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14-letter words containing a, c, v

  • irrevocability — not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable: an irrevocable decree.
  • italian clover — crimson clover.
  • java black rot — a disease of stored sweet potatoes, characterized by dry rot of and black protuberances on the tubers, caused by a fungus, Diplodia tubericola.
  • judge advocate — a staff officer designated as legal adviser to a commander and charged with the administration of military justice.
  • l-shaped curve — a curve on a graph that shows a sharp fall after which values remain low for a long period
  • lasciviousness — inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd: a lascivious, girl-chasing old man.
  • launch vehicle — Aerospace. a rocket used to launch a spacecraft or satellite into orbit or a space probe into space.
  • learning curve — Education. a graphic representation of progress in learning measured against the time required to achieve mastery.
  • leave feedback — If a guest leaves feedback, they tell you if they enjoyed their stay and what could be improved.
  • levant morocco — a fine morocco leather with a large, irregular grain, used esp. in bookbinding
  • levulinic acid — a white or colorless, water-soluble solid, C 5 H 8 O 3 , produced by the hydrolysis of cane sugar, starch, or cellulose; used chiefly in the organic synthesis of nylon, plastics, and pharmaceuticals.
  • livery company — a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
  • local variable — (programming)   A variable with lexical scope, i.e. one which only exists in some particular part of the source code, typically within a block or a function or procedure body. This contrasts with a global variable, which is defined throughout the whole program. Code is easier to understand and modify when the scope of variables is as small as possible because it is easier to see how the variable is set and used. Code containing global variables is harder to modify because its behaviour may depend on and affect other sections of code that refer to that variable.
  • logic variable — (programming)   A variable in a logic programming language which is initially undefined ("unbound") but may get bound to a value or another logic variable during unification of the containing clause with the current goal. The value to which it is bound may contain other variables which may themselves be bound or unbound. For example, when unifying the clause sad(X) :- computer(X, ibmpc). with the goal sad(billgates). the variable X will become bound to the atom "billgates" yielding the new subgoal "computer(billgates, ibmpc)".
  • macroevolution — major evolutionary transition from one type of organism to another occurring at the level of the species and higher taxa.
  • markov process — a process in which future values of a random variable are statistically determined by present events and dependent only on the event immediately preceding.
  • mattress cover — a cover that can be put over a mattress before a bed sheet, providing further protection
  • mechanicsville — a village in E Virginia, near Richmond: Civil War battle 1862.
  • meta-cognitive — higher-order thinking that enables understanding, analysis, and control of one’s cognitive processes, especially when engaged in learning.
  • microwave oven — an electrically operated oven using high-frequency electromagnetic waves that penetrate food, causing its molecules to vibrate and generating heat within the food to cook it in a very short time.
  • misgovernaunce — misgovernment
  • mount victoria — a mountain in SE Papua New Guinea: the highest peak of the Owen Stanley Range. Height: 4073 m (13 363 ft)
  • much-travelled — A much-travelled person has travelled a lot in foreign countries.
  • multiplicative — tending to multiply or increase.
  • musca volitans — floater (def 6).
  • music festival — a festival, often an annual event, at which a lot of different performers play
  • native country — the country someone is born in or native to
  • nativity scene — a set of figures displayed at Christmas as an artistic representation of the birth of Jesus Christ
  • naval barracks — a place where people in the Navy live
  • naval dockyard — a place where a Navy's ships are kept
  • navigation act — any of several acts of Parliament between 1651 and 1847 designed primarily to expand British trade and limit trade by British colonies with countries that were rivals of Great Britain.
  • negative space — shape of space around an object
  • nerve wracking — extremely irritating, annoying, or trying: a nerve-racking day; a nerve-racking noise.
  • nerve-wracking — extremely irritating, annoying, or trying: a nerve-racking day; a nerve-racking noise.
  • non-conversant — familiar by use or study (usually followed by with): conversant with Spanish history.
  • non-creativity — the state or quality of being creative.
  • non-cultivable — capable of being cultivated.
  • non-cultivated — prepared and used for raising crops; tilled: cultivated land.
  • non-extractive — capable of being extracted, as from the earth: extractive fuels.
  • non-vernacular — (of language) native or indigenous (opposed to literary or learned).
  • nonachievement — Something that does not achieve the intended goal.
  • nonacquisitive — not acquisitive
  • noncausatively — In a noncausative manner.
  • noncommutative — of or relating to commutation, exchange, substitution, or interchange.
  • noncontrastive — not contrastive.
  • noncooperative — Not cooperative; uncooperative.
  • noncorrelative — Not correlative.
  • noncultivation — the state of not cultivating
  • nondeclarative — serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement.
  • nondiffractive — Not diffractive.
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