10-letter words containing l, i, v, t
- light wave — the movement of light conceptualized as a wave, defined by such properties as reflection, refraction, and dispersion
- lightwaves — Plural form of lightwave.
- limitative — limiting; restrictive.
- litigative — to make the subject of a lawsuit; contest at law.
- livability — suitable for living in; habitable; comfortable: It took a lot of work to make the old house livable.
- live birth — the birth of a living child
- live it up — to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- live steam — steam direct from the boiler and at full pressure, ready for use in work.
- live up to — to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- live-tweet — to post messages on the Twitter website about an event, etc, as it happens
- liver pâté — pâté made from minced liver meat
- liver spot — a dark brown skin spot, usually caused by sun exposure
- liverworts — Plural form of liverwort.
- liverwurst — a sausage made with a large percentage of liver, especially one made with pork liver and pork meat.
- livescript — JavaScript
- livestream — to broadcast (an event) on the internet as it happens
- livingston — Robert R. 1746–1813, U.S. political figure and jurist.
- locomotive — a self-propelled, vehicular engine, powered by steam, a diesel, or electricity, for pulling or, sometimes, pushing a train or individual railroad cars.
- lopatnikov — Nicolai Lvovich [nik-uh-lahy luh-voh-vich;; Russian nyi-kuh-lahy lvaw-vyich] /ˈnɪk əˌlaɪ ləˈvoʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ ˈlvɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1903–76, U.S. composer, born in Russia.
- lost river — a river that flows into an underground passage or sinkhole.
- lovability — of such a nature as to attract love; deserving love; amiable; endearing.
- lovastatin — a drug, C 24 H 36 O 8 , that reduces the levels of fats in the blood by altering the enzyme activity in the liver that produces lipids.
- lucerative — Misspelling of lucrative.
- meta-vlisp — (language) An innovative Lisp dialect by E. St.James of IBP, France.
- microvolts — Plural form of microvolt.
- milk vetch — a European plant, Astragalus glycyphyllos, of the legume family, believed to increase the secretion of milk in goats.
- millivolts — Plural form of millivolt.
- motiveless — something that causes a person to act in a certain way, do a certain thing, etc.; incentive.
- movability — capable of being moved; not fixed in one place, position, or posture.
- multi-view — an instance of seeing or beholding; visual inspection.
- multievent — Consisting of, or relating to, more than one event.
- multilevel — having different levels or planes: a multilevel stage set.
- multivalve — (of a shell) composed of more than two valves or pieces.
- multiverse — (in physics and cosmology) a hypothetical collection of identical or diverse universes, including our own.
- multivious — having many ways, paths or directions
- multivocal — having many or different meanings of equal probability or validity: a multivocal word.
- mutilative — Causing or relating to mutilation.
- negatively — expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
- neglective — (archaic) neglectful.
- nontrivial — not trivial.
- nonviolent — not violent; free of violence.
- novaculite — a very hard sedimentary rock, similar to chert, composed essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- novelistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of novels.
- nut weevil — any of several snout beetles of the genus Balaninus, the larvae of which live in and feed on nuts and acorns.
- obligative — implying or involving obligation: an obligative commitment.
- oppilative — obstructive; blocking
- optatively — In an optative way.
- outdeliver — to surpass or outdo in delivery
- outrivaled — Simple past tense and past participle of outrival.
- outvillain — to outdo in villainy