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12-letter words containing a, v, i, t

  • septemvirate — the ruling body of septemvirs.
  • seronegative — showing no significant level of serum antibodies, or other immunologic marker in the serum, that would indicate previous exposure to the infectious agent being tested.
  • servant girl — a girl or woman employed as a servant who performs household duties
  • service flat — an apartment with complete hotel services.
  • severability — capability of being separated, as of a clause in an agreement
  • shiva-shakti — the Godhead, of which the masculine, passive, transcendent, eternal principle is Shiva, and the feminine, active, immanent, temporal principle is Shakti, the Divine Mother.
  • shostakovich — Dimitri Dimitrievich [dih-mee-tree di-mee-tree-uh-vich;; Russian dmyee-tryee dmyee-tryi-yi-vyich] /dɪˈmi tri dɪˈmi tri ə vɪtʃ;; Russian ˈdmyi tryi ˈdmyi tryɪ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1906–75, Russian composer.
  • sierra vista — a town in S Arizona.
  • sieve-plates — an elongated cell whose walls contain perforations (sieve pores) that are arranged in circumscribed areas (sieve plates) and that afford communication with similar adjacent cells.
  • silver plate — thin coat of silver
  • silver state — Nevada (used as a nickname).
  • silver-plate — to coat (base metal) with silver, especially by electroplating.
  • sivapithecus — a genus of extinct Miocene primates of Asia that resemble the modern orangutan.
  • spotsylvania — a village in NE Virginia: the scene of Civil War battles between the armies of Grant and Lee, May 8–21, 1864.
  • stage-driver — the driver of a stagecoach.
  • stakhanovism — a method for increasing production by rewarding individual initiative, developed in the Soviet Union in 1935.
  • stakhanovite — a worker in the Soviet Union who regularly surpassed production quotas and was specially honored and rewarded.
  • stanislavski — Konstantin [kon-stuh n-teen;; Russian kuh n-stuhn-tyeen] /ˈkɒn stənˌtin;; Russian kən stʌnˈtyin/ (Show IPA), (Konstantin Sergeevich Alekseev) 1863–1938, Russian actor, producer, and director.
  • stanislavsky — Konstantin [kon-stuh n-teen;; Russian kuh n-stuhn-tyeen] /ˈkɒn stənˌtin;; Russian kən stʌnˈtyin/ (Show IPA), (Konstantin Sergeevich Alekseev) 1863–1938, Russian actor, producer, and director.
  • stanleyville — former name of Kisangani.
  • steam-driven — powered by steam
  • stirrup-vase — a Mycenaean vase having a spherical body, a spout on the shoulder, and a handle, curving across the top, supported by a solid conical neck.
  • stradivarius — a violin or other instrument made by Stradivari or his family.
  • stravinskian — of, relating to, or suggesting the composer Igor Stravinsky or his works.
  • struma-river — a river in S Europe, flowing SE through SW Bulgaria and NE Greece into the Aegean. 225 miles (362 km) long.
  • stupefactive — serving to stupefy.
  • sub-additive — something that is added, as one substance to another, to alter or improve the general quality or to counteract undesirable properties: an additive that thins paint.
  • substantival — noting, of, or pertaining to a substantive.
  • supergravity — a hypothetical symmetry among groups of particles containing fermions and bosons, especially in theories of gravity (supergravity) that unify electromagnetism, the weak force, and the strong force with gravity into a single unified force.
  • supravitally — in a supravital manner
  • survival kit — Military. a package containing medical supplies, rations, and other vital equipment for use by a person forced to land in or parachute into the ocean, jungle, or other isolated or hostile territory.
  • sustentative — maintenance in being or activity; the sustaining of life through vital processes.
  • svga monitor — (hardware, graphics)   A monitor capable of displaying the output of an SVGA card.
  • takeover bid — offer to buy a company
  • tergiversate — to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
  • thames river — a river in S England, flowing E through London to the North Sea. 209 miles (336 km) long.
  • thanksgiving — the act of giving thanks; grateful acknowledgment of benefits or favors, especially to God.
  • the devonian — the Devonian period or rock system
  • the nativity — the birth of Jesus
  • tidal volume — the volume of water associated with a rising tide
  • toga virilis — the white toga assumed by boys in ancient Rome at the end of their 14th year.
  • transitively — Grammar. having the nature of a transitive verb.
  • transitivity — verb: requiring a direct object
  • transmissive — the act or process of transmitting.
  • transportive — to carry, move, or convey from one place to another.
  • transumptive — of or relating to transumption
  • transvaalian — a province in the NE Republic of South Africa. 110,450 sq. mi. (286,066 sq. km). Capital: Pretoria.
  • transvaginal — through or via the vagina
  • transversion — a turning across, or into, something else
  • transvestism — the practice, especially of men, of wearing clothing usually associated with the opposite sex for psychological gratification.
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