9-letter words containing a, v, i, o
- privocrat — (esp in neo-conservative thought) a person who is not in favour of relinquishing individual freedoms in order to give the state more powers to combat terrorism
- proactive — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- probative — serving or designed for testing or trial.
- progravid — progestational (def 1).
- prolative — functioning to complete the predicate
- protoavis — a fossil bird of the genus Protoavis, from the Triassic Period, having a birdlike, partly toothless jaw structure, a tail and hind legs resembling those of the dinosaur, and the hollow bones and keellike breast that are characteristic of modern birds: the oldest known avian type, preceding the archaeopteryx by an estimated 75 million years.
- quotative — (linguistics) Form of the complementizer related to the verb say, found in many languages of West Africa and South Asia.
- radio van — a van containing equipment for transmitting and receiving radio signals
- ravigotte — a cold French sauce or dressing for salad containing mixed chopped herbs such as tarragon and chives
- reviolate — to violate again
- rio bravo — Mexican name of Rio Grande (def 1).
- ritonavir — a type of anti-viral drug used to treat HIV infection and AIDS
- rivalrous — characterized by rivalry; competitive: the rivalrous aspect of their friendship.
- riverboat — any shallow-draft boat used on rivers.
- rotavirus — a double-stranded RNA virus of the genus Rotavirus, family Reoviridae, that is a major cause of infant diarrhea.
- rovaniemi — a city in N Finland, near the Arctic Circle.
- sail-over — a repetition of an indecisive or interrupted run of a racing yacht.
- salivator — any agent that causes salivation.
- salvation — the act of saving or protecting from harm, risk, loss, destruction, etc.
- sansovino — Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), (Andrea Contucci) 1460–1529, Italian sculptor and architect.
- sauvignon — a small blue-black grape grown primarily in the Médoc region of Bordeaux, in SW France, and highly prized in winemaking.
- savouries — pleasant or agreeable in taste or smell: a savory aroma.
- schiavone — the Italian name for a 17th century basket-hilted sword with a double edge
- semivocal — of or relating to a semivowel
- slavonian — of or relating to Slavonia or its inhabitants.
- slovakian — a republic in central Europe: formerly a part of Czechoslovakia; under German protection 1939–45; independent since 1993. 18,931 sq. mi. (49,035 sq. km). Capital: Bratislava.
- slovenian — of or from Slovenia
- sociative — expressing accompaniment or association
- solvation — a compound formed by the interaction of a solvent and a solute.
- souvlakia — a dish similar to shish kebab made with lamb.
- togavirus — a virus belonging to the Togaviridae family and which usually affects birds and mammals rather than humans
- tovarisch — comrade (used as a term of address in the Soviet Union).
- tsavorite — a green variety of grossularite, found in Kenya in 1975 and used as a gem.
- unavoided — not avoided or evaded
- uvarovite — Mineralogy. a variety of garnet colored emerald-green by the presence of chromium.
- vacuation — an act of emptying
- vagarious — characterized by vagaries; erratic; capricious: a vagarious foreign policy.
- vaginosis — a vaginal infection caused by a bacterial imbalance
- vagotonia — hyperexcitability of the vagus nerve, producing bradycardia, decreased heart output, and faintness.
- vagotonic — hyperexcitability of the vagus nerve, producing bradycardia, decreased heart output, and faintness.
- vainglory — excessive elation or pride over one's own achievements, abilities, etc.; boastful vanity.
- valentino — Rudolph (Rodolpho d'Antonguolla) 1895–1926, U.S. motion-picture actor, born in Italy.
- validator — to make valid; substantiate; confirm: Time validated our suspicions.
- vallation — a rampart or entrenchment.
- valuation — the act of estimating or setting the value of something; appraisal.
- vaporific — producing vapor; tending to form vapor.
- vaporings — instances of boasting
- vaporizer — a person or thing that vaporizes.
- variation — the act, process, or accident of varying in condition, character, or degree: Prices are subject to variation.
- varicosis — the formation of a varix or varices.