15-letter words containing e, v, o, c, a

executive board — administrative committee
first-day cover — a cover marked so as to indicate that it was mailed on the first day of issue of the stamp it bears and from one of the cities at which the stamp was issued on that day.
flavor enhancer — a substance added to food in order to enhance or intensify its flavor: Salt is a common flavor enhancer.
fovea centralis — a small pit or depression at the back of the retina forming the point of sharpest vision.
galvanic couple — voltaic couple.
galvanomagnetic — of or relating to the creation of an electromagnetic field within a conductor, as a metal, or a semiconductor through which an electric current is passed.
geneva protocol — the agreement in 1925 to ban the use of asphyxiating, poisonous, or other gases in war. It does not ban the development or manufacture of such gases
governing class — the social class that holds the power in a country
grace-and-favor — noting a residence owned by a noble or sovereign and bestowed by him or her upon some person for that person's lifetime.
graviperception — the perception of gravity by plants
have a crush on — be attracted to: sb
have one's pick — If you have your pick of a group of things, you are able to choose any of them that you want.
hovering accent — indeterminacy as to which of two consecutive syllables in a line of verse bears the metrical stress, as in any of the first three feet of Slow, slow, / fresh fount, / keep time / with my / salt tears.
hyperactivation — (biology) A form of sperm motility associated with active beating of the flagellum.
image converter — a device for producing a visual image formed by other electromagnetic radiation such as infrared or ultraviolet radiation or X-rays
improvvisatrice — Alternative form of improvisatrice.
in conversation — If you say that people are in conversation, you mean that they are talking together.
incentivization — (US, business, economics) The act or process of incentivizing.
incommunicative — not communicative; reserved; uncommunicative.
interprovincial — belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local: the provincial newspaper.
inverted commas — Inverted commas are punctuation marks that are used in writing to show where speech or a quotation begins and ends. They are usually written or printed as ' ' or " ". Inverted commas are also sometimes used around the titles of books, plays, or songs, or around a word or phrase that is being discussed.
irrevocableness — Quality of being irrevocable.
lactovegetarian — Also called lactarian. a vegetarian whose diet includes dairy products.
lavender cotton — a silvery-gray, evergreen, woody composite plant, Santolina chamaecyparissus, of southern Europe, having yellow flower heads.
level one cache — primary cache
level two cache — secondary cache
levi-montalcini — Rita, 1909–2012, U.S. neurologist, born in Italy: Nobel Prize 1986.
liver complaint — an unspecified health problem concerning the liver
livery cupboard — a cupboard with pierced doors, formerly used as a storage place for food.
media converter — (networking) A component used in Ethernet, although it is not part of the IEEE standard. The IEEE standard states that all segments must be linked with repeaters. Media converters were developed as a simpler, cheaper alternative to repeaters. However, in the 1990s the cost difference between the two is negligible.
metacognitively — In a metacognitive way.
molecular sieve — a compound with molecule-size pores, as some sodium aluminum silicates, that chemically locks molecules in them: used in purification and separation processes.
mount vancouver — a mountain on the border between Canada and Alaska, in the St Elias Mountains. Height: 4785 m (15 700 ft)
nastic movement — a response of plant parts that is independent of the direction of the external stimulus, such as the opening of buds caused by an alteration in light intensity
native compiler — (programming, tool) A compiler which runs on the computer for which it is producing machine code, in contrast to a cross-compiler, which produces code for a different computer.
negative income — invested income that has produced a loss and hence may yield a tax deduction.
neoconservatism — moderate political conservatism espoused or advocated by former liberals or socialists.
neoconservative — moderate political conservatism espoused or advocated by former liberals or socialists.
never look back — to become increasingly successful
non-achievement — lack of achievement
non-acquisitive — tending or seeking to acquire and own, often greedily; eager to get wealth, possessions, etc.: our acquisitive impulses; acquisitive societies.
non-contrastive — not contrastive.
non-conveyances — the act of conveying; transmission; communication.
non-cooperative — failure or refusal to cooperate.
non-declarative — serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement.
non-duplicative — a copy exactly like an original.
non-evangelical — Also, evangelic. pertaining to or in keeping with the gospel and its teachings.
nonadjudicative — to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
nonanticipative — Not anticipative.
nonconservation — A failure to conserve.

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