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13-letter words containing c, a, v, i

  • radioactivate — to make (a substance) radioactive.
  • radioactivity — the phenomenon, exhibited by and being a property of certain elements, of spontaneously emitting radiation resulting from changes in the nuclei of atoms of the element.
  • radius vector — Mathematics. the length of the line segment joining a fixed point or origin to a given point.
  • ratiocinative — the process of logical reasoning.
  • re-activation — to render active again; revive.
  • receivability — the fact or condition of being receivable
  • reciprocative — to give, feel, etc., in return.
  • recording van — a van containing sound and image recording equipment, used as a mobile recording studio
  • recultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
  • reduplicative — tending to reduplicate.
  • rejective art — minimal art.
  • retroactively — operative with respect to past occurrences, as a statute; retrospective: a retroactive law.
  • revaccination — the act or practice of vaccinating; inoculation with vaccine.
  • revascularize — to surgically improve the blood circulation of (an organ or area of the body).
  • revendication — the process or act of revendicating
  • revictualling — victuals, food supplies; provisions.
  • revindication — the act of vindicating.
  • river traffic — the boats that sail on a river
  • riviera beach — a town in SE Florida.
  • rocking valve — (on a steam engine) a valve mechanism oscillating through an arc to open and close.
  • romantic love — love characterized by romance and involving sexual attraction
  • sabin vaccine — an orally administered vaccine of live viruses for immunization against poliomyelitis.
  • safety device — A safety device is a piece of equipment such as a fire extinguisher, safety belt, or burglar alarm that reduces loss or damage from a fire, accident, or break-in.
  • saint vincent — Saint, died a.d. 304, Spanish martyr: patron saint of winegrowers.
  • salviniaceous — relating to the genus Salviniaceae
  • saving clause — a clause which denotes a reservation or exception
  • sciatic nerve — either of a pair of nerves, the largest in the body, that originate in the sacral plexus of the lower back and extend down the buttocks to the back of the knees, where they divide into other nerves: the sciatic nerve and its branches innervate large areas of the pelvis, leg, and foot.
  • scratch video — the technique or practice of recycling images from films or television to make collages
  • seismic waves — a wave of energy that is generated by an earthquake or other earth vibration and that travels within the earth or along its surface.
  • service break — an instance of a player winning a game against a server.
  • service clasp — clasp (def 4).
  • serving hatch — a small hatch or opening in a kitchen wall used to serve food through to an adjoining room
  • shaving cream — a preparation, as of soap and free fatty acid, that is lathered and applied to the face to soften and condition the beard for shaving.
  • shaving stick — a piece of shaving foam moulded into a slender shape and held in a slender container for ease of application to the face when removing hair with a razor
  • significative — serving to signify.
  • silvichemical — any of a number of chemicals derived from a tree.
  • slave traffic — the traffic of slaves
  • speculatively — pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by speculation, contemplation, conjecture, or abstract reasoning: a speculative approach.
  • sperry univac — (company)   One of the divisions of Sperry Corporation at the time that company merged with the Burroughs Corporation to form Unisys Corporation.
  • subclavicular — a bone of the pectoral arch.
  • 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
  • superachiever — someone who achieves more than most; high achiever
  • superactivity — extreme activity; hyperactivity
  • sylvicultural — relating to sylviculture
  • tax avoidance — Tax avoidance is the use of legal methods to pay the smallest possible amount of tax.
  • tax incentive — measure to encourage activity
  • the civil war — the war between the North (the Union) and the South (the Confederacy) in the U.S. (1861-65)
  • thieves' cant — slang used by thieves
  • to come alive — If people, places, or events come alive, they start to be lively again after a quiet period. If someone or something brings them alive, they cause them to come alive.
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