9-letter words containing i, n, v, a
- bereaving — to deprive and make desolate, especially by death (usually followed by of): Illness bereaved them of their mother.
- biconcave — (of a lens) having concave faces on both sides; concavo-concave
- binervate — (of leaves) having two longitudinal ribs
- binovular — relating to or derived from two different ova
- bivalence — the semantic principle that there are exactly two truth values, so that every meaningful statement is either true or false
- bivalency — Chemistry. having a valence of two. having two valences, as aluminum with valences of two and three.
- boliviano — (until 1963 and from 1987) the standard monetary unit of Bolivia, equal to 100 centavos
- brainwave — If you have a brainwave, you suddenly have a clever idea.
- calvarian — calvarial
- calvinism — the theological system of John Calvin and his followers, characterized by emphasis on the doctrines of predestination, the irresistibility of grace, and justification by faith
- calvinist — Calvinist means belonging or relating to a strict Protestant church started by John Calvin.
- canvasing — Present participle of canvas.
- carnivals — Plural form of carnival.
- carnivora — carnivorous animals collectively
- carnivore — A carnivore is an animal that eats meat.
- carnivory — the eating of animal flesh
- cavallini — Pietro (ˈpjɛːtro). ?1250–?1330, Italian fresco painter and mosaicist. His works include the mosaics of the Life of the Virgin in Santa Maria, Trastevere, Rome
- cavatinas — Plural form of cavatina.
- cavendish — tobacco that has been sweetened and pressed into moulds to form bars
- cavilling — to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily (usually followed by at or about): He finds something to cavil at in everything I say.
- cavitands — Plural form of cavitand.
- cavorting — to prance or caper about.
- ci-devant — (esp of an office-holder) former; recent
- civilians — Plural form of civilian.
- clavation — the state of being clavate
- clavering — Present participle of claver.
- clavicorn — any beetle of the group Clavicornia, including the ladybirds, characterized by club-shaped antennae
- concaving — curved like a segment of the interior of a circle or hollow sphere; hollow and curved. Compare convex (def 1).
- concavity — the state or quality of being concave
- conrad iv — 1228–54, king of Germany 1237–54 and Sicily 1251–54; uncrowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (son of Frederick II).
- convivial — Convivial people or occasions are pleasant, friendly, and relaxed.
- covariant — a variant that changes leaving interrelations with another variant (or variants) unchanged
- craigavon — a district in central Northern Ireland, in Co Armagh. Pop: 57 685 (2001). Area: 279 sq km (108 sq miles)
- cravening — Present participle of craven.
- cravingly — With longing or craving.
- curvation — the action of curving or bending
- dan river — a river in S Virginia and N North Carolina, flowing S and E to the Roanoke River. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- delavigne — (Jean François) Casiˈmir (kaziˈmɪʀ) ; kȧzēmirˈ) 1793-1843; Fr. poet & playwright
- depraving — Present participle of deprave.
- derzhavin — Gavril Romanovich [gah-vril roh-mah-nuh-vich;; Russian guh-vryil ruh-mah-nuh-vyich] /gɑˈvrɪl roʊˈmɑ nə vɪtʃ;; Russian gəˈvryɪl rəˈmɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1743–1816, Russian poet.
- devaluing — to deprive of value; reduce the value of.
- devanning — Present participle of devan.
- devasting — Present participle of devast.
- deviances — deviant quality or state.
- deviating — to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc.
- deviation — Deviation means doing something that is different from what people consider to be normal or acceptable.
- dissaving — The action of spending more than one has earned in a given period.
- divalence — the state of being divalent
- divinator — a diviner
- dna virus — any virus containing DNA.