12-letter words containing a, t, v, i, c
- invocational — Of or relating to an act of invocation.
- kurchatovium — (chemistry) A rejected name for rutherfordium.
- lever-action — (of a rifle) having a lever action.
- lovecraftian — referring to or reminiscent of the work of the American fantasy and horror fiction author H.P. Lovecraft (1870–1937)
- microgravity — a condition, especially in space orbit, where the force of gravity is so weak that weightlessness results.
- modificative — (grammar) That which modifies or qualifies, as a word or clause.
- multivalence — Chemistry. having a valence of three or higher.
- nasal cavity — sinus
- negativistic — a negative or pessimistic attitude.
- nomenclative — relating to the act of naming
- non-activist — an especially active, vigorous advocate of a cause, especially a political cause.
- non-curative — serving to cure or heal; pertaining to curing or remedial treatment; remedial.
- non-reactive — tending to react.
- nonactivated — not activated,
- nonaddictive — producing or tending to cause addiction: an addictive drug.
- nonaffective — of, caused by, or expressing emotion or feeling; emotional.
- noncausative — Not causative.
- noncombative — Not combative.
- nova scotian — a peninsula and province in SE Canada: once a part of the French province of Acadia. 21,068 sq. mi. (54,565 sq. km). Capital: Halifax.
- orthovanadic — relating to orthovanadates
- overactivate — to make active; cause to function or act.
- overactivity — Excessive activity.
- overcapacity — capacity beyond what is normal, allowed, or desirable.
- overcautious — excessively or unnecessarily cautious: Sometimes it doesn't pay to be overcautious in business.
- overcritical — excessively critical; hypercritical.
- overdelicate — extremely or excessively delicate: an overdelicate digestive system.
- overdramatic — of or relating to the drama.
- overemphatic — excessive or undue emphasis.
- overmedicate — to treat with medicine or medicaments.
- overreaction — to react or respond more strongly than is necessary or appropriate.
- overreactive — tending to react.
- ovolactarian — lacto-ovo-vegetarian.
- perspectival — a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface. Compare aerial perspective, linear perspective.
- petach tikva — a city in W Israel, NE of Tel Aviv.
- petrifactive — having the ability to turn substances into stone
- photovoltaic — of or relating to the photovoltaic effect.
- postvaccinal — occurring after a vaccine
- prevaricator — a person who speaks falsely; liar.
- 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.
- pro-activity — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- psychoactive — of or relating to a substance having a profound or significant effect on mental processes: a psychoactive drug.
- putrefactive — the act or process of putrefying; the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter by bacteria and fungi that results in obnoxiously odorous products; rotting.
- re-educative — of or relating to re-education
- reactivation — to render active again; revive.
- reactiveness — tending to react.
- reactivities — the quality or condition of being reactive.
- recreatively — to refresh by means of relaxation and enjoyment, as restore physically or mentally.
- recuperative — that recuperates.
- refractivity — the power to refract.
- relativistic — of or relating to relativity or relativism.