17-letter words containing i, v, t, r, a, n
- neurodegenerative — Resulting in or characterized by degeneration of the nervous system, especially the neurons in the brain.
- neurotransmissive — Relating to neurotransmission.
- nikita khrushchev — Nikita S(ergeyevich) [ni-kee-tuh sur-gey-uh-vich;; Russian nyi-kyee-tuh syir-gye-yuh-vyich] /nɪˈki tə sɜrˈgeɪ ə vɪtʃ;; Russian nyɪˈkyi tə syɪrˈgyɛ yə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1894–1971, Russian political leader: premier of the U.S.S.R. 1958–64.
- non-argumentative — fond of or given to argument and dispute; disputatious; contentious: The law students were an unusually argumentative group.
- non-authoritative — having due authority; having the sanction or weight of authority: an authoritative opinion.
- non-controversial — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
- non-demonstrative — characterized by or given to open exhibition or expression of one's emotions, attitudes, etc., especially of love or affection: She wished her fiancé were more demonstrative.
- non-environmental — the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu.
- non-retroactivity — operative with respect to past occurrences, as a statute; retrospective: a retroactive law.
- nonrepresentative — a person or thing that represents another or others.
- observation tower — lookout, observation point
- odds-on favourite — a person, team, horse, etc that is regarded as the most likely to win a competition
- omnia vincit amor — love conquers all things
- orthovanadic acid — an oxyacid of vanadium, known chiefly in the form of its vanadate salts. Formula: H3VO4
- otto von bismarck — Otto von [ot-oh von;; German aw-toh fuh n] /ˈɒt oʊ vɒn;; German ˈɔ toʊ fən/ (Show IPA), 1815–98, German statesman: first chancellor of modern German Empire 1871–90.
- over-appreciation — gratitude; thankful recognition: They showed their appreciation by giving him a gold watch.
- over-compensation — a pronounced striving to neutralize and conceal a strong but unacceptable character trait by substituting for it an opposite trait.
- over-conservative — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
- overconcentration — the act of concentrating; the state of being concentrated.
- overdetermination — the concept that a single emotional symptom or event, as a dream or a slip of the tongue, may be caused by more than one factor.
- overhead lighting — lighting which throws light downwards by being situated on the ceiling or having a downward shade, etc
- palace revolution — a challenge to or overthrow of a sovereign or other leader by members of the ruling family or group.
- paleoconservative — a person advocating an older, traditional type of conservatism, especially in politics.
- passive restraint — a safety device, as an air bag or special seat belt, that is activated automatically to protect an automobile passenger at the moment of impact when a collision occurs.
- photoreactivation — a process that repairs DNA damaged by ultraviolet light using an enzyme that requires visible light.
- polyvinyl butyral — a white, water-insoluble, polyvinyl acetal made with butyraldehyde, used chiefly as an interlayer in the manufacture of safety glass.
- potential divider — a resistor or series of resistors connected to a voltage source and used to provide voltages that are fractions of that of the source.
- pre-investigation — the act or process of investigating or the condition of being investigated.
- pre-revolutionary — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a revolution, or a sudden, complete, or marked change: a revolutionary junta.
- private education — education provided by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or a public body
- private ownership — the fact of being owned by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or a public body
- private placement — a sale of an issue of securities by the issuing company directly to a limited number of investors, often only one or two large institutional investors, such as a bank or an insurance company (opposed to public offering): required to be cleared but not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- pro-environmental — the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu.
- production values — the quality of a media production (such as a film) in regards to elements such as colours, quality, style, etc
- promotional event — occasion organized to market or advertise sth
- provincialization — to make provincial in character.
- quantity surveyor — A quantity surveyor is a person who calculates the cost and amount of materials and workers needed for a job such as building a house or a road.
- received standard — the form of educated English spoken originally in southern England and having Received Pronunciation as a chief distinguishing feature.
- receiving blanket — a small blanket, usually of cotton, for wrapping an infant, especially following a bath.
- relative pathname — (file system) A path relative to the working directory. Its first character can be anything but the pathname separator.
- remittance advice — a letter sent by a customer to a supplier, to let them know that their invoice has been paid
- revascularization — the restoration of the blood circulation of an organ or area, achieved by unblocking obstructed or disrupted blood vessels or by surgically implanting replacements.
- revolutionary war — American Revolution.
- romantic movement — the late 18th- and early 19th-century movement in France, Germany, England, and America to establish Romanticism in art and literature.
- saint bonaventure — Saint ("the Seraphic Doctor") 1221–74, Italian scholastic theologian.
- saint croix river — Also called Santa Cruz. a U.S. island in the N Lesser Antilles: the largest of the Virgin Islands. 82 sq. mi. (212 sq. km).
- saturation diving — a method of prolonged diving, using an underwater habitat to allow divers to remain in the high-pressure environment of the ocean depths long enough for their body tissues to become saturated with the inert components of the pressurized gas mixture that they breathe: when this condition is reached, the amount of time required for decompression remains the same, whether the dive lasts a day, a week, or a month.
- second derivative — the derivative of the derivative of a function: Acceleration is the second derivative of distance with respect to time.
- self-conservation — the act of conserving; prevention of injury, decay, waste, or loss; preservation: conservation of wildlife; conservation of human rights.
- self-preservation — preservation of oneself from harm or destruction.