15-letter words containing h, o, v, e
- pavel petrovich — Paul I (def 2).
- phosphorylative — of or relating to phosphorylation
- photoconductive — of, relating to, or exhibiting photoconductivity.
- photorefractive — of or relating to a change in the index of refraction by spatial variations of the light intensity, as in a laser.
- pick-and-shovel — marked by drudgery; laborious: the pick-and-shovel work necessary to get a political campaign underway.
- queen of heaven — a designation of the Virgin Mary.
- relative to sth — Relative to something means with reference to it or in comparison with it.
- reservoir patch — A reservoir patch is an adhesive patch enclosing an amount of medicine. The patch is applied to the skin, and the medicine in it is delivered through a membrane into the skin and into the bloodstream.
- reverend mother — a title of respect or form of address for the Mother Superior of a convent
- rhesus positive — relating to blood containing Rhesus antigen D
- riverworthiness — (of a boat) the quality or state of being riverworthy
- serve one right — to act as a servant.
- service history — information concerning all of a car's services (ie overhauls, checks, or repairs)
- servo-mechanism — A servo-mechanism is a system or device that provides increased power to operate a control.
- shield of david — a hexagram used as a symbol of Judaism.
- shockwave flash — flash
- shortwave radio — a radio that transmits or receives shortwaves.
- shoshone cavern — a large cave in NW Wyoming: a national monument.
- shove-halfpenny — a shuffleboard game played with coins or brass disks that are pushed by the hand and thumb down a board toward a scoring pit.
- silver chloride — a white, granular, water-insoluble powder, AgCl, that darkens on exposure to light, produced by the reaction of silver nitrate with a chloride: used chiefly in the manufacture of photographic emulsions and in the making of antiseptic silver preparations.
- the devil's own — a very difficult or problematic (thing)
- the prime mover — God, esp when considered as a first cause
- thermosensitive — readily affected by heat or a change in temperature.
- throw overboard — to reject or abandon
- to have it made — If you say that someone has it made or has got it made, you mean that they are certain to be rich or successful.
- to save the day — If someone or something saves the day in a situation which seems likely to fail, they manage to make it successful.
- touch-sensitive — Touch-sensitive equipment is operated by the user touching it.
- travel brochure — a brochure, often from a travel agency, which advertises holidays, hotels, etc
- trochlear nerve — either one of the fourth pair of cranial nerves, consisting of motor fibers that innervate the superior oblique muscle of the upper part of the eyeball.
- unauthoritative — having due authority; having the sanction or weight of authority: an authoritative opinion.
- uncomprehensive — of large scope; covering or involving much; inclusive: a comprehensive study of world affairs.
- venetian school — any of various groups of artists identified with Venice throughout the history of Italian art but most notably the painters of the 18th century, as Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Francesco Guardi, and Antonio Canaletto.
- venus hairstone — a variety of rutilated quartz, used as a gemstone.
- vermouth cassis — a mixed drink made with dry vermouth, crème de cassis, soda or mineral water, and cracked ice.
- vice chancellor — a substitute, deputy, or subordinate chancellor.
- vice-chancellor — a substitute, deputy, or subordinate chancellor.
- vine phylloxera — a homopterous insect, Phylloxera vitifolia, typically feeding on vine juices
- vine technology — (company) A company which provides professional consulting services in the areas of networking, real-time systems, graphic arts, and web server advertisement space. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- visible horizon — horizon (def 1).
- visser 't hooft — Willem Adolf [vil-uh m ah-dawlf] /ˈvɪl əm ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1900–85, Dutch Protestant clergyman and writer: leader in ecumenical movement.
- vitreous humour — the aqueous fluid contained within the interstices of the vitreous body
- voice synthesis — the artificial production of the human voice
- vortex shedding — the process by which vortices formed continuously by the aerodynamic conditions associated with a solid body in a gas or air stream are carried downstream by the flow in the form of a vortex street
- where one lives — in one's sensitive or defenceless position
- without reserve — without reservations; fully; wholeheartedly