12-letter words containing e, v, a, n
- arthur evans — Sir Arthur John, 1851–1941, English archaeologist.
- asseverating — Present participle of asseverate.
- asseveration — the act of asseverating.
- at a venture — at random; by chance
- at intervals — If something happens at intervals, it happens several times with gaps or pauses in between.
- augmentative — tending or able to augment
- autumn olive — a spiny shrub (Elaeagnus umbellata) of the oleaster family, having leaves covered with silvery or brown scales
- averruncator — a long pair of shears used for pruning the higher branches of trees
- aversiveness — the condition of being characterized by aversion
- avowableness — the quality or condition of being avowable
- baker's oven — an oven used esp for baking bread
- balloon vine — a tropical tendril-climbing sapindaceous plant, Cardiospermum halicacabum, cultivated for its ornamental balloon-like seed capsules
- basilic vein — a large vein situated on the inner side of the arm
- beta version — beta testing
- bond servant — a person who serves in bondage; slave.
- boniface vii — antipope a.d. 974, 984–985.
- bougainville — an island in the W Pacific, in Papua New Guinea: the largest of the Solomon Islands: unilaterally declared independence in 1990; occupied by government troops in 1992, and granted autonomy in 2001. Chief town: Kieta. Area: 10 049 sq km (3880 sq miles)
- boxgrove man — a type of primitive man, probably Homo heidelbergensis, and probably dating from the Middle Palaeolithic period some 500 000 years ago; remains were found at Boxgrove in West Sussex in 1993 and 1995
- brevipennate — (of flightless birds) short-winged
- buenaventura — a major port in W Colombia, on the Pacific coast. Pop: 250 000 (2005 est)
- calvin cycle — a series of reactions, occurring during photosynthesis, in which glucose is synthesized from carbon dioxide
- cantilevered — A cantilevered structure is constructed using cantilevers.
- canton river — Zhu Jiang.
- canvas shoes — soft shoes with a canvas upper
- cape dezhnev — a cape in NE Russia at the E end of Chukchi Peninsula: the northeasternmost point of Asia
- cape verdean — of or relating to Cape Verde or its inhabitants
- caravan site — A caravan site is an area of land where people can stay in a caravan on holiday, or where people live in caravans.
- caravanserai — (in some Eastern countries esp formerly) a large inn enclosing a courtyard providing accommodation for caravans
- carbon value — an empirical measurement of the tendency of a lubricant to form carbon when in use
- cash advance — an amount of money borrowed as a short-term loan against a salary, credit card, etc
- casting vote — When a committee has given an equal number of votes for and against a proposal, the chairperson can give a casting vote. This vote decides whether or not the proposal will be passed.
- cavalierness — a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
- centumvirate — the office of the centumviri
- cerivastatin — A synthetic statin formerly used to lower cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular disease, later withdrawn due to the risk of rhabdomyolysis.
- cheluviation — the leaching of chelates through soil
- civilianized — Simple past tense and past participle of civilianize.
- clairvoyance — the alleged power of perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses
- clean-living — having a wholesome lifestyle
- clean-shaven — If a man is clean-shaven, he does not have a beard or a moustache.
- close-shaven — (of hair) cut very short
- coacervation — a reversible, emulsoid stage existing between the sol and gel formations, in which the addition of a third substance causes the separation of the sol into two immiscible liquid phases: an essential stage in the formation of proteins, antibodies, etc.
- commentative — of or relating to comment or commentary.
- compensative — serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury.
- complaintive — Tending to complain, characterized by complaining.
- conciliative — tending to conciliate: a conciliatory manner; conciliatory comments.
- confirmative — serving to confirm; corroborative.
- conformative — (nonstandard) Tending to conform; conforming.
- conjunctivae — the mucous membrane that lines the exposed portion of the eyeball and inner surface of the eyelids.
- conservating — Present participle of conservate.
- conservation — Conservation is saving and protecting the environment.