12-letter words containing e, v, r, t
- levi-strauss — Claude, 1908–2009, French anthropologist and educator, born in Belgium: founder of structural anthropology.
- levorotation — Rotation in an anticlockwise direction, especially such rotation of the plane of polarized light.
- levorotatory — turning to the left, as the rotation to the left of the plane of polarization of light in certain crystals and compounds. Symbol: l-.
- libertyville — a town in NE Illinois.
- liberum veto — a veto exercised by a single member of a legislative body whose rules require unanimity.
- live through — experience or endure
- live yoghurt — yoghurt that contains live bacteria
- liverpolitan — a native or inhabitant of Liverpool
- loretteville — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: suburb of Quebec.
- lovecraftian — referring to or reminiscent of the work of the American fantasy and horror fiction author H.P. Lovecraft (1870–1937)
- lover's knot — love knot.
- maidservants — Plural form of maidservant.
- malt vinegar — acidic condiment made from malted barley
- malternative — An alcoholic beverage that contains some malt alcohol, and may contain other types of alcohol, and that is an alternative to beer.
- malversation — improper or corrupt behavior in office, especially in public office.
- market value — the value of a business, property, etc., in terms of what it can be sold for on the open market; current value (distinguished from book value).
- martinsville — a city in S Virginia.
- matter waves — a hypothetical wave associated with the motion of a particle of atomic or subatomic size that describes effects such as the diffraction of beams of particles by crystals.
- millisievert — (physics) A unit of ionizing radiation equal to 10-3 sieverts.
- ministrative — Serving to aid; ministering.
- misadventure — an instance of bad fortune; mishap.
- misventurous — characterized by a mishap
- mitral valve — the valve between the left atrium and left ventricle of the heart, consisting of two triangular flaps of tissue, that prevents the blood from flowing back into the atrium.
- morton grove — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- motive power — any power used to impart motion; any source of mechanical energy.
- motor vessel — a ship driven by a diesel or other internal-combustion engine.
- motor-driven — propelled or made to function by means of a motor
- mount vernon — the home and tomb of George Washington in NE Virginia, on the Potomac, 15 miles (24 km) below Washington, D.C.
- movie rating — a classification of a film as according to the age of viewers thought suitable to see it, and which can differ according to the level in the film of violent content, sexual content, etc
- multiservice — involving two or more of the armed services
- multivariate — (of a combined distribution) having more than one variate or variable.
- multiversity — a university with several campuses, each of which has many schools, divisions, etc.
- nature lover — someone who likes plants, birds and other natural phenomena
- naval stores — supplies for warships.
- negev desert — the desert region of S Israel
- nemorivagant — Lb rare wandering in the woods.
- nerve center — a group of nerve cells closely connected with one another and acting together in the performance of some function.
- nerve centre — The nerve centre of an organization is the place from where its activities are controlled and where its leaders meet.
- nevertheless — nonetheless; notwithstanding; however; in spite of that: a small but nevertheless important change.
- non-curative — serving to cure or heal; pertaining to curing or remedial treatment; remedial.
- non-reactive — tending to react.
- non-virulent — actively poisonous; intensely noxious: a virulent insect bite.
- nonassertive — Not assertive.
- nondirective — Not directive.
- nonintrusive — tending or apt to intrude; coming without invitation or welcome: intrusive memories of a lost love.
- nonnarrative — a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious.
- nonnormative — Not normative.
- nonnutritive — serving to nourish; providing nutriment; nutritious.
- nonobservant — Not observant; not religious; not participating in the observance of religion.
- nonoperative — a person engaged, employed, or skilled in some branch of work, especially productive or industrial work; worker.