13-letter words containing a, v, i, n
- attentiveness — characterized by or giving attention; observant: an attentive audience.
- availableness — Competent power; validity; efficacy; as, the availableness of a title.
- 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
- bcg (vaccine) — a vaccine prepared from an attenuated strain of the tubercle bacillus, used for immunization against tuberculosis
- bioequivalent — the condition in which different formulations of the same drug or chemical are equally absorbed when taken into the body.
- bona vacantia — unclaimed goods
- boniface viii — original name Benedict Caetano. ?1234–1303, pope (1294–1303)
- bougainvillea — Bougainvillea is a climbing plant that has thin, red or purple flowers and grows mainly in hot countries.
- 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.
- cape province — a former province of S South Africa; replaced in 1994 by the new provinces of Northern Cape, Western Cape, Eastern Cape and part of North-West. Capital: Cape Town
- cape-province — a cape in S Africa, in the SW Republic of South Africa.
- captivatingly — to attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; enchant: Her blue eyes and red hair captivated him.
- caravansaries — Plural form of caravansary.
- caravanserais — Plural form of caravanserai.
- cardioversion — restoring the rhythm of the heart to normal by applying direct-current electrical shock.
- carnivalesque — characteristic of, suitable for, or like a carnival
- carnivorously — In a carnivorous manner.
- carve a niche — If you carve a niche for yourself, you organize your work to create a secure position.
- carving knife — A carving knife is a long sharp knife that is used to cut cooked meat.
- cassivelaunus — 1st century bc, British chieftain, king of the Catuvellauni tribe, who organized resistance to Caesar's invasion of Britain (54 bc)
- cave painting — a painting done by prehistoric people in caves
- cavernicolous — inhabiting caves or cavelike places
- chicken divan — a casserole of boned chicken breast, broccoli or asparagus spears, and cheese sauce
- chilean guava — a tropical shrub or small tree, Ugni molinae, of the myrtle family, having leathery, oval leaves, rose-pink flowers, and blue-black, edible fruit.
- cider vinegar — a type of vinegar produced by the acetification of cider
- cinema verite — films characterized by subjects, actions, etc, that have the appearance of real life
- civil servant — A civil servant is a person who works in the Civil Service in Britain and some other countries, or for the local, state, or federal government in the United States.
- civilianizing — Present participle of civilianize.
- civilisations — Plural form of civilisation.
- civilizations — Plural form of civilization.
- clairvoyantly — In a clairvoyant way; by means of clairvoyance.
- cocultivation — the act of cultivating jointly
- cognitive map — a mental map of one's environment
- combativeness — The state of being combative.
- communicative — Someone who is communicative talks to people, for example about their feelings, and tells people things.
- comprovincial — belonging to the same province
- concatenative — Linked in a series or order of things depending on each other, as if linked together; successive.
- concentrative — tending to concentrate; characterized by concentration
- confederative — of confederates or a confederation
- configurative — the relative disposition or arrangement of the parts or elements of a thing.
- conflagrative — That produces conflagration.
- confrontative — tending toward or ready for confrontation: They came to the meeting with a confrontational attitude.
- connotatively — the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning: A possible connotation of “home” is “a place of warmth, comfort, and affection.”. the act of connoting; the suggesting of an additional meaning for a word or expression, apart from its explicit meaning.
- conservancies — Plural form of conservancy.
- conservatives — Plural form of conservative.