16-letter words containing i, t, v

private property — land or belongings owned by a person or group and kept for their exclusive use
private viewdata — an interactive video text system with restricted access
private-line car — a freight car owned by a company other than a railroad but operated over the tracks of railroads.
privet andromeda — a spreading shrub, Lyonia ligustrina, of the eastern U.S., having leafless, white flowers in terminal clusters.
privileged altar — an altar at which a plenary indulgence for a departed soul may be granted upon celebration of a Mass.
pro-intervention — the act or fact of intervening.
proenvironmental — the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu.
projective plane — (mathematics) The space of equivalence classes of vectors under non-zero scalar multiplication. Elements are sets of the form {kv: k != 0, k scalar, v != O, v a vector} where O is the origin. v is a representative member of this equivalence class. The projective plane of a vector space is the collection of its 1-dimensional subspaces. The properties of the vector space induce a topology and notions of smoothness on the projective plane. A projective plane is in no meaningful sense a plane and would therefore be (but isn't) better described as a "projective space".
proper adjective — an adjective formed from a proper noun, as American from America.
protective slope — a slope given to a yard or the like to drain surface water away from a building.
punitive damages — law: penalty payment
pyroconductivity — conductivity brought about by the application of heat, especially in solids that are not conductors at normal temperatures.
quantitativeness — The state or quality of being quantitative.
quasi-equivalent — equal in value, measure, force, effect, significance, etc.: His silence is equivalent to an admission of guilt.
quiet revolution — a period during the 1960s in Quebec, marked by secularization, educational reforms, and rising support for separation from the rest of Canada
radiation levels — the levels of the emission or transfer of radiant energy or the levels of the particles emitted in the transfer of radiant energy, esp the particles and gamma rays emitted in nuclear decay
radio evangelist — a Christian minister who devotes time to preaching on the radio
random vibration — Random vibration is a type of forced vibration in which the motion follows no regular pattern.
re-entry vehicle — the section of a spacecraft or ballistic missile designed to return to earth.
redemption value — the price at which the issuing company may choose to repurchase a security before its maturity date
refractive index — index of refraction.
relative bearing — the bearing of an object, relative to the heading of a vessel or aircraft.
relative density — specific gravity.
relative maximum — maximum (def 4a).
relative minimum — minimum (def 5a).
relative pronoun — one of the pronouns who, whom, which, what, their compounds with -ever or -soever, or that used as the subordinating word to introduce a subordinate clause, especially such a pronoun referring to an antecedent.
relative-maximum — maximum (def 4a).
relatively prime — (mathematics) Having no common divisors (greater than 1). Two numbers are said to be relativey prime if there is no number greater than unity that divides both of them evenly. For example, 10 and 33 are relativly prime. 15 and 33 are not relatively prime, since 3 is a divisor of both.
relativistically — of or relating to relativity or relativism.
representatively — a person or thing that represents another or others.
reservation desk — a desk in a hotel, office, etc, where an employee takes bookings for rooms, tickets, etc
reserve capacity — the capacity of a battery, measured in minutes, to keep a vehicle operating if the charging system fails.
resistance level — a point at which the rise in price of a specific stock is arrested due to more substantial selling than buying.
revolving credit — credit automatically available up to a predetermined limit while payments are periodically made. Compare credit line (def 2).
right-hand drive — A right-hand drive vehicle has its steering wheel on the right side. It is designed to be driven in countries such as Britain, Japan, and Australia where people drive on the left side of the road.
rockville centre — a city on W Long Island, in SE New York.
rodent operative — a name sometimes used for an official (operative) employed by a local authority to destroy vermin
roosevelt island — Formerly Welfare Island, Blackwells Island. an island in the East River, New York City: residential community. 1½ miles (2½ km) long.
sabbatical leave — a year or shorter period of absence for study, rest, or travel, given at intervals (orig. every seven years) as to some college teachers and now to people in other fields, at full or partial salary
saturation level — carrying capacity.
savage's station — a locality in E Virginia, near Richmond: Civil War battle in 1862.
second adventist — Adventist (def 1).
security vetting — the process of investigating somebody to establish their trustworthiness
selective memory — an ability to remember some facts while apparently forgetting others, especially when they are inconvenient
selective strike — a partial strike against a particular area of a business or against one employer or a small number of employers in a collective bargaining situation
self-advertising — the act or practice of calling public attention to one's product, service, need, etc., especially by paid announcements in newspapers and magazines, over radio or television, on billboards, etc.: to get more customers by advertising.
self-cultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
self-deprivation — the act of depriving.
self-descriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
self-destructive — harmful, injurious, or destructive to oneself: His constant arguing with the boss shows he's a self-destructive person.

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