14-letter words containing n, a, v, l, c
- electrovalency — (physics) The net electric charge on an ion.
- evangelicalism — (Christianity, historical) Lutheranism.
- galvanocautery — a cautery heated by a galvanic current.
- galvanoplastic — pertaining to reproduction by electrotypy.
- goncalves dias — Antonio [an-taw-nyoo] /ɛ̃ˈtɔ nyʊ/ (Show IPA), 1823–64, Brazilian poet.
- half-convinced — to move by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action: to convince a jury of his guilt; A test drive will convince you that this car handles well.
- have a lock on — to be sure of winning, gaining, or controlling
- haven't a clue — If you haven't a clue about something, you do not know anything about it or you have no idea what to do about it.
- hypervigilance — state or quality of being vigilant; watchfulness: Vigilance is required in the event of treachery.
- indiscoverable — not discoverable.
- integral curve — a curve that is a geometric representation of a functional solution to a given differential equation.
- interval scale — a scale of measurement of data according to which the differences between values can be quantified in absolute but not relative terms and for which any zero is merely arbitrary: for instance, dates are measured on an interval scale since differences can be measured in years, but no sense can be given to a ratio of times
- italian clover — crimson clover.
- lasciviousness — inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd: a lascivious, girl-chasing old man.
- launch vehicle — Aerospace. a rocket used to launch a spacecraft or satellite into orbit or a space probe into space.
- learning curve — Education. a graphic representation of progress in learning measured against the time required to achieve mastery.
- levant morocco — a fine morocco leather with a large, irregular grain, used esp. in bookbinding
- levulinic acid — a white or colorless, water-soluble solid, C 5 H 8 O 3 , produced by the hydrolysis of cane sugar, starch, or cellulose; used chiefly in the organic synthesis of nylon, plastics, and pharmaceuticals.
- livery company — a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
- macroevolution — major evolutionary transition from one type of organism to another occurring at the level of the species and higher taxa.
- mechanicsville — a village in E Virginia, near Richmond: Civil War battle 1862.
- musca volitans — floater (def 6).
- naval barracks — a place where people in the Navy live
- naval dockyard — a place where a Navy's ships are kept
- non-cultivable — capable of being cultivated.
- non-cultivated — prepared and used for raising crops; tilled: cultivated land.
- non-vernacular — (of language) native or indigenous (opposed to literary or learned).
- noncausatively — In a noncausative manner.
- noncorrelative — Not correlative.
- noncultivation — the state of not cultivating
- nondeclarative — serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement.
- nonequivalence — the state or fact of being equivalent; equality in value, force, significance, etc.
- nonrecoverable — unable to be claimed back; damaged or lost forever
- nonspeculative — not speculative
- novelistically — In a novelistic way.
- nuisance value — the usefulness of a person's or thing's capacity to cause difficulties or irritation
- 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
- overcentralize — to centralize excessively
- overcompliance — excessive compliance
- provincialised — to make provincial in character.
- psychogalvanic — pertaining to or involving electric changes in the body resulting from reactions to mental or emotional stimuli.
- public servant — a person holding a government office or job by election or appointment; person in public service.
- receivableness — the fact or condition of being receivable; receivability
- relieving arch — discharging arch.
- shield volcano — a broad volcano built up from the repeated nonexplosive eruption of basalt to form a low dome or shield, usually having a large caldera at the summit
- silicon valley — the area in northern California, southwest of San Francisco in the Santa Clara valley region, where many of the high-technology design and manufacturing companies in the semiconductor industry are concentrated.
- slave cylinder — a small cylinder containing a piston that operates the brake shoes or pads in hydraulic brakes or the working part in any other hydraulically operated system
- social evening — a social gathering for the purpose of promoting companionship, communal activities, etc