15-letter words containing a, t, i, v
- bioavailability — the extent to which a drug or other substance is taken up by a specific tissue or organ after administration; the proportion of the dose of a drug that reaches the systemic circulation intact after administration by a route other than intravenous
- biot-savart law — the law that the magnetic induction near a long, straight conductor, as wire, varies inversely as the distance from the conductor and directly as the intensity of the current in the conductor.
- bravais lattice — any of 14 possible space lattices found in crystals
- breakeven point — a point at which the total revenue and total cost are equal
- brillat-savarin — Anthelme (ɑ̃tɛlm). 1755–1826, French lawyer and gourmet; author of Physiologie du Goût (1825)
- cadmean victory — a victory won with great losses to the victors
- cantilever beam — a long thick straight-sided piece of wood, metal, concrete, etc that is fixed at one end and is free at the other
- cardinal virtue — anything considered to be an important or characteristic virtue: Tenacity is his cardinal virtue.
- carl xvi gustaf — born 1946, king of Sweden from 1973
- carpentersville — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- cartesian diver — a glass vessel partially filled with water and covered with an airtight membrane, containing a hollow object that is open at the bottom and contains just enough air to allow it to float. Pressing on the membrane compresses the air in the vessel and forces water into the object, causing it to sink; releasing the membrane causes it to rise.
- celo-navigation — celestial navigation.
- charlottesville — city in central Va.: pop. 45,000
- circumnavigated — Simple past tense and past participle of circumnavigate.
- circumnavigates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumnavigate.
- circumnavigator — A person who circumnavigates; that is, sails around the world.
- circumvallating — Present participle of circumvallate.
- circumvallation — surrounded by or as if by a rampart.
- ciudad victoria — a city in E central Mexico, capital of Tamaulipas state. Pop: 285 000 (2005 est)
- civilianization — the conversion from military to civilian status
- 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
- cognitive radio — a radio that can automatically alter frequency, power, modulation, etc, according to where it is located
- 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.
- 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.
- comparativeness — of or relating to comparison.
- conservationism — A movement that supports conservation, especially that of natural resources.
- conservationist — A conservationist is someone who cares greatly about the conservation of the environment and who works to protect it.
- conservatorship — the legal status of a person appointed by a court to protect the interests of someone, such as a child, who is unable to manage his or her own affairs
- consideratively — in a considerative manner
- constantine vii — known as Porphyrogenitus. 905–59 ad, Byzantine emperor (913–59) and scholar: his writings are an important source for Byzantine history
- contemplatively — given to or characterized by contemplation: a contemplative mind.
- continuous wave — an electromagnetic wave, esp. a radio wave, with a constant amplitude and frequency
- contradictively — tending or inclined to contradict; involving contradiction; contradictory.
- contrapositives — (logic) Plural form of contrapositive.
- contravallation — fortifications built by besiegers around the place besieged
- 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
- conversationism — a colloquialism
- conversationist — Someone skilled in the art of conversations.
- conveyorization — the process of conveyorizing
- cooperativeness — working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
- correlativeness — The state or quality of being correlative.