11-letter words containing c, o, n, v, l
- john calvin — John (Jean Chauvin or Caulvin) 1509–64, French theologian and reformer in Switzerland: leader in the Protestant Reformation.
- lactoflavin — riboflavin.
- leoncavallo — Ruggiero [rood-je-raw] /rudˈdʒɛ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1919, Italian operatic composer and librettist.
- line vector — a vector having specified magnitude and lying on a given line.
- live action — of or relating to movies, videos, and the like, that feature real performers, as distinguished from animation: A new live-action version of the classic animated film will be released later this year.
- live-action — of or relating to movies, videos, and the like, that feature real performers, as distinguished from animation: A new live-action version of the classic animated film will be released later this year.
- malevolence — the quality, state, or feeling of being malevolent; ill will; malice; hatred.
- moving coil — denoting an electromechanical device in which a suspended coil is free to move in a magnetic field. A current passing through the coil causes it to move, as in loudspeakers and electrical measuring instruments, or movement of the coil gives rise to induced currents, as in microphones and some record-player pick-ups
- mud volcano — a vent in the earth's surface through which escaping gas and vapor issue, causing mud to boil and occasionally to overflow, forming a conical mound around the vent.
- nerve block — an arrest of the passage of impulses through a nerve by means of pressure on the nerve or by injection of an anesthetic into or around the nerve.
- nicholas iv — (Girolamo Masci) died 1292, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1288–92.
- nonelective — Not elective.
- nonvascular — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
- nonvertical — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- nonviolence — absence or lack of violence; state or condition of avoiding violence.
- nonvolcanic — not volcanic, not caused by a volcano
- olive crown — (esp in ancient Greece and Rome) a garland of olive leaves awarded as a token of victory
- overbalance — to outweigh: The opportunity overbalances the disadvantages of leaving town.
- overcontrol — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
- overlocking — the act of oversewing a hem or fabric edge to prevent fraying
- planoconvex — pertaining to or noting a lens that is plane on one side and convex on the other.
- polyvalence — Chemistry. having more than one valence.
- potvaliancy — brave only as a result of being drunk.
- unequivocal — not equivocal; unambiguous; clear; having only one possible meaning or interpretation: an unequivocal indication of assent; unequivocal proof.
- unvocalized — not articulated; unspoken; unvoiced
- vaccinology — the science of vaccine development.
- vacillation — an act or instance of vacillating.
- vacuolation — the formation of vacuoles.
- valediction — an act of bidding farewell or taking leave.
- valinomycin — a cyclic, peptide antibiotic, C 54 H 90 N 6 O 18 , produced by the bacterium Streptomyces fulvissimus; used experimentally to transport potassium across membranes.
- vice-consul — a consular officer of a grade below that of consul.
- villication — a twitch or pinch; vellication
- violin case — protective carrycase for a violin
- violin clef — treble clef.
- violinistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of violins or violinists
- violoncello — cello1 .
- volcanicity — of or relating to a volcano: a volcanic eruption.
- volcanology — the scientific study of volcanoes and volcanic phenomena.
- vulcanology — volcanology.