13-letter words containing m, o, v
- endeavourment — the act of endeavouring
- environmental — Relating to the natural world and the impact of human activity on its condition.
- eventide home — a retirement home
- ferrovanadium — a ferroalloy containing up to 55 percent vanadium.
- foramen ovale — the small, oval opening in the wall that separates the atria of the heart in a normal fetus: it allows blood to bypass the nonfunctioning fetal lungs until the time of birth when it gradually closes up
- formal review — (project) A technical review conducted with the customer including the types of reviews called for in DOD-STD-2167A (Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Review, etc.)
- formicivorous — ant-eating.
- fosamprenavir — (pharmaceutical drug) An anti-retroviral prodrug of the protease inhibitor amprenavir. It is used to treat HIV infected patients.
- galvanometers — Plural form of galvanometer.
- galvanometric — Of or pertaining to galvanometry.
- get a move on — to pass from one place or position to another.
- give mouth to — to express in speech; say
- governmentese — complicated or obscurantist language thought to be characteristic of government bureaucratic statements; officialese.
- gram-positive — (of bacteria) retaining the violet dye when stained by Gram's method.
- graminivorous — feeding or subsisting on grass: a graminivorous bird.
- harvest mouse — an Old World field mouse, Micromys minutus, that builds a spherical nest among the stems of grains and other plants.
- have a mad on — to be angry
- home delivery — delivery to one's home
- home invasion — an act or instance of entering an occupied residence with the intent to commit a burglary or other crime.
- homing device — a mechanism incorporated into a guided missile, airplane, etc., that aims it toward its objective.
- immovableness — The quality of being immovable.
- impoverishing — Present participle of impoverish.
- improgressive — (archaic) Not progressive.
- improvability — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- improvidently — In an improvident manner.
- improvisation — the art or act of improvising, or of composing, uttering, executing, or arranging anything without previous preparation: Musical improvisation involves imagination and creativity.
- improvisatore — An individual who recites impromptu verse, as from a song or poem.
- improvisatori — Plural form of improvisatore.
- improvisatory — of, relating to, or characteristic of an improvisation or improvisator.
- informal vote — an invalid vote or ballot
- informatively — giving information; instructive: an informative book.
- lemon verbena — a plant, Aloysia triphylla, having long, slender leaves with a lemonlike fragrance.
- macrovascular — Of or pertaining to the larger blood vessels.
- madame bovary — a novel (1857) by Gustave Flaubert.
- magnetomotive — (physics) capable of producing magnetic flux.
- maiden voyage — the first voyage of a ship after its acceptance by the owners from the builders.
- mangrove jack — a predatory food and game fish, Lutjanus argentimaculatus, of Australian rivers and tidal creeks dominated by mangroves
- manhole cover — a removable metal plate covering a shaft that leads down to a sewer or drain
- marriage vows — promises made as part of wedding ceremony
- marvelousness — The quality or state of being marvelous.
- mass movement — an organized effort by a large number of people, especially those not forming part of the elite of a given society, to bring about pervasive changes in existing social, economic, or political institutions, frequently characterized by charismatic leadership.
- massage glove — a type of glove with special surfaces on the palm and fingers, worn by someone giving a massage to improve the effectiveness of the massage
- medium octavo — a size of book, about 6 × 9½ inches (15 × 24 cm), untrimmed. Abbreviation: medium 8vo.
- megaherbivore — a large herbivore, such as an elephant, weighing more than 1000kg
- melvin conway — (person) An early proto-hacker who wrote an assembler for the Burroughs 220 called SAVE and (probably) formulated Conway's Law.
- metacognitive — higher-order thinking that enables understanding, analysis, and control of one’s cognitive processes, especially when engaged in learning.
- metaevolution — (philosophy, biology) The evolution of the elements of evolutionary systems.
- methyl violet — gentian violet
- mezzo-relievo — sculptured relief intermediate between high relief and bas-relief.
- microvascular — Of or relating to the smallest blood vessels.