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15-letter words containing a, n, i, v, e

  • ultraconvenient — extremely convenient
  • unadvisableness — the quality of being imprudent or not advisable
  • unauthoritative — having due authority; having the sanction or weight of authority: an authoritative opinion.
  • unavailableness — the state of being useless or ineffectual
  • uncommunicative — not inclined to talk or disclose information; reserved; taciturn.
  • uncontroversial — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
  • uncooperatively — in an uncooperative or unhelpful manner
  • undemonstrative — not given to open exhibition or expression of emotion, especially of affection.
  • uninformatively — in an uninformative manner
  • universal chuck — a chuck, as on a lathe headstock, having three stepped jaws moving simultaneously for precise centering of a workpiece of any of a wide range of sizes.
  • universal class — (in the theory of classes) the class that includes all other classes and is composed of all individuals composing these classes.
  • universal donor — a person with blood of group O.
  • universal joint — piece that couples two rotating shafts
  • universal motor — a series-wound motor, of one-half horsepower or less, using alternating or direct current.
  • universal stage — a small theodolite mounted on the stage of a polarizing microscope and used in the petrographic analysis of rocks.
  • university park — a city in N Texas.
  • unparticipative — to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play.
  • unrevolutionary — not revolutionary, progressive, or radical
  • unverifiability — the quality or state of being unverifiable
  • vacation course — a course of study undertaken during a vacation, usually combined with other activities
  • vaginal dryness — abnormal dryness of the vagina, caused by lack of natural lubrication
  • valentine's day — February 14, observed in honor of St. Valentine as a day for the exchange of valentines and other tokens of affection.
  • valentinian iii — a.d. 419?–455, emperor of the Western Roman Empire 425–455.
  • valerian family — the plant family Valerianaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants and shrubs having simple or compound, opposite leaves, clusters of small flowers, and dry, indehiscent fruit, and including corn salad, spikenard (Nardostachys jatamansi), and valerian.
  • van diemen gulf — an inlet of the Timor Sea in N Australia, in the Northern Territory
  • vanilla essence — a natural extract obtained from the pods of the vanilla plant and used to flavour sweet dishes
  • vanishing cream — a cosmetic similar to cold cream but less oily, applied usually to the face and neck as a base, night cream, or moisturizer.
  • variable region — a configuration in the upper branches of the Y of an antibody molecule, unique in each antibody type, that binds with the determinant of a specific antigen.
  • variant reading — an alternative interpretation of a word in a text to the one generally accepted
  • vatican swindle — Lafcadio's Adventures.
  • vector addition — the process of finding one vector that is equivalent to the result of the successive application of two or more given vectors.
  • vector analysis — the branch of calculus that deals with vectors and processes involving vectors.
  • vegetable knife — a knife designed to cut up vegetables
  • vending machine — a coin-operated machine for selling small articles, beverages, etc.
  • venetian dentil — (on an archivolt or molding) one of a series of small rectangular blocks having chamfers at alternate edges.
  • venetian school — any of various groups of artists identified with Venice throughout the history of Italian art but most notably the painters of the 18th century, as Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Francesco Guardi, and Antonio Canaletto.
  • venetian window — Palladian window.
  • venture capital — funds invested or available for investment in a new or unproven business enterprise.
  • venus hairstone — a variety of rutilated quartz, used as a gemstone.
  • vernier caliper — a caliper formed of two pieces sliding across one another, one having a graduated scale and the other a vernier.
  • vernier compass — a compass on a transit (vernier transit) having a vernier for adjusting magnetic bearings to read as true bearings.
  • vertical angles — one of two opposite and equal angles formed by the intersection of two lines.
  • vestimentiferan — any of various marine tubeworms of the phylum Vestimentifera or Pogonophora, which live in upright tubes near hydrothermal vents.
  • vice chancellor — a substitute, deputy, or subordinate chancellor.
  • vice-chancellor — a substitute, deputy, or subordinate chancellor.
  • victor emmanuel — 1869–1947, king of Italy 1900–46.
  • video on demand — (communications)   (VoD) A planned system using video compression to supply programs to viewers when requested, via ISDN or cable.
  • viewing gallery — an area in a building or outside for viewing an activity, the surrounding scenery, etc
  • vincent de paulSaint, 1576–1660, French Roman Catholic priest noted for his work to aid the poor.
  • vindhya pradesh — a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
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