12-letter words containing a, v, i, n
- evidentially — In an evidential way; according to evidence.
- eviscerating — Present participle of eviscerate.
- evisceration — A disemboweling; the removal of viscera.
- evolutionary — Of or relating to evolution.
- excavational — Relating to excavation.
- extra virgin — olive oil: of finest quality
- extraversion — Alternative spelling of extroversion.
- facial nerve — either one of the seventh pair of cranial nerves composed of motor fibers that control muscles of the face except those used in chewing.
- fall in love — become infatuated
- fan vaulting — a system of fan vaults.
- fancy diving — diving competition from a springboard into water, the contestants being judged chiefly by their grace and control in executing a specified series of dives in a prescribed manner.
- favorite son — (at a national political convention) a candidate nominated for office by delegates from his or her own state.
- ferdinand vi — 1713–59, king of Spain 1746–59 (son of Philip V).
- fermentative — tending to produce or undergo fermentation.
- five nations — (formerly) a confederacy of North American Indian peoples living mainly in and around present-day New York state, consisting of the Cayugas, Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, and Senecas
- five-and-ten — Also called five-and-ten-cent store [fahyv-uh n-ten-sent] /ˈfaɪv ənˈtɛnˌsɛnt/ (Show IPA), five-and-dime [fahyv-uh n-dahym] /ˈfaɪv ənˈdaɪm/ (Show IPA), dime store, ten-cent store. a store offering a wide assortment of inexpensive items, formerly costing five or ten cents, for personal and household use.
- flavoprotein — an enzyme, containing riboflavin and linked chemically with a protein, active in the oxidation of foods in animal cells.
- fluviomarine — of or formed by the combined action of river and sea.
- gaboon viper — a large, venomous snake, Bitis gabonica, of tropical African forests, having large retractable fangs and geometrically patterned scales of yellow, brown, and sometimes purple.
- gallivanters — Plural form of gallivanter.
- gallivanting — to wander about, seeking pleasure or diversion; gad.
- galvanically — pertaining to or produced by galvanism; producing or caused by an electric current.
- galvanotaxis — movement of an organism or any of its parts in a particular direction in response to an electric current; electrotaxis.
- ganges river — a river flowing SE from the Himalayas in N India into the Bay of Bengal: sacred to Hindus. 1550 miles (2495 km) long.
- geelvink bay — former (Dutch) name of Sarera Bay.
- generatively — capable of producing or creating.
- generativist — a person who follows or promotes the theories of generative grammar.
- generativity — Relating to the ability to create or reproduce.
- graminivores — Plural form of graminivore.
- grand vizier — the chief officer of state of various Muslim countries, as in the former Ottoman Empire.
- gravel-blind — more blind or dim-sighted than sand-blind and less than stone-blind.
- graven image — an idol.
- graving dock — an excavated shore dry dock for the repair and maintenance of ships.
- gravity wind — a light wind directed downslope, occurring at night because of the cooling and densification of the air near the ground.
- grooving saw — a circular saw used for making grooves
- hand-deliver — to deliver in person or by messenger.
- haute-vienne — a department in central France. 2145 sq. mi. (5555 sq. km). Capital: Limoges.
- havana cigar — any of various cigars hand rolled in Cuba, known esp for their high quality
- have in mind — to remember
- have kittens — to react with disapproval, anxiety, etc
- have pity on — to have sympathy or show mercy for
- heavenliness — (uncountable) The state or quality of being heavenly.
- hepadnavirus — Any member of the virus family Hepadnaviridae, capable of causing liver infections in humans and animals.
- hiv-negative — not infected with the HIV virus
- hovering act — an act forbidding or restricting the loitering of foreign or domestic vessels within the prescribed limits of a coastal nation.
- idiot savant — a mentally defective person with an exceptional skill or talent in a special field, as a highly developed ability to play music or to solve complex mathematical problems mentally at great speed.
- illuminative — giving light; illuminating.
- in any event — whatever the situation
- in favour of — If one thing is rejected in favour of another, the second thing is done or chosen instead of the first.
- inactivating — Present participle of inactivate.