13-letter words containing m, i, s, v, a
- misevaluation — an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
- misgovernance — to govern or manage badly.
- misobservance — a failure to observe thoroughly or properly
- mosaic vision — a type of vision hypothesized for the insect compound eye, in which the image is formed by hundreds of separate ommatidia.
- movie actress — a female who acts in films or movies
- multigravidas — Plural form of multigravida.
- multivitamins — Plural form of multivitamin.
- naive realism — the theory that the world is perceived exactly as it is.
- normativeness — The quality or state of being normative.
- ovariectomies — Plural form of ovariectomy.
- over-estimate — to estimate at too high a value, amount, rate, or the like: Don't overestimate the car's trade-in value.
- overambitious — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
- overdramatise — Alternative spelling of overdramatize.
- overemphasise — (British) alternative spelling of overemphasize.
- overemphasize — to emphasize excessively.
- overestimated — Simple past tense and past participle of overestimate.
- overestimates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overestimate.
- overstimulate — to stimulate too much
- paramyxovirus — any of various RNA-containing viruses that are similar to but larger than the myxoviruses, including the viruses that cause mumps, measles, parainfluenza, and Newcastle disease.
- polyoma virus — a small DNA-containing virus, of the papovavirus group, that can produce a variety of tumors in mice, hamsters, rabbits, and rats.
- primigravidas — a woman pregnant for the first time.
- privateersman — an officer or sailor of a privateer.
- proverbialism — a proverbial expression
- provincialism — narrowness of mind, ignorance, or the like, considered as resulting from lack of exposure to cultural or intellectual activity.
- remonstrative — to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval.
- reversal film — film developed by the reversal process.
- savings stamp — a stamp which can be bought (for example at a machine in a supermarket), saved, and then redeemed against the cost of goods later (for example at Christmas)
- seismic waves — a wave of energy that is generated by an earthquake or other earth vibration and that travels within the earth or along its surface.
- semioviparous — bearing young in an incomplete state of development, as a marsupial.
- shaving cream — a preparation, as of soap and free fatty acid, that is lathered and applied to the face to soften and condition the beard for shaving.
- silver salmon — coho salmon.
- silvichemical — any of a number of chemicals derived from a tree.
- simon bolivar — Simón [sahy-muh n;; Spanish see-mawn] /ˈsaɪ mən;; Spanish siˈmɔn/ (Show IPA), ("El Libertador") 1783–1830, Venezuelan statesman: leader of revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule.
- slasher movie — a film in which victims, often women, are slashed with knives, razors, etc
- south vietnam — a former country in SE Asia that comprised Vietnam S of about 17° N latitude; a separate state 1954–75; now part of reunified Vietnam. Capital: Saigon.
- stain remover — a substance designed for removing stains or dirty marks, as from clothes, carpets, etc
- televangelism — Christian preaching on TV
- time reversal — the mathematical operation of reversing the direction of time. Symbol: T.
- transmutative — the act or process of transmuting.
- vaginal smear — a smear sample taken from vaginal mucous for cytological analysis
- vaginomycosis — a fungous infection of the vagina.
- vansittartism — a doctrine holding that the militaristic and aggressive policies of German leaders since the time of the Franco-Prussian war have had the support of the German people and that Germany should undergo a program of demilitarization and corrective education to prevent similar action in the future.
- variety meats — processed meat, such as sausage, or offal
- vasa murrhina — an American art glass, consisting of colored glass dusted with flakes or grains of metal and flashed with clear glass.
- vasostimulant — stimulating the action of the vasomotor nerves.
- vegetarianism — the beliefs or practices of a vegetarian.
- vernacularism — a vernacular word or expression.
- vernis martin — a finish for furniture, invented in France in the 18th century in imitation of Chinese lacquer.
- vinson massif — a mountain in Antarctica, near the Ronne Ice Shelf: highest point on Antarctica; discovered 1935. About 16,864 feet (5140 meters).
- visakhapatnam — a seaport in Andhra Pradesh, in E India, on the Bay of Bengal.