13-letter words containing a, v, u, n, c
- overabundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- overacuteness — sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute sorrow; an acute pain.
- overeducation — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
- overencourage — to encourage too much
- overinsurance — (of goods or property) insurance in excess of actual value
- quantivalence — quantitative equivalence
- recultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
- revictualling — victuals, food supplies; provisions.
- salviniaceous — relating to the genus Salviniaceae
- saving clause — a clause which denotes a reservation or exception
- scavenge pump — an oil pump used in some internal-combustion engines to return oil from the crankcase to the oil tank
- sperry univac — (company) One of the divisions of Sperry Corporation at the time that company merged with the Burroughs Corporation to form Unisys Corporation.
- subindicative — of or relating to subindicating
- suction valve — a nonreturn valve in a pump suction to prevent the pump draining or depriming when not in service
- touch a nerve — to mention or bring to mind a sensitive issue or subject
- ultraviolence — acts of extreme violence, esp those shown on television or film
- un-indicative — showing, signifying, or pointing out; expressive or suggestive (usually followed by of): behavior indicative of mental disorder.
- uncaptivating — to attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; enchant: Her blue eyes and red hair captivated him.
- unconceivable — inconceivable.
- unconceivably — inconceivably
- unconversable — inappropriate for conversation
- uncooperative — working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
- underachiever — a student who performs less well in school than would be expected on the basis of abilities indicated by intelligence and aptitude tests, etc.
- underactivity — insufficient activity
- unequivocally — in a way that is clear and unambiguous: The theme is unequivocally religious.
- unevangelical — not religiously orthodox; not in accordance with the Christian gospel
- unperceivable — imperceptible
- unperceivably — imperceptibly
- unprovocative — tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.
- unrecoverable — able to recover or be recovered: a patient now believed to be recoverable; recoverable losses on his investments.
- unrecoverably — in an unrecoverable or irrecoverable manner
- unscavengered — lacking the qualities of having been scavenged
- unserviceable — not suitable to be used
- unspeculative — not characterized by speculation
- vacuolization — the state of being full of vacuoles
- vacuum drying — the removal of liquid from a solution or mixture at reduced air pressure so that it dries at a lower temperature than would be required at full pressure.
- vaunt-courier — a person who goes in advance, as a herald.
- veraciousness — characterized by truthfulness; true, accurate, or honest in content: a veracious statement; a veracious account.
- vermiculation — to work or ornament with wavy lines or markings resembling the form or tracks of a worm.
- vernacularism — a vernacular word or expression.
- vernacularist — someone who uses vernacular speech
- vernacularity — the quality or state of being vernacular
- vernacularize — to translate into the natural speech peculiar to a people.
- vicariousness — performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another: vicarious punishment.
- vivaciousness — lively; animated; spirited: a vivacious folk dance.
- volcanic tuff — tuff2 .
- voluntaristic — Philosophy. any theory that regards will as the fundamental agency or principle, in metaphysics, epistemology, or psychology.
- vulcanization — to treat (rubber) with sulfur and heat, thereby imparting strength, greater elasticity, durability, etc.
- wave function — a solution of a wave equation.