15-letter words containing a, l, v, e
- cheval-de-frise — a portable barrier of spikes, sword blades, etc, used to obstruct the passage of cavalry
- circumnavigable — Able to be circumnavigated.
- cleavage-planes — the act of cleaving or splitting.
- closed interval — an interval on the real line including its end points, as [0, 1], the set of reals between and including 0 and 1
- closed traverse — a traverse ending at its point of origin.
- coldwater-river — a river in NW Mississippi, flowing S to the Tallahatchie River. 220 miles (354 km) long.
- collaboratively — in the manner of working with others on a joint project
- collective farm — (chiefly in Communist countries) a farm or group of farms managed and owned, through the state, by the community
- collective mark — a trademark or service mark used by the members of a cooperative, a union, or other collective association to identify themselves as members.
- colour-reversal — (of film or photographic paper) designed to produce a positive image directly from a positive subject
- communicatively — inclined to communicate or impart; talkative: He isn't feeling very communicative today.
- commutative law — a law asserting that the order in which certain logical operations are performed is indifferent.
- conceivableness — The state or quality of being conceivable.
- consideratively — in a considerative manner
- contemplatively — given to or characterized by contemplation: a contemplative mind.
- contradictively — tending or inclined to contradict; involving contradiction; contradictory.
- controversially — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
- conventionalise — Alternative spelling of conventionalize.
- conventionalism — advocacy of or conformity to that which is established
- conventionalist — conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste: conventional behavior.
- conventionality — the quality or characteristic of being conventional, esp in behaviour, thinking, etc
- conventionalize — to make conventional
- conventual mass — the Mass celebrated daily in a convent church for all members of the conventual community.
- convolvulaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Convolvulaceae, a family of plants having trumpet-shaped flowers and typically a climbing, twining, or prostrate habit: includes bindweed, morning-glory, and sweet potato
- correlativeness — The state or quality of being correlative.
- costermansville — former name of Bukavu.
- counteractively — In a counteractive manner.
- countervailable — able to counteract or offset as equivalent
- covaledictorian — A graduating student who shares the position of valedictorian with another student.
- cover all bases — take full precautions
- cradle-to-grave — extending throughout one's life, from birth to death: a cradle-to-grave system of health care.
- critical volume — the volume occupied by one mole or unit mass of a substance in its critical state
- crossover value — the percentage of offspring showing recombination among the total offspring of a given cross. It indicates the amount of crossing over that has occurred and therefore the relative positions of the genes on the chromosomes
- curiosity value — value arising from rarity or strangeness rather than intrinsic worth
- cytomegalovirus — a virus of the herpes virus family that may cause serious disease in patients whose immune systems are compromised
- czechoslovakian — Czechoslovakian means the same as Czechoslovak.
- data link level — data link layer
- davenport table — a table with drawers, having drop leaves at both ends, often placed in front of or behind a sofa.
- de broglie wave — a hypothetical wave associated with the motion of a particle of atomic or subatomic size that describes effects such as the diffraction of beams of particles by crystals.
- dead on arrival — dead before reaching hospital
- delivery charge — A delivery charge is the cost of transporting or delivering goods.
- demonstratively — characterized by or given to open exhibition or expression of one's emotions, attitudes, etc., especially of love or affection: She wished her fiancé were more demonstrative.
- deprovincialize — to make provincial in character.
- desilverization — the process of desilverizing (metal); the state of having been desilverized
- developing bath — an amount of photographic developer into which photographic film or paper is inserted
- developing tank — a container used to develop photographic film and which enables the film to be developed in daylight
- developmentally — the act or process of developing; growth; progress: child development; economic development.
- digestive gland — any gland having ducts that pour secretions into the digestive tract, as the salivary glands, liver, and pancreas.
- disassimilative — of or relating to disassimilation
- divide and rule — You use divide and rule to refer to a policy which is intended to keep someone in a position of power by causing disagreements between people who might otherwise unite against them.