13-letter words containing i, v, t
- approximative — (of a method, description, etc.) giving only an approximation to something.
- argumentative — Someone who is argumentative is always ready to disagree or start quarrelling with other people.
- armstand dive — a dive starting from a handstand at the end of a springboard or a platform with the diver's back to the water.
- arteriovenous — of, relating to, or affecting an artery and a vein
- assentiveness — the tendency to concur or comply
- assertiveness — confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive: aggressive; dogmatic: He is too assertive as a salesman.
- associatively — in an associative or connective manner
- associativity — the quality of being associative
- assortatively — In an assortative way.
- assortativity — (mathematics) The extent to which nodes of a graph link to others of the same degree.
- atavistically — In an atavistic manner.
- atomic volume — the atomic weight (relative atomic mass) of an element divided by its density
- attentiveness — characterized by or giving attention; observant: an attentive audience.
- attributively — pertaining to or having the character of attribution or an attribute.
- authoritative — Someone or something that is authoritative gives an impression of power and importance and is likely to be obeyed.
- avant-gardism — the attitudes, techniques, etc., of the cultural avant-garde.
- averruncation — the act of averting or turning away
- aviation fuel — fuel used to power airplanes
- avocationally — in one's leisure time
- beehive state — Utah (used as a nickname).
- behavioristic — the theory or doctrine that human or animal psychology can be accurately studied only through the examination and analysis of objectively observable and quantifiable behavioral events, in contrast with subjective mental states.
- believability — to have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something, although without absolute proof that one is right in doing so: Only if one believes in something can one act purposefully.
- benedict viii — died 1024, pope 1012–24.
- bhagavad gita — a portion of the Mahabharata, having the form of a dialogue between the hero Arjuna and his charioteer, the avatar Krishna, in which a doctrine combining Brahmanical and other elements is evolved.
- bhagavad-gita — a sacred Hindu text composed about 200 bc and incorporated into the Mahabharata, a Sanskrit epic
- bioequivalent — the condition in which different formulations of the same drug or chemical are equally absorbed when taken into the body.
- bishop violet — a reddish purple.
- blue verditer — either of two pigments, consisting usually of carbonate of copper prepared by grinding either azurite (blue verditer) or malachite (green verditer)
- bona vacantia — unclaimed goods
- brest litovsk — former name (until 1921) of Brest.
- brevirostrate — having a short beak or bill
- bud variation — any variation in a bud due to changes in either its genetic composition or environment or both such that the resulting flower, fruit, or shoot differs from others of the same plant or species.
- camping stove — a portable stove powered by butane gas canisters, designed to be used for cooking while camping
- cantilevering — Present participle of cantilever.
- caprivi strip — narrow strip of land, c. 50 mi (80 km) wide, of NE Namibia, extending eastward to the Zambezi River: c. 300 mi (483 km) long
- captivatingly — to attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; enchant: Her blue eyes and red hair captivated him.
- caustic curve — a curve formed by the intersection of a caustic surface with a plane
- cavalry twill — a strong woollen twill fabric used for trousers, etc
- cave painting — a painting done by prehistoric people in caves
- cheviot hills — a range of hills on the border between England and Scotland, mainly in Northumberland
- christmas eve — Christmas Eve is the 24th of December, the day before Christmas Day.
- cinema verite — films characterized by subjects, actions, etc, that have the appearance of real life
- circumvallate — to surround with a defensive fortification
- circumventing — to go around or bypass: to circumvent the lake; to circumvent the real issues.
- circumvention — to go around or bypass: to circumvent the lake; to circumvent the real issues.
- city of david — Jerusalem. II Sam. 5:6–7.
- civic society — an organization founded to promote the interests of a local community
- civil liberty — the right of an individual to certain freedoms of speech and action
- civil righter — a civil rightist.
- civil servant — A civil servant is a person who works in the Civil Service in Britain and some other countries, or for the local, state, or federal government in the United States.