12-letter words containing a, l, e, v
- dewar vessel — a container with an evacuated space between two walls that are highly reflective, capable of maintaining its contents at a near-constant temperature over relatively long periods of time; thermos.
- discoverable — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- disgavelling — the act or quality of being without gavelkind
- dissuasively — In a dissuasive manner.
- diverticular — Of or relating to diverticula.
- dolly varden — a woman's costume of the late 19th century, including a flower-trimmed, broad-brimmed hat and a dress consisting of a tight bodice and bouffant panniers in a flower print over a calf-length quilted petticoat.
- dorsiventral — Botany. having distinct dorsal and ventral sides, as most foliage leaves.
- dorsoventral — Zoology. pertaining to the dorsal and ventral aspects of the body; extending from the dorsal to the ventral side: the dorsoventral axis.
- dovetail saw — a backsaw for fine woodworking, as dovetailing.
- driveability — the degree of smoothness and steadiness of acceleration of an automotive vehicle: The automatic transmission has been improved to give the new model better drivability.
- dubitatively — in a dubitative manner
- early leaver — a person who leaves something early, esp someone who opts out of a pension scheme before completing all his or her contributions
- edith cavell — Edith Louisa, 1865–1915, English nurse: executed by the Germans in World War I.
- edulcorative — edulcorant
- edwardsville — a town in SW Illinois.
- eke a living — If you eke a living or eke out an existence, you manage to survive with very little money.
- elevator car — a compartment which carries people from floor to floor in a building via a vertical shaft
- endocervical — Within a cervix.
- endovascular — Within a blood vessel.
- enviableness — Enviability.
- equivalently — In an equivalent manner; equally.
- equivocality — The quality of being equivocal.
- escape valve — a valve that releases air, steam, etc, above a certain pressure; relief valve or safety valve
- evanescently — In an evanescent manner.
- evangelicals — Plural form of evangelical.
- evangelistic — Seeking to convert others to the Christian faith; missionary.
- evangelizing — Present participle of evangelize.
- evenhandedly — In an evenhanded manner.
- evening meal — dinner or supper
- everlastings — Plural form of everlasting.
- evidentially — In an evidential way; according to evidence.
- evolutionary — Of or relating to evolution.
- evolvability — (biology) The ability of a particular organism to evolve.
- excavational — Relating to excavation.
- exhaustively — In an exhaustive manner.
- exploitative — In the nature of exploitation; acting to exploit someone or something.
- extractively — in an extractive manner
- facial nerve — either one of the seventh pair of cranial nerves composed of motor fibers that control muscles of the face except those used in chewing.
- facilitative — to make easier or less difficult; help forward (an action, a process, etc.): Careful planning facilitates any kind of work.
- fall in love — become infatuated
- false gavial — a SE Asian crocodile, Tomistoma schlegeli, similar to but smaller than the gavial
- family leave — a leave of absence from work in order to have or take care of a baby or to care for an ailing family member.
- fayetteville — a city in S North Carolina.
- federatively — from a federative point of view
- festivalgoer — A person attending a festival.
- figuratively — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
- flavoprotein — an enzyme, containing riboflavin and linked chemically with a protein, active in the oxidation of foods in animal cells.
- flavorlessly — In a flavorless way.
- fluviomarine — of or formed by the combined action of river and sea.
- food vacuole — a membrane-enclosed cell vacuole with a digestive function, containing material taken up in by the process of phagocytosis.