10-letter words containing a, i, r, v
- variegated — varied in appearance or color; marked with patches or spots of different colors.
- variegator — someone or something which variegates
- varifocals — a pair of spectacles with varifocal lenses
- variolator — (before the introduction of vaccinations) someone who caused exposure to the smallpox virus to people (by, for example, collecting pus of affected patients) so as to promote immunity
- variolitic — Petrography. containing or resembling varioles, especially in texture.
- variometer — Electricity. an instrument for measuring inductance, consisting essentially of an inductor with two or more coils whose relative position may be changed to vary the inductance.
- varnishing — the skill or technique of varnishing something
- vegetarian — a person who does not eat or does not believe in eating meat, fish, fowl, or, in some cases, any food derived from animals, as eggs or cheese, but subsists on vegetables, fruits, nuts, grain, etc.
- venatorial — of or relating to hunting
- veneration — the act of venerating.
- venerative — the act of venerating.
- ventilator — a person or thing that ventilates.
- verifiable — to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate: Events verified his prediction.
- verilog sa — (company) A French real-time software engineering company.
- 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.
- vernissage — Also called varnishing day. the day before the opening of an art exhibition traditionally reserved for the artist to varnish the paintings.
- versailles — a department in N France. 877 sq. mi. (2271 sq. km). Capital: Versailles.
- versicular — of or consisting of verses.
- vertically — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- verulamian — of or relating to Francis Bacon, Baron Verulam.
- verulamium — ancient name of St. Albans.
- vestibular — of, relating to, or resembling a vestibule.
- veterinary — a veterinarian.
- vibraculum — any of the modified polyps on the surface of certain bryozoan colonies, having a long, whiplike appendage that clears away debris.
- vibraphone — vibraharp.
- vibrations — the act of vibrating.
- vibrograph — a device for recording mechanical vibrations.
- vicariance — the geographical separation and isolation of a subpopulation, resulting in the original population's differentiation as a new variety or species.
- 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.
- victualler — a person who furnishes victuals, especially a sutler.
- vida breve — an opera (1905) by Manuel de Falla.
- 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
- vide supra — (used to direct a reader to a specified place in a text) see above
- villa park — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- villarrica — a city in S central Paraguay.
- vindicator — to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like: to vindicate someone's honor.
- vinegarish — resembling vinegar, as in sourness or acidity: a vinegarish odor; a vinegarish disposition.
- violet ray — the shortest ray of the visible spectrum
- vir chakra — an award made to distinguished soldiers by the Government of India
- vira saiva — Lingayata.
- viraginity — the qualities of a virago.
- viral load — the amount or concentration of a virus, as HIV, in the blood.
- virtualism — the teaching that the bread and wine of the Communion contain Christ's spiritual body and blood
- virtualist — an artist specializing in virtual art, for example, art on the internet rather than hard copies of paintings
- virtuality — being such in power, force, or effect, though not actually or expressly such: a virtual dependence on charity.
- virtualize — to create a virtual version of (a computer, operating system, data storage device, etc.), which is not itself an independent device but both works and appears to the user as a single, physical entity: A virtualized computer server can boost processing power and reduce costs.