18-letter words containing e, v, o, c
- transverse process — a process that projects from the sides of a vertebra.
- transverse section — cross section (def 1).
- ulcerative colitis — chronic ulceration in the large intestine, characterized by painful abdominal cramps and profuse diarrhea containing pus, blood, and mucus.
- universal coupling — a coupling between rotating shafts set at an angle to one another, allowing for rotation in three planes.
- vectorcardiography — a method of determining the direction and magnitude of the electrical forces of the heart.
- vermilion rockfish — a scarlet-red rockfish, Sebastes miniatus, inhabiting waters along the Pacific coast of North America, important as a food fish.
- very low frequency — any frequency between 3 and 30 kilohertz. Abbreviation: VLF.
- vicar of wakefield — a novel (1766) by Goldsmith.
- victor emmanuel ii — 1820–78, king of Sardinia 1849–78; first king of Italy 1861–78.
- video compact disc — (storage) (VCD) A storage format used for film distribution.
- video conferencing — the holding of videoconferences.
- video surveillance — a system of monitoring activity in an area or building using a television system in which signals are transmitted from a television camera to the receivers by cables or telephone links forming a closed circuit
- videotape recorder — a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- vote of confidence — expression of trust in sb's abilities
- you never can tell — If you say 'You never can tell', you mean that the future is always uncertain and it is never possible to know exactly what will happen.
- young conservative — a member of the youth section of the United Kingdom Conservative Party