12-letter words containing a, n, d, v
- old slavonic — Old Church Slavonic.
- orthovanadic — relating to orthovanadates
- overabundant — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- overanalyzed — Simple past tense and past participle of overanalyze.
- overbalanced — Simple past tense and past participle of overbalance.
- overdiagnose — (medicine) To diagnose something more often than it actually occurs.
- overdominant — excessively dominant
- overdrafting — the removal of more water from ground and surface basins than is replaced by rain and melting snow.
- overmannered — excessively mannered
- oversedation — the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- overstrained — exerted, taxed, or used to an excessive extent
- pearl diving — the act of diving for the precious gems pearls
- peradventure — chance, doubt, or uncertainty.
- postdiluvian — existing or occurring after the Biblical Flood.
- privatdocent — (in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.
- privatdozent — (in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.
- providential — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
- quadrivalent — having a valence of four; tetravalent.
- raven-haired — with glossy deep black hair
- red valerian — a bushy valerian, Centranthus ruber, of Europe and southwestern Asia, having many fragrant red, crimson, or white flowers.
- revalidation — to make valid; substantiate; confirm: Time validated our suspicions.
- san salvador — a republic in NW Central America. 13,176 sq. mi. (34,125 sq. km). Capital: San Salvador.
- sand verbena — any of several low, mostly trailing plants of the genus Abronia, of the western U.S., having showy, verbenalike flowers.
- savings bond — a U.S. government bond with principal amounts up to $10,000.
- scandinavian — of or relating to Scandinavia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
- scuba diving — deep-sea swimming
- sea lavender — an Old World, maritime plant, Limonium vulgare, of the leadwort family, having one-sided spikes of small, lavender-colored flowers.
- semi-invalid — a person who is partially disabled or somewhat infirm
- sendai virus — a paramyxovirus that tends to cause cell fusion: in inactive form, used in biological research to produce cells with multiple nuclei of different genetic constitutions.
- shevardnadze — Eduard A [ed-werd;; Russian ed-wahrt] /ˈɛd wərd;; Russian ɛdˈwɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1928–2014, Soviet foreign minister 1985–91; president of his native Georgian Republic 1995–2003.
- steam-driven — powered by steam
- the devonian — the Devonian period or rock system
- to advantage — any state, circumstance, opportunity, or means specially favorable to success, interest, or any desired end: the advantage of a good education.
- turacoverdin — a green pigment found in certain feathers of the touraco
- unadvertised — to announce or praise (a product, service, etc.) in some public medium of communication in order to induce people to buy or use it: to advertise a new brand of toothpaste.
- unalleviated — to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate: to alleviate sorrow; to alleviate pain.
- uncovenanted — not agreed to or promised by covenant.
- uncultivated — prepared and used for raising crops; tilled: cultivated land.
- under canvas — If you are living and sleeping under canvas, you are living and sleeping in a tent.
- underachieve — to perform, especially academically, below the potential indicated by tests of one's mental ability or aptitude.
- underservant — a servant of inferior or subordinate rank.
- undervaluing — to value below the real worth; put too low a value on.
- ungalvanized — to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current.
- unpavilioned — not provided with a pavilion
- unvaccinated — to inoculate with the vaccine of cowpox so as to render the subject immune to smallpox.
- unvanquished — to conquer or subdue by superior force, as in battle.
- unvariegated — varied; diversified; diverse.
- unventilated — not having stale or foul air driven out
- unverbalized — not verbalized or put into words
- unvindicated — to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like: to vindicate someone's honor.