14-letter words containing n, o, t, r, a, v
- galvanocautery — a cautery heated by a galvanic current.
- galvanotherapy — treatment employing electric current.
- galvanotropism — the directional growth of an organism, esp a plant, in response to an electrical stimulus
- government man — (in the 19th century) a convict
- governmentally — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
- grain elevator — elevator (def 4).
- grid variation — the angle, at any point on the surface of the earth, between the magnetic and true meridians passing through that point.
- hand over fist — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- have it in for — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- heavy nitrogen — the stable isotope of nitrogen having a mass number of 15.
- horse vaulting — gymnastics performed on horseback
- immunoreactive — Of, pertaining to, or causing an immune reaction.
- improvisations — Plural form of improvisation.
- interbehaviour — interaction between multiple individuals
- interoperative — a person engaged, employed, or skilled in some branch of work, especially productive or industrial work; worker.
- interrogatives — Plural form of interrogative.
- intervalometer — an automatic device for operating the shutter of a camera at regular intervals, as in making aerial photographs.
- intervariation — the act, process, or accident of varying in condition, character, or degree: Prices are subject to variation.
- interventional — the act or fact of intervening.
- intraoperative — Happening during surgery. Literally, within surgery.
- inverted comma — quotation mark.
- invigoratingly — In an invigorating manner.
- italian clover — crimson clover.
- john davenport — John, 1597–1670, Puritan clergyman: one of the founders of New Haven.
- junior varsity — a university, college, or school team that consists of players who lack the qualifications or skill necessary for the varsity and compete against other teams of similar composition or ability.
- labor movement — labor unions collectively: The labor movement supported the bill.
- levant morocco — a fine morocco leather with a large, irregular grain, used esp. in bookbinding
- macroevolution — major evolutionary transition from one type of organism to another occurring at the level of the species and higher taxa.
- matrimony vine — any plant belonging to the genus Lycium, of the nightshade family, species of which are cultivated for their foliage, flowers, and berries.
- misadventurous — (obsolete) unfortunate.
- misinformative — to give false or misleading information to.
- monotransitive — In grammar, pertaining to a transitive verb that takes a single mandatory object, either a direct object or a primary object depending on the language.
- mount victoria — a mountain in SE Papua New Guinea: the highest peak of the Owen Stanley Range. Height: 4073 m (13 363 ft)
- native country — the country someone is born in or native to
- navigation bar — (web) (Always abbreviated "nav bar") On a website, a prominently displayed set of links to important sections of the site.
- nizhnevartovsk — a city in W central Russia, an oil and gas center on the Ob River.
- non-conversant — familiar by use or study (usually followed by with): conversant with Spanish history.
- non-creativity — the state or quality of being creative.
- non-extractive — capable of being extracted, as from the earth: extractive fuels.
- non-generative — capable of producing or creating.
- non-imperative — of the nature of or expressing a command; commanding.
- non-vegetarian — a person who does not eat or does not believe in eating meat, fish, fowl, or, in some cases, any food derived from animals, as eggs or cheese, but subsists on vegetables, fruits, nuts, grain, etc.
- nonassertively — In a nonassertive way.
- noncontrastive — not contrastive.
- noncooperative — Not cooperative; uncooperative.
- noncorrelative — Not correlative.
- nondeclarative — serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement.
- nondiffractive — Not diffractive.
- noninteractive — acting one upon or with the other.
- nonprocreative — Not procreative.