17-letter words containing a, v, n, i

production values — the quality of a media production (such as a film) in regards to elements such as colours, quality, style, etc
promotional event — occasion organized to market or advertise sth
provincial police — (in Canada) the police force of a province, esp Ontario or Quebec
provincialization — to make provincial in character.
punitive taxation — a form of taxation that is very severe and that people find very difficult to pay
quantity surveyor — A quantity surveyor is a person who calculates the cost and amount of materials and workers needed for a job such as building a house or a road.
received standard — the form of educated English spoken originally in southern England and having Received Pronunciation as a chief distinguishing feature.
receiving blanket — a small blanket, usually of cotton, for wrapping an infant, especially following a bath.
recursive acronym — (convention) A hackish (and especially MIT) tradition is to choose acronyms and abbreviations that refer humorously to themselves or to other acronyms or abbreviations. The classic examples were two MIT editors called EINE ("EINE Is Not Emacs") and ZWEI ("ZWEI Was EINE Initially"). More recently, there is a Scheme compiler called LIAR (Liar Imitates Apply Recursively), and GNU stands for "GNU's Not Unix!" - and a company with the name CYGNUS, which expands to "Cygnus, Your GNU Support". See also mung.
relative pathname — (file system) A path relative to the working directory. Its first character can be anything but the pathname separator.
remittance advice — a letter sent by a customer to a supplier, to let them know that their invoice has been paid
revascularization — the restoration of the blood circulation of an organ or area, achieved by unblocking obstructed or disrupted blood vessels or by surgically implanting replacements.
revealed religion — religion based chiefly on the revelations of God to humans, especially as described in Scripture.
revolutionary war — American Revolution.
romantic movement — the late 18th- and early 19th-century movement in France, Germany, England, and America to establish Romanticism in art and literature.
saint agnes's eve — the night of January 20, superstitiously regarded as a time when a young woman who performs certain rites is likely to dream of her future husband.
saint bonaventure — Saint ("the Seraphic Doctor") 1221–74, Italian scholastic theologian.
saint croix river — Also called Santa Cruz. a U.S. island in the N Lesser Antilles: the largest of the Virgin Islands. 82 sq. mi. (212 sq. km).
saint kitts-nevis — a twin-island state in the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies, consisting of the islands of St. Kitts and Nevis: formerly a British colony and member of the West Indies Associated States; gained independence 1983. 104 sq. mi. (269 sq. km). Capital: Basseterre.
saturation diving — a method of prolonged diving, using an underwater habitat to allow divers to remain in the high-pressure environment of the ocean depths long enough for their body tissues to become saturated with the inert components of the pressurized gas mixture that they breathe: when this condition is reached, the amount of time required for decompression remains the same, whether the dive lasts a day, a week, or a month.
second derivative — the derivative of the derivative of a function: Acceleration is the second derivative of distance with respect to time.
selective amnesia — the deliberate forgetting of something
self-conservation — the act of conserving; prevention of injury, decay, waste, or loss; preservation: conservation of wildlife; conservation of human rights.
self-preservation — preservation of oneself from harm or destruction.
semi-quantitative — partially quantitative.
sentimental value — personal, emotional significance
seven deadly sins — Christianity: worst vices
side-valve engine — a type of internal-combustion engine in which the inlet and exhaust valves are in the cylinder block at the side of the pistons
sinus of valsalva — any of the pouches of the aorta and the pulmonary artery opposite the flaps of the semilunar valves into which blood returning to the heart flows, closing the valves.
situations vacant — Situations Vacant is the title of a column or page in a newspaper where jobs are advertised.
sleep deprivation — a condition in which you have not had enough sleep
sliding vane pump — A sliding vane pump is a pump in which the vanes (=flat parts) are the main sealing element between the suction and discharge areas.
soil conservation — any of various methods to achieve the maximum utilization of the land and preserve its resources through such controls as crop rotation, prevention of soil erosion, etc.
spanish civil war — the civil war in Spain 1936–39.
squash vine borer — the larva of a clearwing moth, Melittia satyriniformis, that bores into the stems of squash and related plants.
st. vitus's dance — St. Vitus's dance.
stellar evolution — the sequence of changes that occurs in a star as it ages
subclavian artery — either of a pair of arteries, one on each side of the body, that carry the main supply of blood to the arms.
subclavian groove — either of two grooves in the first rib, one for the main artery (subclavian artery) and the other for the main vein (subclavian vein) of the arm
substantive right — a right, as life, liberty, or property, recognized for its own sake and as part of the natural legal order of society.
survival instinct — the instinct in humans and animals to do things in a dangerous situation that will prevent them from dying
synovial membrane — anatomy: connective tissue
terminal velocity — Physics. the velocity at which a falling body moves through a medium, as air, when the force of resistance of the medium is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the force of gravity. the maximum velocity of a body falling through a viscous fluid.
the alpine valley — a straight fracture on the moon that cuts the Alps in two
the pennsylvanian — the Pennsylvanian period or rock system, equivalent to the Upper Carboniferous of Europe
the-invisible-man — a novel (1897) by H.G. Wells.
to be eaten alive — If you say that someone will be eaten alive, you mean that they will be completely destroyed or defeated by someone who is much stronger.
to have a mind to — If you have a mind to do something, you want, intend, or choose to do it.
to have a tin ear — If you say that someone has a tin ear for something, you mean that they do not have any natural ability for it and cannot appreciate or understand it fully.
to have it in you — If you have it in you, you have abilities and skills which you do not usually use and which only show themselves in a difficult situation.

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