vacillation — an act or instance of vacillating.
  • vacillatory — marked by or displaying vacillation: a vacillatory policy of action.
  • vacuolation — the formation of vacuoles.
  • vacuousness — without contents; empty: the vacuous air.
  • vacuum pump — a pump or device by which a partial vacuum can be produced.
  • vacuum tube — Also called, especially British, vacuum valve. an electron tube from which almost all air or gas has been evacuated: formerly used extensively in radio and electronics.
  • vacuum-pack — to pack (food) in a vacuum-packed container.
  • vacuumizing — to create a vacuum in.
  • vagal block — the obstruction of vagus nerve impulses by the administration of drugs, a treatment for reducing acid secretion by the stomach.
  • vaginectomy — excision of part or all of the vagina.
  • valediction — an act of bidding farewell or taking leave.
  • valedictory — bidding goodbye; saying farewell: a valedictory speech.
  • valinomycin — a cyclic, peptide antibiotic, C 54 H 90 N 6 O 18 , produced by the bacterium Streptomyces fulvissimus; used experimentally to transport potassium across membranes.
  • valleculate — having a vallecula or valleculae.
  • van vechten — Carl, 1880–1964, U.S. author.
  • vanity case — a small luggage bag or case for holding cosmetics or toiletries.
  • vapor cloud — A vapor cloud is vapor which has gathered in one place.
  • vapour lock — a stoppage in a pipe carrying a liquid caused by a bubble of gas, esp such a stoppage caused by vaporization of the petrol in the pipe feeding the carburettor of an internal-combustion engine
  • variant cjd — a form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease thought to be transmitted by eating beef or beef products infected with BSE
  • varicellate — having small varices, as certain shells.
  • varicelloid — resembling varicella.
  • varicellous — of or relating to varicella or chicken pox
  • varicolored — having various colors; variegated; motley: a varicolored print.
  • vascongadas — Basque Country
  • vascularity — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
  • vascularize — (of a tissue or embryo) to develop or extend blood vessels or other fluid-bearing vessels or ducts; become vascular.
  • vasculature — the arrangement of blood vessels in the body or a part of the body
  • vasculiform — shaped like a small vase or flowerpot
  • vasectomize — to perform a vasectomy on
  • vasospastic — of or relating to a vasospasm
  • vat receipt — a receipt showing details of VAT paid on a transaction, together with the VAT number
  • vectorially — Mathematics. a quantity possessing both magnitude and direction, represented by an arrow the direction of which indicates the direction of the quantity and the length of which is proportional to the magnitude. Compare scalar (def 4). such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities obey the parallelogram law of addition. such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities are to transform in a particular way under changes of the coordinate system. any generalization of the above quantities.
  • vellicating — to pluck; twitch.
  • venefically — in a venefic manner
  • venographic — of or relating to venography
  • ventricular — of, relating to, or of the nature of a ventricle.
  • veraciously — habitually speaking the truth; truthful; honest: a veracious witness.
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