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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.
  • valentinoRudolph (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.
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