12-letter words containing c, i, v, m
- michael viii — surnamed Palaeologus (ˈpælɪəˌləʊɡəs). 1224–82, Byzantine emperor (1259–82); founder of the Palaeologan dynasty. His reign saw the recovery of Constantinople from the Latins (1261) and the reunion (1274) of the Greek and Roman churches
- microgravity — a condition, especially in space orbit, where the force of gravity is so weak that weightlessness results.
- microgrooves — Plural form of microgroove.
- microvessels — Plural form of microvessel.
- microvillous — Relating to microvilli.
- microwavable — Of food, that is suitable for cooking in a microwave oven.
- middle voice — the voice or form used when the subject of a verb performs an action on itself (often the reflexive form)
- mischievious — Misconstruction of mischievous.
- misconceived — Simple past tense and past participle of misconceive.
- misconceives — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misconceive.
- misperceived — Simple past tense and past participle of misperceive.
- misperceives — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misperceive.
- modificative — (grammar) That which modifies or qualifies, as a word or clause.
- movie camera — motion-picture camera
- multi-voiced — having a voice of a specified kind (usually used in combination): shrill-voiced.
- multiservice — involving two or more of the armed services
- multivalence — Chemistry. having a valence of three or higher.
- nomenclative — relating to the act of naming
- noncombative — Not combative.
- overcramming — excessive cramming
- overdramatic — of or relating to the drama.
- overemphatic — excessive or undue emphasis.
- overmedicate — to treat with medicine or medicaments.
- pax vobiscum — peace be with you
- room service — the serving of food, drinks, etc., to a guest in his or her room, as at a hotel.
- seismic wave — 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 game — a game in which a particular tennis player is the one who serves
- service mark — a proprietary term, such as Blue Cross and Blue Shield, American Express, or Planned Parenthood, that is registered with the Patent and Trademark Office. Abbreviation: SM.
- servicewoman — a woman who is a member of the armed forces of a country.
- subjectivism — Epistemology. the doctrine that all knowledge is limited to experiences by the self, and that transcendent knowledge is impossible.
- vermiculture — the raising and production of earthworms and their by-products.
- verticillium — a fungus in the Verticillium genus which normally affects plants or insects
- vice admiral — a naval officer next in rank below an admiral.
- vice-admiral — a naval officer next in rank below an admiral.
- vice-premier — a person who deputizes for a premier and serves in his or her place during his or her absence or indisposition
- victorianism — the distinctive character, thought, tendencies, etc., of the Victorian period.
- video camera — a handheld or mounted portable camera intended for recording moving images in digital memory or on videotape.
- visceromotor — of or relating to the normal movements of the viscera, especially the digestive tract.
- vitamin-rich — (of a food or diet) containing a lot of vitamins or a lot of a particular vitamin