12-letter words containing l, i, v, o
- postdiluvian — existing or occurring after the Biblical Flood.
- postmedieval — occurring or existing after the Middle Ages, of or related to the period after the Middle Ages
- postvaccinal — occurring after a vaccine
- poverty line — a minimum income level used as an official standard for determining the proportion of a population living in poverty.
- proclivities — natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity; predisposition: a proclivity to meticulousness.
- productively — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- protectively — having the quality or function of protecting: a protective covering.
- protensively — in the manner of duration
- proverbially — of, relating to, or characteristic of a proverb: proverbial brevity.
- providential — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
- provincially — belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local: the provincial newspaper.
- pulvilliform — resembling a pulvillus
- ravioli code — (jargon, humour) Object-oriented code consisting of a number of small and loosely-coupled software components. Presumably, the term is a compliment, contrasting the code with spaghetti code.
- reevaluation — an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
- responsively — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
- retropulsive — of or relating to retropulsion
- revalidation — to make valid; substantiate; confirm: Time validated our suspicions.
- revelational — the act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure.
- ring-a-levio — a children's game in which members of one group try to find and capture hiding members of another group: a captured player is kept in a circle drawn on the ground and is set free when tagged by a teammate
- river nelson — a river in central Canada, in N central Manitoba, flowing from Lake Winnipeg northeast to Hudson Bay. Length: about 650 km (400 miles)
- rooseveltian — of, pertaining to, advocating, or following the principles, views, or policies of Franklin Delano Roosevelt or of Theodore Roosevelt.
- sal volatile — an aromatic alcoholic solution of ammonium carbonate, the chief ingredient in smelling salts.
- salvationist — a member of the Salvation Army.
- self-proving — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- servile work — work of a physical nature that is forbidden on Sundays and on certain holidays
- silver frost — glaze (def 17).
- silver mound — a perennial Japanese herb, Artemisia schmidtiana, having silver-green leaves forming a moundlike shape.
- silver point — the melting point of silver, equal to 960.8°C, used as a fixed point on the international temperature scale.
- silver spoon — spoon (def 16).
- silver trout — a variety of cutthroat trout, Salmo clarki henshawi, having silvery coloration, inhabiting Lake Tahoe.
- slovenliness — untidy or unclean in appearance or habits.
- spotsylvania — a village in NE Virginia: the scene of Civil War battles between the armies of Grant and Lee, May 8–21, 1864.
- strongsville — a town in N Ohio.
- swallow dive — swan dive.
- sweet violet — a plant, Viola odorata, of the violet family, native to the Old World, having fragrant, usually purple flowers that are the source of an oil used in perfumery.
- the evil one — the devil; Satan
- tidal volume — the volume of water associated with a rising tide
- time to live — (TTL) A field in the Internet Protocol header which indicates how many more hops this packet should be allowed to make before being discarded or returned.
- toga virilis — the white toga assumed by boys in ancient Rome at the end of their 14th year.
- triple voile — a lightweight, sheer voile of silk or synthetic fibers constructed in plain or novelty weaves.
- ultraviolent — characterized by or pertaining to extreme acts of violence
- unchivalrous — having the qualities of chivalry, as courage, courtesy, and loyalty.
- uncoercively — in an uncoercive manner
- unconclusive — inconclusive
- undissolving — not dissolving; remaining in solid form; not melting
- unforgivable — to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
- unforgivably — in an unforgivable manner
- unlovingness — an unloving quality or character
- unpavilioned — not provided with a pavilion
- unvirtuously — in an unvirtuous manner; not virtuously; without virtue