13-letter words containing l, e, v
- atomic volume — the atomic weight (relative atomic mass) of an element divided by its density
- attributively — pertaining to or having the character of attribution or an attribute.
- aubervilliers — an industrial suburb of Paris, on the Seine. Pop: 63 136 (1999)
- availableness — Competent power; validity; efficacy; as, the availableness of a title.
- aviation fuel — fuel used to power airplanes
- ayurvedically — As a practitioner of Ayurveda; in an Ayurvedic way.
- baal shem tov — original name Israel ben Eliezer ?1700–60, Jewish religious leader, teacher, and healer in Poland: founder of modern Hasidism
- baal-shem-tov — (Israel ben Eliezer"Besht") c1700–60, Ukrainian teacher and religious leader: founder of the Hasidic movement of Judaism.
- back walkover — Racing. a walking or trotting over the course by a contestant who is the only starter.
- basso rilievo — bas-relief
- basso-relievo — bas-relief
- behaviourally — from a behavioural point of view
- 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.
- bevelled edge — an inclined edge; one not at 90 degrees
- beverly hills — a town in SW California, near Los Angeles: famous as the home of film stars. Pop: 34 941 (2003 est)
- biobehavioral — of or relating to the application of biological methods and ideas to the study of behavior in an attempt to understand emotions and reactions in terms of brain and physiological function.
- bioequivalent — the condition in which different formulations of the same drug or chemical are equally absorbed when taken into the body.
- bishop sleeve — a full sleeve gathered at the wrist
- bishop violet — a reddish purple.
- black vulture — the Eurasian vulture, Aegypius monachus, of the family Accipitridae
- black-a-vised — having a dark complexion.
- blessed event — the birth of a child; also, a newborn child
- blood vessels — any of the vessels, as arteries, veins, or capillaries, through which the blood circulates.
- blue verditer — either of two pigments, consisting usually of carbonate of copper prepared by grinding either azurite (blue verditer) or malachite (green verditer)
- bougainvillea — Bougainvillea is a climbing plant that has thin, red or purple flowers and grows mainly in hot countries.
- brest litovsk — former name (until 1921) of Brest.
- buffalo grove — a city in NE Illinois.
- by yourselves — if you are by yourselves, or all by yourselves, you are alone
- by-your-leave — a request for permission (esp in the phrase without so much as a by-your-leave)
- call-by-value — (CBV) An evaluation strategy where arguments are evaluated before the function or procedure is entered. Only the values of the arguments are passed and changes to the arguments within the called procedure have no effect on the actual arguments as seen by the caller. See applicative order reduction, call-by-value-result, strict evaluation, call-by-name, lazy evaluation.
- cantilevering — Present participle of cantilever.
- carnivalesque — characteristic of, suitable for, or like a carnival
- carol service — a service, held in a church around Christmas, at which Christmas carols are sung
- cassivelaunus — 1st century bc, British chieftain, king of the Catuvellauni tribe, who organized resistance to Caesar's invasion of Britain (54 bc)
- castro valley — a town in W California, near San Francisco Bay.
- catalog verse — verse made by compiling long lists of everyday objects, names, or events, united by a common theme and often didactic in tone.
- cavernicolous — inhabiting caves or cavelike places
- cell division — the division of a cell into two new cells during growth or reproduction
- charles lever — Charles James ("Cornelius O'Dowd") 1806–72, Irish novelist and essayist.
- cheval screen — a fire screen, usually with a cloth panel, having supports at the ends and mounted on legs.
- cheviot hills — a range of hills on the border between England and Scotland, mainly in Northumberland
- chicken liver — the liver of chicken, considered as food
- child version — (system management) In change management, a configuration item derived by altering another item (its parent version).
- chilean guava — a tropical shrub or small tree, Ugni molinae, of the myrtle family, having leathery, oval leaves, rose-pink flowers, and blue-black, edible fruit.
- chopped liver — cooked liver chopped with onions and hard-boiled eggs and seasoned.
- circumvallate — to surround with a defensive fortification
- civil defence — Civil defence is the organization and training of the ordinary people in a country so that they can help the armed forces, medical services, or police force, for example if the country is attacked by an enemy.
- civil defense — Civil defense is the organization and training of the ordinary people in a country so that they can help the armed forces, medical services, or police force, for example if the country is attacked by an enemy.
- civil liberty — the right of an individual to certain freedoms of speech and action
- civil righter — a civil rightist.