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11-letter words containing a, i, r, v, e

  • variegation — an act of variegating.
  • varsovienne — a Polish dance
  • vascularize — (of a tissue or embryo) to develop or extend blood vessels or other fluid-bearing vessels or ducts; become vascular.
  • vasopressin — Biochemistry. a peptide hormone, synthesized in the hypothalamus and released by the posterior pituitary gland, that stimulates capillary muscles and reduces the flow of urine and increases its concentration.
  • 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.
  • vellus hair — short fine unpigmented hair covering the human body
  • vendemiaire — (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the first month of the year, extending from September 22 to October 21.
  • venographic — of or relating to venography
  • ventilatory — of, having, or pertaining to ventilation
  • ventral fin — pelvic fin.
  • ventricular — of, relating to, or of the nature of a ventricle.
  • venus'-hair — a maidenhair fern (Adiantum capillus-veneris) of tropical America and the S U.S.
  • veraciously — habitually speaking the truth; truthful; honest: a veracious witness.
  • veratridine — a yellowish-white, amorphous, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 36 H 51 NO 11 , occurring with veratrine in the seeds of the sabadilla.
  • verbalistic — a person skilled in the use of words.
  • verberation — a lashing, beating, or whipping
  • verbigerate — to talk or chat
  • veridically — truthful; veracious.
  • verisimilar — having the appearance of truth; likely; probable: a verisimilar tale.
  • vermiculate — to work or ornament with wavy lines or markings resembling the form or tracks of a worm.
  • vermination — to become infested with vermin, especially parasitic vermin.
  • versability — the quality or state of being capable of being turned
  • versatilely — capable of or adapted for turning easily from one to another of various tasks, fields of endeavor, etc.: a versatile writer.
  • versatility — capable of or adapted for turning easily from one to another of various tasks, fields of endeavor, etc.: a versatile writer.
  • verticality — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
  • very signal — a colored flare fired from a special pistol (Very pistol) for signaling at night
  • vespertinal — of, relating to, or occurring in the evening: vespertine stillness.
  • vi et armis — a kind of trespass accompanied by force and violence
  • vibratoless — without vibrato
  • viceroyalty — the dignity, office, or period of office of a viceroy.
  • vichy water — a natural mineral water from springs at Vichy, containing sodium bicarbonate, other alkaline salts, etc., used in the treatment of digestive disturbances, gout, etc.
  • video diary — A video diary is a film that someone makes of the things that happen to them over a period of time, recorded using a video camera.
  • videography — the art or process of making films with a video camera.
  • vienna roll — a yeast-raised roll with a hard crust
  • vietnam war — a conflict, starting in 1954 and ending in 1975, between South Vietnam (later aided by the U.S., South Korea, Australia, the Philippines, Thailand, and New Zealand) and the Vietcong and North Vietnam.
  • view camera — a camera equipped with a lens mount and film holder that can be raised or set at an angle, a bellows that can be additionally extended, and a back that has a ground glass for focusing, used especially for portraits and landscapes.
  • view factor — The view factor is the degree to which heat carried by radiation can be passed between two surfaces.
  • vinaigrette — Also, vinegarette. a small, ornamental bottle or box for holding aromatic vinegar, smelling salts, or the like.
  • vinegar eel — a minute nematode worm, Anguillula aceti, common in vinegar, fermenting paste, etc.
  • vinegar fly — any fly of the family Drosophilidae, the larvae of which feed on decaying fruit and vegetation.
  • vinegarette — vinaigrette (def 1).
  • vinegarroon — a large, nonpoisonous whipscorpion, Mastigoproctus giganteus, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, which, when disturbed, emits a volatile fluid having a vinegary odor.
  • vinegarweed — a plant, Trichostema lanceolatum, of the mint family, native to the western coast of the U.S., having clusters of blue flowers with long, protruding filaments and growing in dry, sandy soil.
  • vineyardist — a person who owns or operates a vineyard.
  • vintage car — classic antique automobile
  • violinmaker — a person who designs and constructs violins, especially professionally.
  • virginalled — played on the virginal
  • visbreaking — Visbreaking is thermal cracking, when the vacuum residue is less viscous and it can then be used to produce valuable products.
  • vision care — Vision care is the care and treatment of eyes, eyesight conditions, and vision.
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