16-letter words containing e, l, v
- invisible shadow — (in architectural shades and shadows) a three-dimensional space occupied by the shadow projected by a solid and within which a surface is in shadow.
- invulnerableness — The quality of being invulnerable.
- irresolvableness — The state or quality of being irresolvable.
- irretrievability — The state or quality of being irretrievable.
- irreversibleness — The state or quality of being irreversible.
- italian vermouth — sweet vermouth
- ivyleaf geranium — a geranium plant, pelargonium peltatum, with trailing leaves and white, pink, red, or violet flowers
- javelin throwing — the sport of throwing the javelin
- juvenile hormone — any of a class of insect and plant hormones acting to inhibit the molting of a juvenile insect into its adult form.
- juvenile officer — a police officer concerned with juvenile delinquents.
- kiloelectronvolt — (physics) A unit of energy equal to a thousand electron volts.
- labour-intensive — Labour-intensive industries or methods of making things involve a lot of workers. Compare capital-intensive.
- lacto-vegetarian — a vegetarian whose diet includes dairy produce and eggs
- lactovegetarians — Plural form of lactovegetarian.
- lake havasu city — a city in W central Arizona.
- leave it at that — to take a matter no further
- leave of absence — permission to be absent from duty, employment, service, etc.; leave.
- leave well alone — to refrain from interfering with something that is satisfactory
- legislative veto — a veto exercised by a legislature nullifying or reversing an action, decision, etc., of the executive branch.
- letter of advice — a notification from a consignor to a consignee giving specific information as to a shipment, the name of the carrier, the date shipped, etc.
- levallois-perret — a suburb of Paris, in N France, on the Seine.
- level descriptor — one of a set of criteria used to assess the performance of a pupil in a particular subject
- lever escapement — an escapement in which a pivoted lever, made to oscillate by the escape wheel, engages a balance staff and causes it to oscillate.
- leveraged buyout — the purchase of a company with borrowed money, using the company's assets as collateral, and often discharging the debt and realizing a profit by liquidating the company. Abbreviation: LBO.
- lick observatory — the astronomical observatory of the University of California, situated on Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, California, and having a 120-inch (3-meter) reflecting telescope and a 36-inch (91-cm) refracting telescope.
- listening device — a device used to overhear, record, or monitor speech
- live in the past — If you accuse someone of living in the past, you mean that they think too much about the past or believe that things are the same as they were in the past.
- live like a king — If you say that someone lives like a king, you mean that they are able to live in a very comfortable or luxurious way.
- live on the edge — take risks
- liver of sulphur — a mixture of potassium sulphides used as a fungicide and insecticide and in the treatment of skin diseases
- local government — the administration of the civic affairs of a city, town, or district by its inhabitants rather than by the state or country at large.
- lose one's nerve — to become timid, esp failing to perform some audacious act
- lose one's voice — If you lose your voice, you cannot speak for a while because of an illness.
- lost river range — a mountain range in E central Idaho. Highest peak, Borah Peak (also highest in the state), 12,662 feet (3862 meters).
- lucas van leyden — (Lucas Hugensz) 1494–1533, Dutch painter and engraver.
- luncheon voucher — a voucher worth a specified amount issued to employees and redeemable at a restaurant for food
- machiavellianism — of, like, or befitting Machiavelli.
- male-voice choir — a choir of male singers
- manganese violet — a moderate to strong purple color.
- manipulativeness — Quality of being manipulative.
- medal of bravery — a Canadian award for courage
- medieval cornish — the Cornish language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from the 14th century to 1600.
- medieval history — the branch of history dealing with the Middle Ages
- medieval studies — a course of study based on the history of the Middle Ages
- melodic interval — an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
- memorial service — ceremony held in commemoration
- mental defective — a person who suffers from a learning disability or from some form of mental illness
- microvasculature — the system of tiny blood vessels, including capillaries, venules, and arterioles, that perfuse the body's tissues.
- military service — compulsory period spent in the army
- molecular volume — the volume occupied by one mole of a substance