12-letter words containing g, r, a, v, i
- gravicembalo — a harpsichord.
- graving dock — an excavated shore dry dock for the repair and maintenance of ships.
- gravitometer — an instrument that measures specific gravities
- gravitropism — (biology, botany) a plant's ability to change its growth in response to gravity.
- gravity cell — a cell containing two electrolytes that have different specific gravities.
- gravity feed — the supplying of fuel, materials, etc., by force of gravity.
- gravity wave — Astronomy, Physics. gravitational wave.
- gravity wind — a light wind directed downslope, occurring at night because of the cooling and densification of the air near the ground.
- great divide — the continental divide of North America; the Rocky Mountains.
- grooving saw — a circular saw used for making grooves
- guadalquivir — a river in S Spain, flowing W to the Gulf of Cádiz. 374 miles (602 km) long.
- havana cigar — any of various cigars hand rolled in Cuba, known esp for their high quality
- heliogravure — photoengraving.
- hovering act — an act forbidding or restricting the loitering of foreign or domestic vessels within the prescribed limits of a coastal nation.
- hypergravity — The presence of an apparently 'increased' gravitational field in an accelerating or rotating situation.
- indian giver — a person who gives a gift and then takes it back.
- ingravescent — (esp of a disease) becoming more severe
- interleaving — sector interleave
- intervaginal — Anatomy, Zoology. pertaining to or involving the vagina.
- intervillage — occurring between two or more villages
- interweaving — Present participle of interweave.
- intravaginal — Within the vagina.
- invercargill — a city on S South Island, in New Zealand.
- invert sugar — a mixture of the dextrorotatory forms of glucose and fructose, formed naturally in fruits and produced artificially in syrups or fondants by treating cane sugar with acids.
- investigator — to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
- invigilators — Plural form of invigilator.
- invigorating — to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
- invigoration — to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
- invigorative — to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
- invigorators — Plural form of invigorator.
- ivy geranium — a trailing geranium, Pelargonium peltatum, of southern Africa, having a fleshy stem that becomes woody with age, glossy, ivy-shaped leaves, and clusters of flowers ranging from white to deep rose in color.
- jugular vein — vein that carries blood from head to heart
- labor-saving — A labor-saving device or idea makes it possible for you to do something with less effort than usual.
- laboursaving — reducing (human) effort, hard work, or labour
- landgraviate — the office, jurisdiction, or territory of a landgrave.
- landgravines — Plural form of landgravine.
- malt vinegar — acidic condiment made from malted barley
- maneuverings — Plural form of maneuvering.
- manoeuvering — Present participle of manoeuver.
- manoeuvrings — Plural form of manoeuvring.
- microgravity — a condition, especially in space orbit, where the force of gravity is so weak that weightlessness results.
- 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
- multigravida — a pregnant woman who has been pregnant two or more times.
- nemorivagant — Lb rare wandering in the woods.
- nulligravida — A female who has never been pregnant.
- orange-river — a member of a European princely family ruling in the United Kingdom from 1688 to 1694 and in the Netherlands since 1815.
- over against — in opposition to; contrary to; adverse or hostile to: twenty votes against ten; against reason.
- overcharging — Present participle of overcharge.
- overcramming — excessive cramming
- overdiagnose — (medicine) To diagnose something more often than it actually occurs.