12-letter words containing e, n, l, i, v
- griseofulvin — an antibiotic, C 17 H 17 ClO 6 , obtained from a species of Penicillium, used in the treatment of ringworm and other fungous infections of the skin.
- grovellingly — With grovelling or self-abasement; obsequiously.
- hand-deliver — to deliver in person or by messenger.
- heavenliness — (uncountable) The state or quality of being heavenly.
- helping verb — auxiliary verb.
- hopkinsville — a city in S Kentucky.
- Îles du vent — a group of islands in the S Pacific, in French Polynesia in the W Society Archipelago: Moorea, Maio (Tubuai Manu), and Mehetia and Tetiaroa. Pop: 184 222 (2002)
- illuminative — giving light; illuminating.
- illusiveness — illusory.
- inchoatively — in an inchoative or rudimentary fashion; initially
- inclusive of — including; taking into account
- inclusive or — the connective that gives the value true to a disjunction if either or both of the disjuncts are true
- inconclusive — not conclusive; not resolving fully all doubts or questions: inconclusive evidence.
- indecisively — characterized by indecision, as persons; irresolute; undecided.
- indicatively — showing, signifying, or pointing out; expressive or suggestive (usually followed by of): behavior indicative of mental disorder.
- indivertible — incapable of being diverted or turned aside
- inequivalent — Not equivalent.
- inequivalved — having the valves of the shell of a mollusk unequal in size
- infiltrative — to filter into or through; permeate.
- infinitively — a verb form found in many languages that functions as a noun or is used with auxiliary verbs, and that names the action or state without specifying the subject, as French venir “to come,” Latin esse “to be,” fuisse “to have been.”.
- initiatively — an introductory act or step; leading action: to take the initiative in making friends.
- innovatively — tending to innovate, or introduce something new or different; characterized by innovation.
- inobservable — Unobservable.
- intake valve — a valve in the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine that opens at the proper moment in the cycle to allow the fuel-air mixture to be drawn into the cylinder.
- intellective — having power to understand; intelligent; cognitive.
- interinvolve — to involve mutually or reciprocally
- interleaving — sector interleave
- interpluvial — designating a drier period occurring between two periods of persistently heavy rainfall
- intervaginal — Anatomy, Zoology. pertaining to or involving the vagina.
- intervillage — occurring between two or more villages
- intervillous — Between the villi.
- intervisible — (surveying) Mutually visible; each in sight of the other.
- intervocalic — (usually of a consonant) immediately following a vowel and preceding a vowel, as the v in cover.
- intravesical — Within the urinary bladder.
- intravitreal — Within an eye.
- inveiglement — to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually followed by into): to inveigle a person into playing bridge.
- invercargill — a city on S South Island, in New Zealand.
- investigable — capable of being investigated.
- inveterately — settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like: an inveterate gambler.
- involvedness — very intricate or complex: an involved reply.
- involvements — Plural form of involvement.
- invulnerable — incapable of being wounded, hurt, or damaged.
- invulnerably — In an invulnerable manner.
- irrelevances — Plural form of irrelevance.
- irrelevantly — not relevant; not applicable or pertinent: His lectures often stray to interesting but irrelevant subjects.
- irreverently — not reverent; manifesting or characterized by irreverence; deficient in veneration or respect: an irreverent reply.
- jacksonville — a seaport in NE Florida, on the St. John's River.
- javelin fish — a fish of the genus Pomadasys of semitropical Australian seas with a long spine on its anal fin
- jugular vein — vein that carries blood from head to heart
- juvenilizing — Present participle of juvenilize.