16-letter words containing a, i, r, v
- lacto-vegetarian — a vegetarian whose diet includes dairy produce and eggs
- lactovegetarians — Plural form of lactovegetarian.
- letter of advice — a notification from a consignor to a consignee giving specific information as to a shipment, the name of the carrier, the date shipped, etc.
- levallois-perret — a suburb of Paris, in N France, on the Seine.
- lick observatory — the astronomical observatory of the University of California, situated on Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, California, and having a 120-inch (3-meter) reflecting telescope and a 36-inch (91-cm) refracting telescope.
- living standards — standard of living; material quality of life
- lost river range — a mountain range in E central Idaho. Highest peak, Borah Peak (also highest in the state), 12,662 feet (3862 meters).
- macroenvironment — (biology) The large-scale and long-term environment and conditions that affect an organism.
- magnetoresistive — Of or pertaining to magnetoresistance.
- magnetostrictive — Of or pertaining to magnetostriction.
- majority verdict — a decision supported by more than half, but not all, the jury
- make a virtue of — If you make a virtue of something, you pretend that you did it because you chose to, although in fact you did it because you had to.
- male-voice choir — a choir of male singers
- manic-depressive — suffering from bipolar disorder.
- martin van buren — Martin, 1782–1862, 8th president of the U.S. 1837–41.
- mass observation — the study of the social habits of people through observation, interviews, etc
- measuring device — gauge
- mechanoreceptive — Responsive to mechanical stimuli such as sound and touch.
- medieval cornish — the Cornish language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from the 14th century to 1600.
- medieval history — the branch of history dealing with the Middle Ages
- melodic interval — an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
- memorial service — ceremony held in commemoration
- merchant service — A merchant service is a provider of credit card processing services.
- microvasculature — the system of tiny blood vessels, including capillaries, venules, and arterioles, that perfuse the body's tissues.
- military service — compulsory period spent in the army
- mind over matter — You can use the expression mind over matter to describe situations in which a person seems to be able to control events, physical objects, or the condition of their own body using their mind.
- minerva software — A company producing software for the Acorn Archimedes.
- monotransitivity — (grammar) The state or quality of being monotransitive.
- moving staircase — Also called moving staircase, moving stairway. a continuously moving stairway on an endless loop for carrying passengers up or down.
- national service — National service is service in the armed forces, which young people in certain countries have to do by law.
- native americans — a person born in the United States.
- negative-raising — a rule that moves a negative element out of the complement clause of certain verbs, such as think, into the main clause, as in the derivation of He doesn't think that he'll finish
- neo-conservatism — (in the US) a right-wing tendency that originated amongst supporters of the political left and has become characterized by its support of hawkish foreign policies
- neoconservatives — Plural form of neoconservative.
- no-fault divorce — a divorce granted without anyone being found guilty of marital misconduct
- non-conservative — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
- non-remunerative — affording remuneration; profitable: remunerative work.
- non-transitively — Grammar. having the nature of a transitive verb.
- noncontroversial — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
- north vietnamese — relating to North Vietnam or its people
- nusslein-volhard — Christiane [kris-tee-ah-nuh,, kris-tyah-] /ˌkrɪs tiˈɑ nə,, krɪsˈtyɑ-/ (Show IPA), born 1942, German biologist: Nobel prize 1995.
- objective danger — a danger, such as a stone fall or avalanche, to which climbing skill is irrelevant
- observation deck — an area on a high building that is surrounded with railings or fencing and which provides panoramic views
- observation post — a forward position, often on high ground, from which enemy activity can be observed and, particularly, from which artillery or mortar fire can be directed.
- observation ward — a ward in a hospital where patients are monitored
- observationalist — One who relies on empirical observations.
- observationality — The property of being observational.
- off-road vehicle — An off-road vehicle is a vehicle that is designed to travel over rough ground.
- orbital velocity — the minimum velocity at which a body must move to maintain a given orbit.
- over-application — the act of putting to a special use or purpose: the application of common sense to a problem.