14-letter words containing l, i, v, e, n
- invisible hand — (in the economics of Adam Smith) an unseen force or mechanism that guides individuals to unwittingly benefit society through the pursuit of their private interests.
- involute teeth — (in gears) teeth having a profile that is the involute of a circle.
- italian clover — crimson clover.
- jeffersonville — a city in S Indiana, on the Ohio River.
- job evaluation — the analysis of the relationship between jobs in an organization: often used as a basis for a wages structure
- juvenile court — a law court having jurisdiction over youths, generally of less than 18 years.
- juvenilization — The act or process of juvenilizing.
- kenilworth ivy — a European climbing vine, Cymbalaria muralis, of the figwort family, having irregularly lobed leaves and small, lilac-blue flowers.
- kentish plover — Charadrius alexandrinus, a small wading bird belonging to the plover family, breeding in the tropics and subtropics; it is white and greyish-brown, with black legs and bill
- lappet weaving — weaving into which an embroidered pattern produced by additional warp threads has been introduced with the aid of a lappet.
- lasciviousness — inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd: a lascivious, girl-chasing old man.
- launch vehicle — Aerospace. a rocket used to launch a spacecraft or satellite into orbit or a space probe into space.
- learner driver — a person who is learning to drive
- learning curve — Education. a graphic representation of progress in learning measured against the time required to achieve mastery.
- level crossing — grade crossing.
- levulinic acid — a white or colorless, water-soluble solid, C 5 H 8 O 3 , produced by the hydrolysis of cane sugar, starch, or cellulose; used chiefly in the organic synthesis of nylon, plastics, and pharmaceuticals.
- line engraving — a technique of engraving in which all effects are produced by variations in the width and density of lines incised with a burin.
- line of vision — a straight line that connects the fovea centralis of an eye with the point on which the eye focuses.
- line-engraving — a technique of engraving in which all effects are produced by variations in the width and density of lines incised with a burin.
- line-item veto — the power of the executive to veto particular items of a bill without having to veto the entire bill.
- live and learn — gain knowledge and experience
- liver chestnut — chestnut (def 9).
- livery company — a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
- living bandage — a method of treating severe burns or other skin injuries in which cultured cells grown from a sample of the patient's own skin are applied to the wound in order to stimulate new cell growth and avoid problems of graft rejection
- living picture — tableau (def 3).
- longevity risk — Longevity risk is the potential risk attached to the increasing life expectancy of policyholders, which can result in higher than expected payouts for insurance companies.
- love-in-a-mist — a plant, Nigella damascena, of the buttercup family, having feathery dissected leaves and whitish or blue flowers.
- lovingkindness — kindness or affectionate behavior resulting from or expressing love
- macroevolution — major evolutionary transition from one type of organism to another occurring at the level of the species and higher taxa.
- manipulatively — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
- mechanicsville — a village in E Virginia, near Richmond: Civil War battle 1862.
- medieval latin — the Latin language of the literature of the Middle Ages, usually dated a.d. 700 to 1500, including many Latinized words from other languages. Abbreviation: ML, M.L.
- microevolution — evolutionary change involving the gradual accumulation of mutations leading to new varieties within a species.
- natural virtue — (especially among the scholastics) any moral virtue of which humankind is capable, especially the cardinal virtues: justice, temperance, prudence, and fortitude.
- nervous nellie — a constantly nervous, worried, or timid person.
- non-collective — formed by collection.
- non-conclusive — serving to settle or decide a question; decisive; convincing: conclusive evidence.
- non-cultivable — capable of being cultivated.
- non-cultivated — prepared and used for raising crops; tilled: cultivated land.
- non-evaluative — to determine or set the value or amount of; appraise: to evaluate property.
- non-galvanized — to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current.
- non-reflective — not capable of or not designed to reflect light
- non-revolution — an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
- nonassertively — In a nonassertive way.
- nonbehavioural — not related to or concerned with behaviour
- noncausatively — In a noncausative manner.
- nonconvertible — Not convertible; that cannot be exchanged for an equivalent.
- noncorrelative — Not correlative.
- nondeclarative — serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement.
- nonequivalence — the state or fact of being equivalent; equality in value, force, significance, etc.