11-letter words containing a, i, r, v
- variability — apt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable weather; variable moods.
- 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.
- variegation — an act of variegating.
- varsovienne — a Polish dance
- 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.
- vasculiform — shaped like a small vase or flowerpot
- vasodilator — a nerve or drug that causes vasodilatation.
- 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
- vibratility — the quality or state of being vibratile
- vibrational — the act of vibrating.
- vibratoless — without vibrato
- vicariously — performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another: vicarious punishment.
- 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.