11-letter words containing l, a, v
- mud volcano — a vent in the earth's surface through which escaping gas and vapor issue, causing mud to boil and occasionally to overflow, forming a conical mound around the vent.
- multivalent — Chemistry. having a valence of three or higher.
- multivalued — possessing several or many values.
- multiversal — Of or pertaining to the multiverse.
- nail violin — a musical instrument consisting of a wooden cylinder or half cylinder with a number of nails or U -shaped metal pins inserted into its surface, played with one or two fiddle bows.
- napa valley — a valley in Napa County in the San Francisco Bay Area of N California, noted for its wine production
- narratively — a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious.
- naval brass — an alloy of about 60 percent copper and 40 percent zinc, with traces of lead, tin, arsenic, and iron, used in marine and steam-generating equipment.
- navigatable — Navigable.
- navratilova — Martina, born 1956, U.S. tennis player, born in the former Czechoslovakia.
- neovitalism — a new or revived form of the belief that life is a vital principle (vitalism)
- neovitalist — someone who holds to the theory of neovitalism
- new flavors — An object-oriented Lisp from Symbolics, the successor to Flavors, it led to CLOS.
- nicholas iv — (Girolamo Masci) died 1292, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1288–92.
- non-arrival — an act of arriving; a coming: His arrival was delayed by traffic.
- nonarrivals — Plural form of nonarrival.
- nonrelative — a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage.
- nonrelevant — Not relevant.
- nonvalidity — the quality of being nonvalid or invalid, a lack of validity
- nonvascular — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
- nonvenereal — arising from, connected with, or transmitted through sexual intercourse, as an infection.
- nonverbally — In a nonverbal manner.
- nonvertical — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- nonvolatile — not volatile.
- nonvolcanic — not volcanic, not caused by a volcano
- normatively — of or relating to a norm, especially an assumed norm regarded as the standard of correctness in behavior, speech, writing, etc.
- nova lisboa — former name of Huambo.
- obliviation — Total removal or erasure.
- observables — Plural form of observable.
- observantly — quick to notice or perceive; alert.
- oil varnish — a preparation consisting of resinous matter, as copal or lac, dissolved in an oil (oil varnish) or in alcohol (spirit varnish) or other volatile liquid. When applied to the surface of wood, metal, etc., it dries and leaves a hard, more or less glossy, usually transparent coating.
- on approval — the act of approving; approbation.
- opera-lover — someone who likes opera very much
- operatively — a person engaged, employed, or skilled in some branch of work, especially productive or industrial work; worker.
- oral cavity — inside of the mouth
- orangeville — a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
- oscillative — disposed to oscillation
- ov language — a type of language that has direct objects preceding the verb and that tends to have typological traits such as postpositions, suffixes, noun modifiers preceding nouns, adverbs preceding verbs, and auxiliary verbs following main verbs.
- oval office — the office of the president of the United States, located in the White House.
- oval window — an oval opening at the head of the cochlea, connecting the middle and inner ear, through which sound vibrations of the stapes are transmitted.
- over-handle — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- overanalyse — Alternative spelling of overanalyze.
- overanalyze — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
- overarousal — to stir to action or strong response; excite: to arouse a crowd; to arouse suspicion.
- overbalance — to outweigh: The opportunity overbalances the disadvantages of leaving town.
- overballast — (transitive) To load with too much ballast.
- overblanket — a blanket that is placed on a bed on top of the other bedding
- overcareful — excessively or unduly careful.
- overclasses — Plural form of overclass.
- overeagerly — In an overeager manner.