10-letter words containing a, d, v, n
- vanadinite — a mineral, Pb 5 (VO 4) 3 Cl, occurring in yellow, brown, or greenish crystals: an ore of lead and vanadium.
- vandenberg — Arthur Hendrick, 1884–1951, U.S. statesman.
- vanderbilt — Cornelius, 1794–1877, U.S. financier.
- vanquished — to conquer or subdue by superior force, as in battle.
- vardhamana — a semilegendary teacher, believed to have died c480 b.c., who reformed older doctrines to establish Jainism in its present form: regarded as the twenty-fourth and latest Tirthankara.
- ventilated — to provide (a room, mine, etc.) with fresh air in place of air that has been used or contaminated.
- vidarabine — an antiviral substance, C 10 H 15 N 5 O 4 , produced by the bacterium Streptomyces antibioticus and used in immunosuppressed patients for the treatment of serious infections caused by herpesviruses.
- vide infra — (used to direct a reader to a specified place in a text) see below
- vindemiate — to gather the grape harvest
- vindicable — capable of being vindicated: a vindicable expedient.
- vindicator — to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like: to vindicate someone's honor.
- vitamin d1 — the first isolated form of vitamin D, consisting of calciferol and its precursor, lumisterol
- vitamin d2 — calciferol.
- vitamin d3 — a D vitamin, C 27 H 43 OH, occurring in fish-liver oils, that differs from vitamin D 2 by slight structural differences in the molecule.
- vivandiere — a woman who formerly followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.
- vodcasting — the creation and provision of video files for download to a computer, MP3 player, etc