13-letter words containing c, o, u, v
- recultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
- salviniaceous — relating to the genus Salviniaceae
- service court — the part of the court into which a player must serve in various games, as tennis, badminton, handball, or squash.
- suction valve — a nonreturn valve in a pump suction to prevent the pump draining or depriming when not in service
- survey course — an introductory course of study that provides a general view of an academic subject.
- throw a curve — a continuously bending line, without angles.
- touch a nerve — to mention or bring to mind a sensitive issue or subject
- ultraviolence — acts of extreme violence, esp those shown on television or film
- un-convoluted — twisted; coiled.
- uncompetitive — of, pertaining to, involving, or decided by competition: competitive sports; a competitive examination.
- unconceivable — inconceivable.
- unconceivably — inconceivably
- unconjunctive — unable to be joined
- unconsecutive — following one another in uninterrupted succession or order; successive: six consecutive numbers, such as 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
- unconversable — inappropriate for conversation
- unconvertible — capable of being converted.
- uncooperative — working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
- unequivocally — in a way that is clear and unambiguous: The theme is unequivocally religious.
- unobstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- unprovocative — tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.
- unrecoverable — able to recover or be recovered: a patient now believed to be recoverable; recoverable losses on his investments.
- unrecoverably — in an unrecoverable or irrecoverable manner
- vacuolization — the state of being full of vacuoles
- vacuum bottle — a bottle or flask having a vacuum liner that prevents the escape of heat from hot contents, usually liquids, or the entrance of heat into cold contents; thermos.
- valued policy — a policy in which the company and the policyholder agree to the amount to be paid in the event of total loss of property, regardless of the value of the property.
- vaunt-courier — a person who goes in advance, as a herald.
- venture scout — a young man or woman, aged 16–20, who is a member of the senior branch of the Scouts
- veraciousness — characterized by truthfulness; true, accurate, or honest in content: a veracious statement; a veracious account.
- vermiculation — to work or ornament with wavy lines or markings resembling the form or tracks of a worm.
- versicoloured — of variable or various colours
- vicariousness — performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another: vicarious punishment.
- virgo cluster — a cluster of about 2500 galaxies in the constellation Virgo, the nearest cluster to our galaxy.
- visual cortex — the portion of the cerebral cortex of the brain that receives and processes impulses from the optic nerves.
- vivaciousness — lively; animated; spirited: a vivacious folk dance.
- vivisectorium — the location where vivisection takes place
- volcanic tuff — tuff2 .
- volksdeutsche — a member of the German people, especially one of a community having its home outside of Germany, usually in central or eastern Europe.
- voluntaristic — Philosophy. any theory that regards will as the fundamental agency or principle, in metaphysics, epistemology, or psychology.
- vulcanization — to treat (rubber) with sulfur and heat, thereby imparting strength, greater elasticity, durability, etc.
- wave function — a solution of a wave equation.