12-letter words containing i, n, o, v
- irresponsive — not responsive; not responding, or not responding readily, as in speech, action, or feeling.
- isoflavonoid — (organic chemistry) Any compound, isomeric with the flavonoids, derived from 3-phenyl-1,4-benzopyrone.
- jacksonville — a seaport in NE Florida, on the St. John's River.
- jordan river — Barbara Charline, 1936–96, U.S. politician.
- 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
- levalloisian — of, relating to, or characteristic of a distinctive late Lower and Middle Paleolithic method of preparing a stone core so that preformed thin, oval or triangular flakes with sharp edges could be struck from it.
- leveling rod — rod (def 19).
- lever-action — (of a rifle) having a lever action.
- levitational — Relating to levitation.
- levorotation — Rotation in an anticlockwise direction, especially such rotation of the plane of polarized light.
- line voltage — the voltage supplied by a power line, measured at the point of use.
- live in hope — If you live in hope that something will happen, you continue to hope that it will happen, although it seems unlikely, and you realize that you are being foolish.
- liverpolitan — a native or inhabitant of Liverpool
- living proof — sb whose existence is evidence of sth
- lovecraftian — referring to or reminiscent of the work of the American fantasy and horror fiction author H.P. Lovecraft (1870–1937)
- lovesickness — Quality or property of being lovesick.
- madisonville — a city in W Kentucky.
- malversation — improper or corrupt behavior in office, especially in public office.
- manoeuvering — Present participle of manoeuver.
- manoeuvrings — Plural form of manoeuvring.
- markov chain — a Markov process restricted to discrete random events or to discontinuous time sequences.
- misconceived — Simple past tense and past participle of misconceive.
- misconceives — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misconceive.
- misgoverning — Present participle of misgovern.
- misventurous — characterized by a mishap
- mons veneris — the mons pubis of the human female.
- motivational — the act or an instance of motivating, or providing with a reason to act in a certain way: I don't understand what her motivation was for quitting her job. Synonyms: motive, inspiration, inducement, cause, impetus.
- motor-driven — propelled or made to function by means of a motor
- 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
- multivoltine — producing several broods in one year, as certain silkworm moths; polyvoltine.
- navigational — the act or process of navigating.
- negative ion — an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- nemorivagant — Lb rare wandering in the woods.
- neoflavonoid — (organic chemistry) Any compound, isomeric with the flavonoids, derived from 4-phenyl-1,2-benzopyrone.
- neurodiverse — Exhibiting neurodiversity; varying in mental configuration.
- nevinnomyssk — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, S of Stavropol.
- night vision — ability to see at night or in a dim light.
- nine-to-five — of, relating to, or during the workday, especially the hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. when offices are characteristically open for business: the nine-to-five grind.
- no vacancies — No vacancies is used on a notice at a hotel or guest house when there are no rooms available to rent.
- nomenclative — relating to the act of naming
- non-achiever — a person who consistently fails to achieve, esp academically
- non-activist — an especially active, vigorous advocate of a cause, especially a political cause.
- non-civilian — a person who is not on active duty with a military, naval, police, or fire fighting organization.
- non-cohesive — characterized by or causing cohesion: a cohesive agent.
- non-curative — serving to cure or heal; pertaining to curing or remedial treatment; remedial.
- non-divisive — forming or expressing division or distribution.
- non-drivable — to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
- non-elective — pertaining to the principle of electing to an office, position, etc.
- non-invasive — not invading adjacent healthy cells, blood vessels, or tissues; localized: a noninvasive tumor.