16-letter words containing l, i, v, y
- over-familiarity — thorough knowledge or mastery of a thing, subject, etc.
- overall majority — If a political party wins an overall majority in an election or vote, they get more votes than the total number of votes or seats won by all their opponents.
- overdramatically — In an overdramatic manner.
- overexcitability — to excite too much.
- overhead railway — elevated railroad.
- polyvinyl acetal — any of the class of thermoplastic resins derived by the condensation of an aldehyde with polyvinyl alcohol.
- polyvinyl formal — a colorless, water-insoluble, polyvinyl acetal produced from partially hydrolyzed polyvinyl acetate and formaldehyde, used chiefly in the manufacture of lacquers.
- prerevolutionary — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a revolution, or a sudden, complete, or marked change: a revolutionary junta.
- pyruvic aldehyde — a yellow, liquid compound, C 3 H 4 O 2 , containing both an aldehyde and a ketone group, usually obtained in a polymeric form: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- re-entry vehicle — the section of a spacecraft or ballistic missile designed to return to earth.
- recovery vehicle — a truck used to transport motor vehicles which have broken down to another location (generally a repair garage), or to recover vehicles which are no longer on a drivable surface
- relative density — specific gravity.
- relatively prime — (mathematics) Having no common divisors (greater than 1). Two numbers are said to be relativey prime if there is no number greater than unity that divides both of them evenly. For example, 10 and 33 are relativly prime. 15 and 33 are not relatively prime, since 3 is a divisor of both.
- relativistically — of or relating to relativity or relativism.
- representatively — a person or thing that represents another or others.
- salivary amylase — an enzyme in the saliva that converts starch into dextrin and maltose.
- selective memory — an ability to remember some facts while apparently forgetting others, especially when they are inconvenient
- self-sovereignty — the quality or state of being sovereign, or of having supreme power or authority.
- special delivery — (in the U.S. Postal Service) delivery of mail outside the regularly scheduled hours, by a special messenger, upon the payment of an extra fee.
- the devil to pay — Theology. (sometimes initial capital letter) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God, and having power to afflict humans both with bodily disease and with spiritual corruption.
- tinnevelly senna — any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- twelvepenny nail — a nail that is 3 1/4 inches (8.25 cm) long.
- unconventionally — not conventional; not bound by or conforming to convention, rule, or precedent; free from conventionality: an unconventional artist; an unconventional use of material.
- variable annuity — an annuity in which the premiums are invested chiefly in common stocks or other securities, the annuitant receiving payments based on the yield of the investments instead of in fixed amounts.
- ventriculography — radiography of the ventricles of the heart after injection of a contrast medium
- verbal auxiliary — an auxiliary verb, especially when considered as a member of a separate class of words used with verbs rather than as a special subclass of verbs.
- videodisc player — an electronic device for playing videodiscs through a television set.
- vinylidene group — the bivalent group C 2 H 2 , derived from ethylene.
- vinylidene resin — any synthetic resin in which the basic structure consists of the H2C:CR2 group, where R usually is a halogen
- vinylpyrrolidone — Vinylpyrrolidone is a substance used as a binder in pharmaceuticals.
- visibility meter — any instrument for measuring the visual range through the atmosphere, as a transmissometer.
- volatility index — beta (def 6).
- west valley city — city in NC Utah, near Salt Lake City: pop. 109,000