13-letter words containing a, n, t, i, v
- normativeness — The quality or state of being normative.
- north vietnam — that part of Vietnam N of about 17° N; formerly a part of French Indochina; separate republic 1954–75.
- observational — of, relating to, or founded on observation, especially founded on observation rather than experiment.
- open interval — (mathematics) A type of interval (range of numbers) that does not include either of its endpoints. For example, when mixing red and blue paint, the proportion of red lies in the interval 0% to 100% but can't be exactly 0% or 100% or it wouldn't be a mixture.
- operativeness — (uncountable) The state or quality of being operative.
- originatively — in an originative manner
- over-analytic — pertaining to or proceeding by analysis (opposed to synthetic).
- over-rational — agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development.
- over-standing — overreach (def 13).
- overassertion — assertion of something to an excessive or unnecessary degree
- overattention — too much attention
- overattentive — characterized by or giving attention; observant: an attentive audience.
- overbreathing — hyperventilation
- overeducation — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
- overemotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
- overhastiness — the condition of being overhasty
- overimitation — a result or product of imitating.
- overinflation — Economics. a persistent, substantial rise in the general level of prices related to an increase in the volume of money and resulting in the loss of value of currency (opposed to deflation).
- overnight bag — a travel bag large enough to hold personal articles and clothing for an overnight trip.
- overpotential — overvoltage.
- overvaluation — to value too highly; put too high a value on: They should be careful not to overvalue the property.
- ovipositional — pertaining to the laying of eggs through an ovipositor
- penetratively — in a penetrative manner
- perseveration — the act or process of perseverating.
- pervaporation — Pervaporation is a separation process in which a substance permeates through a membrane and then evaporates.
- photonegative — pertaining to a substance, as selenium, having a conductivity that decreases upon absorption of electromagnetic radiation.
- pigouvian tax — a tax levied to counter an economic negative externality, for example taxing producers of industrial pollution in order to encourage pollution control
- platonic love — Platonism. love of the Idea of beauty, seen as terminating an evolution from the desire for an individual and the love of physical beauty to the love and contemplation of spiritual or ideal beauty.
- pleasantville — a city in SE New Jersey.
- plural voting — right to vote more than once
- point shaving — (especially in basketball) the illegal practice, by one or more bribed players, of deliberately limiting the number of points scored to conform to the desires of corrupt gamblers.
- point-shaving — (especially in basketball) the illegal practice, by one or more bribed players, of deliberately limiting the number of points scored to conform to the desires of corrupt gamblers.
- pole-vaulting — a field sport in which competitors attempt to clear a high bar with the aid of an extremely flexible long pole
- preservations — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- prevarication — the act of prevaricating, or lying: Seeing the expression on his mother's face, Nathan realized this was no time for prevarication.
- prevocational — of, relating to, or constituting preliminary vocational training.
- prevolitional — the act of willing, choosing, or resolving; exercise of willing: She left of her own volition.
- private brand — a product marketed under a private label.
- privateersman — an officer or sailor of a privateer.
- privatization — to transfer from public or government control or ownership to private enterprise: a campaign promise to privatize some of the public lands.
- proactiveness — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- prove a point — If you prove a point, you show other people that you know something or can do something, although your action may have no other purpose.
- provincialist — a native or inhabitant of a province.
- provinciality — provincial character.
- provocational — the act of provoking.
- pulverization — to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
- quantivalence — quantitative equivalence
- quinquevalent — pentavalent.
- ratiocinative — the process of logical reasoning.
- re-activation — to render active again; revive.