9-letter words containing a, v, o, c
- varicosis — the formation of a varix or varices.
- varifocal — having a focus that can vary
- vasectomy — excision of the vas deferens, or of a portion of it: performed to effect sterility in men.
- vasotocin — a chemical similar to oxytocin found in birds, fish, and some amphibians
- vasotonic — pertaining to or regulating the tone of the blood vessels.
- vaxectomy — (jargon) /vak-sek't*-mee/ (By analogy with "vasectomy") Removal of a VAX. DEC's Microvaxen, especially, are much slower than newer RISC-based workstations such as the SPARC. Thus, if one knows one has a replacement coming, VAX removal can be cause for celebration.
- vectorial — Mathematics. a quantity possessing both magnitude and direction, represented by an arrow the direction of which indicates the direction of the quantity and the length of which is proportional to the magnitude. Compare scalar (def 4). such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities obey the parallelogram law of addition. such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities are to transform in a particular way under changes of the coordinate system. any generalization of the above quantities.
- veracious — habitually speaking the truth; truthful; honest: a veracious witness.
- vicarious — performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another: vicarious punishment.
- victorian — of or relating to Queen Victoria or the period of her reign: Victorian poets.
- videocast — a television broadcast of the video only.
- vinaceous — of, relating to, or resembling wine or grapes.
- virilocal — Anthropology. living with or located near the husband's father's group; patrilocal.
- vitaceous — belonging to the Vitaceae, the grape family of plants.
- vitascope — one of the first motion-picture projectors, developed by Thomas Edison.
- viva voce — by word of mouth; orally.
- vivacious — lively; animated; spirited: a vivacious folk dance.
- vocabular — a vocabulary
- vocal fry — a voice quality characterized by a low pitch and raspy sound and produced by a slow fluttering of the vocal cords: There's too much vocal fry in her speaking voice.
- vocal sac — either of the loose folds of skin on each side of the mouth in many male frogs that can be inflated and act as resonators
- vocalised — to make vocal; utter; articulate; sing.
- vocalness — of, relating to, or uttered with the voice: the vocal mechanism; vocal criticism.
- voicemail — an electronic system enabling the recording and storage of (usually digitized) voice messages, which can subsequently be retrieved by the intended recipient.
- volacious — able or fit to fly.
- volcanics — types of rock
- volcanism — the phenomena connected with volcanoes and volcanic activity.
- volcanist — a person who studies volcanoes
- volcanize — to affect or alter by volcanic heat or action.
- volcanoes — a vent in the earth's crust through which lava, steam, ashes, etc., are expelled, either continuously or at irregular intervals.
- voracious — craving or consuming large quantities of food: a voracious appetite.
- vouchsafe — to grant or give, as by favor, graciousness, or condescension: to vouchsafe a reply to a question.