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13-letter words containing a, t, v

  • animadverting — Present participle of animadvert.
  • anti-universe — a universe made up of antimatter, postulated to exist far out in space
  • anticorrosive — preventing corrosion
  • antievolution — a system of thought which argues against the biological theory of evolution
  • antiinfective — Antiinfection.
  • antinarrative — a narrative which does not adhere to the usual conventions of narrative
  • antioxidative — That functions as an antioxidant.
  • antireflexive — noting a relation in which no element is in relation to itself, as “less than.”.
  • antivaccinist — One opposed to vaccination.
  • appellatively — (grammar) After the manner of appellative nouns; so as to express whole classes or species.
  • applicatively — In an applicative manner.
  • appropriative — suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.: an appropriate example; an appropriate dress.
  • approximative — (of a method, description, etc.) giving only an approximation to something.
  • argumentative — Someone who is argumentative is always ready to disagree or start quarrelling with other people.
  • armstand dive — a dive starting from a handstand at the end of a springboard or a platform with the diver's back to the water.
  • arteriovenous — of, relating to, or affecting an artery and a vein
  • assentiveness — the tendency to concur or comply
  • assertiveness — confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive: aggressive; dogmatic: He is too assertive as a salesman.
  • associatively — in an associative or connective manner
  • associativity — the quality of being associative
  • assortatively — In an assortative way.
  • assortativity — (mathematics) The extent to which nodes of a graph link to others of the same degree.
  • at every turn — If you say that something happens at every turn, you are emphasizing that it happens frequently or all the time, usually so that it prevents you from achieving what you want.
  • at face value — If you take something at face value, you accept it and believe it without thinking about it very much, even though it might be untrue.
  • atavistically — In an atavistic manner.
  • atomic volume — the atomic weight (relative atomic mass) of an element divided by its density
  • attentiveness — characterized by or giving attention; observant: an attentive audience.
  • attributively — pertaining to or having the character of attribution or an attribute.
  • authoritative — Someone or something that is authoritative gives an impression of power and importance and is likely to be obeyed.
  • avant-gardism — the attitudes, techniques, etc., of the cultural avant-garde.
  • averruncation — the act of averting or turning away
  • aviation fuel — fuel used to power airplanes
  • avocationally — in one's leisure time
  • baal shem tov — original name Israel ben Eliezer ?1700–60, Jewish religious leader, teacher, and healer in Poland: founder of modern Hasidism
  • baal-shem-tov — (Israel ben Eliezer"Besht") c1700–60, Ukrainian teacher and religious leader: founder of the Hasidic movement of Judaism.
  • bathtub curve — Common term for the curve (resembling an end-to-end section of one of those claw-footed antique bathtubs) that describes the expected failure rate of electronics with time: initially high, dropping to near 0 for most of the system's lifetime, then rising again as it "tires out". See also burn-in period, infant mortality.
  • beehive state — Utah (used as a nickname).
  • behavioristic — the theory or doctrine that human or animal psychology can be accurately studied only through the examination and analysis of objectively observable and quantifiable behavioral events, in contrast with subjective mental states.
  • believability — to have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something, although without absolute proof that one is right in doing so: Only if one believes in something can one act purposefully.
  • bhagavad gita — a portion of the Mahabharata, having the form of a dialogue between the hero Arjuna and his charioteer, the avatar Krishna, in which a doctrine combining Brahmanical and other elements is evolved.
  • bhagavad-gita — a sacred Hindu text composed about 200 bc and incorporated into the Mahabharata, a Sanskrit epic
  • bioequivalent — the condition in which different formulations of the same drug or chemical are equally absorbed when taken into the body.
  • black vulture — the Eurasian vulture, Aegypius monachus, of the family Accipitridae
  • bona vacantia — unclaimed goods
  • brevirostrate — having a short beak or bill
  • bud variation — any variation in a bud due to changes in either its genetic composition or environment or both such that the resulting flower, fruit, or shoot differs from others of the same plant or species.
  • camping stove — a portable stove powered by butane gas canisters, designed to be used for cooking while camping
  • cantilevering — Present participle of cantilever.
  • caprivi strip — narrow strip of land, c. 50 mi (80 km) wide, of NE Namibia, extending eastward to the Zambezi River: c. 300 mi (483 km) long
  • captivatingly — to attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; enchant: Her blue eyes and red hair captivated him.
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