14-letter words containing l, o, v, e, c, r
- irrevocability — not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable: an irrevocable decree.
- italian clover — crimson clover.
- juvenile court — a law court having jurisdiction over youths, generally of less than 18 years.
- knotted clover — a British wildflower, Trifolium striatum, an annual clover with pale pink flowers
- levant morocco — a fine morocco leather with a large, irregular grain, used esp. in bookbinding
- level crossing — grade crossing.
- livery company — a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
- local variable — (programming) A variable with lexical scope, i.e. one which only exists in some particular part of the source code, typically within a block or a function or procedure body. This contrasts with a global variable, which is defined throughout the whole program. Code is easier to understand and modify when the scope of variables is as small as possible because it is easier to see how the variable is set and used. Code containing global variables is harder to modify because its behaviour may depend on and affect other sections of code that refer to that variable.
- logic variable — (programming) A variable in a logic programming language which is initially undefined ("unbound") but may get bound to a value or another logic variable during unification of the containing clause with the current goal. The value to which it is bound may contain other variables which may themselves be bound or unbound. For example, when unifying the clause sad(X) :- computer(X, ibmpc). with the goal sad(billgates). the variable X will become bound to the atom "billgates" yielding the new subgoal "computer(billgates, ibmpc)".
- logistic curve — a curve, shaped like a letter S , defined as an exponential function and used to model various forms of growth.
- macroevolution — major evolutionary transition from one type of organism to another occurring at the level of the species and higher taxa.
- microevolution — evolutionary change involving the gradual accumulation of mutations leading to new varieties within a species.
- non-reflective — not capable of or not designed to reflect light
- non-vernacular — (of language) native or indigenous (opposed to literary or learned).
- nonconvertible — Not convertible; that cannot be exchanged for an equivalent.
- noncorrelative — Not correlative.
- nondeclarative — serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement.
- nonrecoverable — unable to be claimed back; damaged or lost forever
- octave coupler — a mechanism on an organ and on some harpsichords that enables keys or pedals an octave apart to be played simultaneously
- over-influence — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
- over-socialize — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- over-tolerance — a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, beliefs, practices, racial or ethnic origins, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry.
- overallocation — Excess allocation.
- overanalytical — too analytical
- overcapitalize — to fix the total amount of securities of a corporation in excess of the limits set by law or by sound financial policy.
- overcautiously — in such a way as to be too cautious, wary, or careful
- overcentralize — to centralize excessively
- overcompliance — excessive compliance
- overcomplicate — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- overcontrolled — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
- overindulgence — excessive indulgence
- overparticular — precise beyond necessity
- overscrupulous — excessively scrupulous.
- oversocialized — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- oversolicitous — too solicitous: oversolicitous concerning one's health.
- overspecialize — to specialize to an excessive degree
- policy adviser — a person who provides ideas or plans that are used by an organization or government as a basis for making decisions
- postal service — organized handling and delivery of mail
- prairie clover — any plant belonging to the genus Petalostemon, of the legume family, common in western North America, having pinnately compound leaves and spikes of white, purple, or pink flowers.
- private school — a school founded, conducted, and maintained by a private group rather than by the government, usually charging tuition and often following a particular philosophy, viewpoint, etc.
- proventriculus — the glandular portion of the stomach of birds, in which food is partially digested before passing to the ventriculus or gizzard.
- provident club — a hire-purchase system offered by some large retail organizations
- provincialised — to make provincial in character.
- reactor vessel — the container surrounding and protecting the core of a nuclear reactor.
- recoverability — able to recover or be recovered: a patient now believed to be recoverable; recoverable losses on his investments.
- recurvirostral — with a beak which is bent upwards
- school voucher — a government cash grant or tax credit for parents, equal to all or part of the cost of educating their child at an elementary or secondary school of their choice.
- self-discovery — process of understanding oneself
- service module — (often initial capital letters) U.S. Aerospace. the section of an Apollo spacecraft containing the principal propulsion system, electrical system, water, and other supplies.
- sliding vector — a vector having specified magnitude and lying on a given line.