13-letter words containing m, o, l, v
- morbillivirus — a genus of viruses in the family Paramyxoviridae causing infectious diseases such as measles, distemper, or rinderpest
- moreno valley — city in S Calif.: pop. 142,000
- motor vehicle — an automobile, truck, bus, or similar motor-driven conveyance.
- movable feast — a religious feast that does not occur on the same date each year.
- multivibrator — A device consisting of two amplifying transistors or valves, each with its output connected to the input of the other, producing an oscillatory signal.
- myeloablative — Of, pertaining to, or causing myeloablation.
- nervomuscular — (physiology) Of or pertaining to both nerves and muscles.
- nominal value — book or par value, as of securities; face value.
- non-removable — that may be removed.
- noncumulative — of or relating to preferred stock the dividends of which are skipped and not accrued.
- novaya zemlya — two large islands in the Arctic Ocean, N of and belonging to the Russian Federation. 35,000 sq. mi. (90,650 sq. km).
- old man river — a name for the Mississippi River
- overallotment — (finance) A greenshoe option.
- overamplified — amplified too much, causing distortion or discomfort, etc
- overembellish — Make (something) too ornate or complicated.
- overemotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
- overglamorize — to glamorize excessively
- overland mail — a government mail service, started in 1848, for sending mail from the Mississippi to the Far West.
- overmultitude — to exceed in number
- overstimulate — to stimulate too much
- plumbosolvent — able to dissolve lead
- polyoma virus — a small DNA-containing virus, of the papovavirus group, that can produce a variety of tumors in mice, hamsters, rabbits, and rats.
- problem-solve — find solutions
- proverbialism — a proverbial expression
- provincialism — narrowness of mind, ignorance, or the like, considered as resulting from lack of exposure to cultural or intellectual activity.
- redevelopment — the act or process of redeveloping.
- reinvolvement — to include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence; imply; entail: This job involves long hours and hard work.
- revolutionism — a belief in revolution or revolutionary ideas
- roll-over arm — an upholstered chair or sofa arm that curves outward and downward.
- romantic love — love characterized by romance and involving sexual attraction
- roosevelt dam — a dam on the Salt River, in central Arizona. 284 feet (87 meters) high; 1080 feet (329 meters) long.
- self-improver — improvement of one's mind, character, etc., through one's own efforts.
- silver salmon — coho salmon.
- silver-y moth — a brownish noctuid moth, Plusia gamma, having a light Y-shaped marking on each forewing; it migrates in large flocks
- 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
- speak volumes — a collection of written or printed sheets bound together and constituting a book.
- to come alive — If people, places, or events come alive, they start to be lively again after a quiet period. If someone or something brings them alive, they cause them to come alive.
- vacuum bottle — a bottle or flask having a vacuum liner that prevents the escape of heat from hot contents, usually liquids, or the entrance of heat into cold contents; thermos.
- vale of tempe — a wooded valley in E Greece, in Thessaly between the mountains Olympus and Ossa
- vasostimulant — stimulating the action of the vasomotor nerves.
- ventriloquism — the art or practice of speaking, with little or no lip movement, in such a manner that the voice does not appear to come from the speaker but from another source, as from a wooden dummy.
- venturesomely — in a venturesome manner
- vermiculation — to work or ornament with wavy lines or markings resembling the form or tracks of a worm.
- victimologist — the study of crime victims and the psychological effects of being a victim.
- victory medal — a round bronze medal awarded to all those who served in the armed forces of the U.S. during World War I.
- vinyl polymer — any of a group of compounds derived by polymerization from vinyl compounds, as vinyl acetate and styrene.
- viola d'amore — a treble viol with numerous sympathetic strings and several gut strings, producing a resonant sound.
- violent storm — Meteorology. storm (def 3).
- violet family — the plant family Violaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants and some tropical shrubs and trees having alternate, usually simple leaves, solitary flowers with five usually irregular petals, the lower petal often spurred, and a berry or many-seeded capsule, and including the Johnny-jump-up, pansy, and numerous species of violet.