10-letter words containing a, r, v, l
- valparaiso — Spanish Valparaíso [bahl-pah-rah-ee-saw] /ˌbɑl pɑ rɑˈi sɔ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in central Chile.
- value-free — not altered or influenced by value judgments
- valve gear — (in a reciprocating engine) the mechanism for opening and closing the valves at certain points in each stroke.
- vanderbilt — Cornelius, 1794–1877, U.S. financier.
- vapor load — A vapor load is the amount of a vapor which goes into or comes out of a stage in a distillation process.
- vapor lock — an obstruction to the flow of fuel to a gasoline engine, caused by the formation of bubbles in the gasoline as a result of overheating.
- varicocele — a varicose condition of the spermatic veins of the scrotum.
- varifocals — a pair of spectacles with varifocal lenses
- variolator — (before the introduction of vaccinations) someone who caused exposure to the smallpox virus to people (by, for example, collecting pus of affected patients) so as to promote immunity
- variolitic — Petrography. containing or resembling varioles, especially in texture.
- veal crate — a small, partitioned area, lacking in light, in which veal calves are reared to ensure that their meat is white
- venatorial — of or relating to hunting
- ventilator — a person or thing that ventilates.
- verifiable — to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate: Events verified his prediction.
- verilog sa — (company) A French real-time software engineering company.
- vermicidal — a substance or agent used to kill worms, especially a drug used to kill parasitic intestinal worms.
- vermicular — of, relating to, or done by worms.
- vernacular — (of language) native or indigenous (opposed to literary or learned).
- versailles — a department in N France. 877 sq. mi. (2271 sq. km). Capital: Versailles.
- versicular — of or consisting of verses.
- vertically — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- verulamian — of or relating to Francis Bacon, Baron Verulam.
- verulamium — ancient name of St. Albans.
- vestibular — of, relating to, or resembling a vestibule.
- vibraculum — any of the modified polyps on the surface of certain bryozoan colonies, having a long, whiplike appendage that clears away debris.
- victualler — a person who furnishes victuals, especially a sutler.
- villa park — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- villarrica — a city in S central Paraguay.
- violet ray — the shortest ray of the visible spectrum
- viral load — the amount or concentration of a virus, as HIV, in the blood.
- virtualism — the teaching that the bread and wine of the Communion contain Christ's spiritual body and blood
- virtualist — an artist specializing in virtual art, for example, art on the internet rather than hard copies of paintings
- virtuality — being such in power, force, or effect, though not actually or expressly such: a virtual dependence on charity.
- virtualize — to create a virtual version of (a computer, operating system, data storage device, etc.), which is not itself an independent device but both works and appears to the user as a single, physical entity: A virtualized computer server can boost processing power and reduce costs.
- viscerally — of or relating to the viscera.
- visitorial — of or relating to a visitor; visitatorial.
- visualizer — to recall or form mental images or pictures.
- vitrailled — characterized by the presence of stained-glass windows
- vitriolate — relating to vitriol
- vladimir i — 956?-1015; Russ. ruler & prince of Kiev (980-1015): converted to Christianity (989), which he introduced into Russia: his day is July 15
- vocabulary — the stock of words used by or known to a particular people or group of persons: His French vocabulary is rather limited. The scientific vocabulary is constantly growing.
- volitorial — relating to flying
- voltairian — (François Marie Arouet) 1694–1778, French philosopher, historian, satirist, dramatist, and essayist.
- voltameter — a device for measuring the quantity of electricity passing through a conductor by the amount of electrolytic decomposition it produces, or for measuring the strength of a current by the amount of such decomposition in a given time.
- voltampere — an electric measurement unit, equal to the product of one volt and one ampere, equivalent to one watt for direct current systems and a unit of apparent power for alternating current systems. Abbreviation: VA.
- voluptuary — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit and enjoyment of luxury and sensual pleasure.
- vorarlberg — a province in W Austria. 1004 sq. mi. (2600 sq. km). Capital: Bregenz.
- vorticella — any ciliated protozoan of the genus Vorticella, having a transparent, bell-shaped body with a retractile stalk.
- vp-planner — (tool, product) A spreadsheet from Paperback Software. It has a graph menu within the spreadsheet program (with CGA graphics). The graphs are updated every time the graph screen is activated.
- vulcanizer — to treat (rubber) with sulfur and heat, thereby imparting strength, greater elasticity, durability, etc.