12-letter words containing c, a, r, v
- ingravescent — (esp of a disease) becoming more severe
- inobservance — lack of attention; inattention; heedlessness: drowsy inobservance.
- intervocalic — (usually of a consonant) immediately following a vowel and preceding a vowel, as the v in cover.
- intravesical — Within the urinary bladder.
- invercargill — a city on S South Island, in New Zealand.
- irrelevances — Plural form of irrelevance.
- japan clover — a drought-resistant bush clover, Lespedeza striata, of the legume family, introduced to the southern Atlantic states from Asia, having numerous tiny trifoliate leaves valued for pasturage and hay.
- java archive — (file format, filename extension) (jar) A compressed archive file containing Java class files, filename extension: ".jar". The Java Development Kit contains a tool called "jar" for creating .jar files, similar to the standard Unix tar command. As well as archiving and compressing the Java class files, it also inserts a "manifest" file which can contain information about the class files, such as a digital signature. Combining class files into a single archive file makes it possible to download them in a single HTTP transaction. This, and the compression, speeds up execution of Java programs delivered via the Internet. (2001}-02-03)
- jordan curve — simple closed curve.
- kurchatovium — (chemistry) A rejected name for rutherfordium.
- laffer curve — a relationship postulated between tax rates and tax receipts indicating that rates above a certain level actually produce less revenue because they discourage taxable endeavors and vice versa.
- lever-action — (of a rifle) having a lever action.
- lovecraftian — referring to or reminiscent of the work of the American fantasy and horror fiction author H.P. Lovecraft (1870–1937)
- maid service — cleaner, cleaning business
- manu-service — denoting a business that involves both the manufacture of goods and the provision of after-sales services
- markov chain — a Markov process restricted to discrete random events or to discontinuous time sequences.
- microgravity — a condition, especially in space orbit, where the force of gravity is so weak that weightlessness results.
- microwavable — Of food, that is suitable for cooking in a microwave oven.
- motorcaravan — A motorized caravan; camper, motor home, recreational vehicle.
- movie camera — motion-picture camera
- non-achiever — a person who consistently fails to achieve, esp academically
- non-curative — serving to cure or heal; pertaining to curing or remedial treatment; remedial.
- non-reactive — tending to react.
- non-vascular — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
- nonrevocable — Not revocable.
- nonvehicular — Not vehicular.
- normal curve — a bell-shaped curve showing a particular distribution of probability over the values of a random variable. Also called Gaussian curve, probability curve.
- olive branch — a branch of the olive tree as an emblem of peace.
- oncornavirus — any of various RNA viruses that cause tumors in humans and other animals.
- orthovanadic — relating to orthovanadates
- oven cleaner — a liquid, often foam in an aerosol container, designed to clean ovens
- overabstract — thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances: an abstract idea.
- overachieved — Simple past tense and past participle of overachieve.
- overachiever — to perform, especially academically, above the potential indicated by tests of one's mental ability or aptitude.
- overactivate — to make active; cause to function or act.
- overactivity — Excessive activity.
- overbalanced — Simple past tense and past participle of overbalance.
- overbalances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overbalance.
- overbearance — (rare, or, obsolete) Overbearing behaviour; arrogance; imperiousness.
- overcapacity — capacity beyond what is normal, allowed, or desirable.
- overcautious — excessively or unnecessarily cautious: Sometimes it doesn't pay to be overcautious in business.
- overcharging — Present participle of overcharge.
- overclassify — to classify to excess
- overcramming — excessive cramming
- overcritical — excessively critical; hypercritical.
- overdecorate — To decorate or embellish to an excessive degree.
- overdelicate — extremely or excessively delicate: an overdelicate digestive system.
- overdramatic — of or relating to the drama.
- overeducated — Having been educated to a higher academic level than is necessary.
- overemphatic — excessive or undue emphasis.