13-letter words containing l, a, v, i
- visceral arch — Embryology. branchial arch.
- visual acuity — acuteness of the vision as determined by a comparison with the normal ability to define certain letters at a given distance, usually 20 feet (6 meters). Abbreviation: V.
- visual artist — someone involved in the arts of painting, sculpting, photography, etc, as opposed to music, drama, and literature
- visual binary — a binary star having components that are sufficiently separated to be resolved by a telescope.
- visual cortex — the portion of the cerebral cortex of the brain that receives and processes impulses from the optic nerves.
- visual effect — Usually, visual effects. a special effect that is added to a film or video in post-production, as computer-generated imagery. Abbreviation: VFX.
- visual foxpro — (database) A Microsoft database derived from Fox Software's FoxPRO.
- visual purple — rhodopsin.
- visualization — to recall or form mental images or pictures.
- vivax malaria — the most common form of malaria, caused by the protozoan Plasmodium vivax and marked by the occurrence of attacks every other day.
- vocationalism — the practice or policy of requiring vocational training of all college or high-school students.
- vocationalist — the practice or policy of requiring vocational training of all college or high-school students.
- volcanic bomb — bomb (def 3).
- volcanic cone — a conical hill produced by volcanic eruption of ash, cinders, or lava.
- volcanic neck — neck (def 14).
- volcanic rock — rock solidified on Earth's surface
- volcanic tuff — tuff2 .
- volcanic-neck — the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
- volcanologist — the scientific study of volcanoes and volcanic phenomena.
- voluntariness — done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one's own accord or by free choice: a voluntary contribution.
- voluntaristic — Philosophy. any theory that regards will as the fundamental agency or principle, in metaphysics, epistemology, or psychology.
- votive candle — religion: candle lit in prayer
- vraisemblance — verisimilitude; appearance of truth
- vulcanization — to treat (rubber) with sulfur and heat, thereby imparting strength, greater elasticity, durability, etc.
- vulgarization — to make vulgar or coarse; lower; debase: to vulgarize standards of behavior.
- vulnerability — capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon: a vulnerable part of the body.
- wallcoverings — Plural form of wallcovering.
- white slavery — the condition of or traffic in white slaves.
- white-slaving — traffic in white slaves.
- wilhelmshaven — a seaport in NW Germany, NW of Bremen, on the North Sea.
- yelizavetgrad — a former name of Kirovograd.