9-letter words containing c, a, n, v
- overclean — too clean
- provencal — of or relating to Provence, its people, or their language.
- provocant — a person who deliberately behaves controversially to provoke argument or other strong reactions
- readvance — to advance again or further
- relevance — the condition of being relevant, or connected with the matter at hand: Some traditional institutions of the media lack relevance in this digital age.
- relevancy — the condition of being relevant, or connected with the matter at hand: Some traditional institutions of the media lack relevance in this digital age.
- rounceval — a variety of large pea
- scavenger — an animal or other organism that feeds on dead organic matter.
- schiavone — the Italian name for a 17th century basket-hilted sword with a double edge
- severance — the act of severing or the state of being severed.
- sovenance — memory
- vaccinate — to inoculate with the vaccine of cowpox so as to render the subject immune to smallpox.
- vaccinium — a member of a shrub genus including blueberries and cranberries
- vacillant — wavering; hesitant; indecisive; vacillating.
- vacuation — an act of emptying
- vacuuming — a space entirely devoid of matter.
- vagotonic — hyperexcitability of the vagus nerve, producing bradycardia, decreased heart output, and faintness.
- valencies — valence.
- van vleck — John H(asbrouck) [haz-broo k] /ˈhæz brʊk/ (Show IPA), 1899–1980, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1977.
- vancouver — George, 1758–98, English explorer.
- vasotocin — a chemical similar to oxytocin found in birds, fish, and some amphibians
- vasotonic — pertaining to or regulating the tone of the blood vessels.
- vaticinal — of, relating to, or characterized by prophecy; prophetic.
- vena cava — either of two large veins discharging blood into the right atrium of the heart, one (superior vena cava or precava) conveying blood from the head, chest, and upper extremities and the other (inferior vena cava or postcava) conveying blood from all parts below the diaphragm.
- vengeance — infliction of injury, harm, humiliation, or the like, on a person by another who has been harmed by that person; violent revenge: But have you the right to vengeance?
- ventifact — a pebble or cobble that has been faceted, grooved, and polished by the erosive action of wind-driven sand.
- vicariant — the geographical separation and isolation of a subpopulation, resulting in the original population's differentiation as a new variety or species.
- vicennial — of or for 20 years.
- victorian — of or relating to Queen Victoria or the period of her reign: Victorian poets.
- vigilance — state or quality of being vigilant; watchfulness: Vigilance is required in the event of treachery.
- vin blanc — white wine.
- vinaceous — of, relating to, or resembling wine or grapes.
- vindicate — to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like: to vindicate someone's honor.
- vitamin c — ascorbic acid.
- vocalness — of, relating to, or uttered with the voice: the vocal mechanism; vocal criticism.
- 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.
- vraicking — the act of gathering vraic
- vulcanian — of, relating to, or associated with Vulcan.
- vulcanise — to treat (rubber) with sulfur and heat, thereby imparting strength, greater elasticity, durability, etc.
- vulcanism — volcanism.
- vulcanite — a hard, readily cut and polished rubber, obtained by vulcanizing rubber with a large amount of sulfur, used in the manufacture of combs, buttons, and for electric insulation.
- vulcanize — to treat (rubber) with sulfur and heat, thereby imparting strength, greater elasticity, durability, etc.