12-letter words containing d, v, c, a
- encaptivated — Simple past tense and past participle of encaptivate.
- endocervical — Within a cervix.
- endovascular — Within a blood vessel.
- fancy diving — diving competition from a springboard into water, the contestants being judged chiefly by their grace and control in executing a specified series of dives in a prescribed manner.
- food vacuole — a membrane-enclosed cell vacuole with a digestive function, containing material taken up in by the process of phagocytosis.
- graving dock — an excavated shore dry dock for the repair and maintenance of ships.
- half-covered — to be or serve as a covering for; extend over; rest on the surface of: Snow covered the fields.
- inadvertence — the quality or condition of being inadvertent; heedlessness.
- inadvertency — inadvertence.
- indicatively — showing, signifying, or pointing out; expressive or suggestive (usually followed by of): behavior indicative of mental disorder.
- jordan curve — simple closed curve.
- maid service — cleaner, cleaning business
- mauve decade — the 1890s, considered as a social and cultural period characterized by prosperity and complacency.
- modificative — (grammar) That which modifies or qualifies, as a word or clause.
- non-advocacy — the act of pleading for, supporting, or recommending; active espousal: He was known for his advocacy of states' rights.
- non-advocate — to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly: He advocated higher salaries for teachers.
- nonactivated — not activated,
- nonaddictive — producing or tending to cause addiction: an addictive drug.
- old covenant — the covenant between God and the ancient Israelites, based on the Mosaic Law.
- old slavonic — Old Church Slavonic.
- orthovanadic — relating to orthovanadates
- overachieved — Simple past tense and past participle of overachieve.
- overbalanced — Simple past tense and past participle of overbalance.
- 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.
- overmedicate — to treat with medicine or medicaments.
- privatdocent — (in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.
- pyruvic acid — a water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 4 O 3 , important in many metabolic and fermentative processes, having an odor resembling that of acetic acid, prepared by the dehydration of tartaric acid: used chiefly in biochemical research.
- radicivorous — feeding on the roots of plants
- ravioli code — (jargon, humour) Object-oriented code consisting of a number of small and loosely-coupled software components. Presumably, the term is a compliment, contrasting the code with spaghetti code.
- re-educative — of or relating to re-education
- revictualled — victuals, food supplies; provisions.
- scandinavian — of or relating to Scandinavia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
- scrieveboard — the drawing board of a shipbuilder
- scrive board — a floorlike construction on which the lines of a vessel can be drawn or scribed at full size.
- scuba diving — deep-sea swimming
- service road — frontage road.
- spotted cavy — paca.
- turacoverdin — a green pigment found in certain feathers of the touraco
- uncovenanted — not agreed to or promised by covenant.
- uncultivated — prepared and used for raising crops; tilled: cultivated land.
- under canvas — If you are living and sleeping under canvas, you are living and sleeping in a tent.
- underachieve — to perform, especially academically, below the potential indicated by tests of one's mental ability or aptitude.
- unvaccinated — to inoculate with the vaccine of cowpox so as to render the subject immune to smallpox.
- unvindicated — to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like: to vindicate someone's honor.
- vacationland — an area having recreational facilities, historic or picturesque sights, etc., that attract vacationists.
- valeric acid — any of several isomeric organic acids having the formula C 5 H 10 O 2 , the common one being a liquid of pungent odor obtained from valerian roots: used chiefly as an intermediate in perfumery.
- vanadic acid — any of certain acids containing vanadium, especially one having the formula H 3 VO 4 .