9-letter words containing i, n, c, v
- vacuuming — a space entirely devoid of matter.
- vagotonic — hyperexcitability of the vagus nerve, producing bradycardia, decreased heart output, and faintness.
- valencies — valence.
- vasotocin — a chemical similar to oxytocin found in birds, fish, and some amphibians
- vasotonic — pertaining to or regulating the tone of the blood vessels.
- vaticinal — of, relating to, or characterized by prophecy; prophetic.
- vectoring — the act of vectoring or guiding aircraft using vectors
- ventiduct — an air pipe or passage for ventilation
- ventifact — a pebble or cobble that has been faceted, grooved, and polished by the erosive action of wind-driven sand.
- ventricle — Zoology. any of various hollow organs or parts in an animal body.
- vetchling — any of several slender, climbing plants belonging to the genus Lathyrus, of the legume family, similar to the vetch but having a winged or angular stem, as L. palustris, of North America.
- vibrionic — of or relating to an infection by a bacterium of the genus Vibrio.
- vicariant — the geographical separation and isolation of a subpopulation, resulting in the original population's differentiation as a new variety or species.
- vice ring — a group of people involved in immoral illegal activities, especially pornography, prostitution, or drugs
- vicennial — of or for 20 years.
- vicereine — the wife of a viceroy.
- vicontiel — pertaining to the sheriff or viscount.
- victorian — of or relating to Queen Victoria or the period of her reign: Victorian poets.
- victorine — a canon regular of the Order of St. Victor, founded in Paris, France, in 1110, which was famous for its learning and influence in the Middle Ages, and which became extinct during the French Revolution.
- viet cong — a Communist-led army and guerrilla force in South Vietnam that fought its government and was supported by North Vietnam.
- vigilance — state or quality of being vigilant; watchfulness: Vigilance is required in the event of treachery.
- vin blanc — white wine.
- vinaceous — of, relating to, or resembling wine or grapes.
- vincennes — a city in SW Indiana, on the Wabash: the first permanent settlement in Indiana, 1702.
- vindicate — to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like: to vindicate someone's honor.
- vint cerf — (person) (Vinton G. Cerf) The co-inventor with Bob Kahn of the Internet and its base protocol, TCP/IP. Like Jon Postel, he was crucial in the development of many higher-level protocols, and has written several dozen RFCs since the late 1960s. Vinton Cerf is senior vice president of Internet Architecture and Technology for MCI WorldCom. His team of architects and engineers design advanced Internet frameworks for delivering a combination of data, information, voice and video services for business and consumer use. In December 1997, President Clinton presented the U.S. National Medal of Technology to Cerf and his partner, Robert E. Kahn, for founding and developing the Internet. Prior to rejoining MCI in 1994, Cerf was vice president of the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI). As vice president of MCI Digital Information Services from 1982-1986, he led the engineering of MCI Mail, the first commercial e-mail service to be connected to the Internet. During his tenure from 1976-1982 with the U.S. Department of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Cerf played a key role leading the development of Internet and Internet-related data packet and security technologies. Cerf served as founding president of the Internet Society from 1992-1995 and is currently chairman of the Board. Cerf is a member of the U.S. Presidential Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC) and the Advisory Committee for Telecommunications (ACT) in Ireland. Cerf is a recipient of numerous awards and commendations in connection with his work on the Internet. In December 1994, People magazine identified Cerf as one of that year's "25 Most Intriguing People." In addition to his work on behalf of MCI and the Internet, Cerf serves as technical advisor to production for "Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict," the number one television show in first-run syndication. He also made a special guest appearance in May 1998. Cerf also holds an appointment as distinguished visiting scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory where he is working on the design of an interplanetary Internet. Cerf holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Stanford University and Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from UCLA. He also holds honorary Doctorate degrees from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich; Lulea University of Technology, Sweden; University of the Balearic Islands, Palma; Capitol College and Gettysburg College.
- virescent — turning green.
- virulence — quality of being virulent.
- virulency — quality of being virulent.
- viscounty — viscountcy.
- vitamin c — ascorbic acid.
- volcanics — types of rock
- volcanism — the phenomena connected with volcanoes and volcanic activity.
- volcanist — a person who studies volcanoes
- volcanize — to affect or alter by volcanic heat or action.
- volucrine — relating to birds
- vraicking — the act of gathering vraic
- vulcanian — of, relating to, or associated with Vulcan.
- vulcanise — to treat (rubber) with sulfur and heat, thereby imparting strength, greater elasticity, durability, etc.
- vulcanism — volcanism.
- vulcanite — a hard, readily cut and polished rubber, obtained by vulcanizing rubber with a large amount of sulfur, used in the manufacture of combs, buttons, and for electric insulation.
- vulcanize — to treat (rubber) with sulfur and heat, thereby imparting strength, greater elasticity, durability, etc.