12-letter words containing n, o, v
- carnivourous — Misspelling of carnivorous.
- carving fork — a large, two-tined fork with a metal guard to protect the hand, used to hold meat in place as it is being carved
- casting vote — When a committee has given an equal number of votes for and against a proposal, the chairperson can give a casting vote. This vote decides whether or not the proposal will be passed.
- cheluviation — the leaching of chelates through soil
- circumventor — to go around or bypass: to circumvent the lake; to circumvent the real issues.
- civilisation — Alternative spelling of civilization.
- civilization — Civilization is the state of having an advanced level of social organization and a comfortable way of life.
- clairvoyance — the alleged power of perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses
- clairvoyancy — the faculty of clairvoyance
- clairvoyants — Plural form of clairvoyant.
- close-shaven — (of hair) cut very short
- clovenfooted — having split hoofs, once assumed to represent the halves of a single undivided hoof, as in cattle.
- clovis point — flint projectile dating from the 10th millennium bc
- coacervation — a reversible, emulsoid stage existing between the sol and gel formations, in which the addition of a third substance causes the separation of the sol into two immiscible liquid phases: an essential stage in the formation of proteins, antibodies, etc.
- coactivation — Activation of two or more things together.
- coerciveness — serving or tending to coerce.
- cognoscitive — having the ability to know or discover: cognoscitive powers.
- cohesiveness — characterized by or causing cohesion: a cohesive agent.
- collinsville — a city in SW Illinois.
- commentative — of or relating to comment or commentary.
- compensative — serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury.
- complaintive — Tending to complain, characterized by complaining.
- concanavalin — either of two globulins, concanavalin B or (more commonly) concanavalin A, that occur in the jack bean Canavalia ensiformis. Concanavalin A causes agglutination of the blood of mammals
- concessively — in a concessive manner
- conciliative — tending to conciliate: a conciliatory manner; conciliatory comments.
- conclusively — serving to settle or decide a question; decisive; convincing: conclusive evidence.
- conductively — In a conductive manner.
- conductivity — the property of transmitting heat, electricity, or sound
- confirmative — serving to confirm; corroborative.
- conformative — (nonstandard) Tending to conform; conforming.
- conjunctivae — the mucous membrane that lines the exposed portion of the eyeball and inner surface of the eyelids.
- conjunctival — the mucous membrane that lines the exposed portion of the eyeball and inner surface of the eyelids.
- conjunctivas — Plural form of conjunctiva.
- connectively — serving or tending to connect: connective remarks between chapters.
- connectivity — Connectivity is the ability of a computing device to connect to other computers or to the Internet.
- connersville — a city in E Indiana.
- conservating — Present participle of conservate.
- conservation — Conservation is saving and protecting the environment.
- conservatism — Conservatism is a political philosophy which believes that if changes need to be made to society, they should be made gradually. You can also refer to the political beliefs of a conservative party in a particular country as Conservatism.
- conservative — A Conservative politician or voter is a member of or votes for the Conservative Party in Britain.
- conservatize — to make or become conservative
- conservators — Plural form of conservator.
- conservatory — A conservatory is a room with glass walls and a glass roof, which is attached to a house. People often grow plants in a conservatory.
- conservatrix — a woman who conserves or keeps safe; custodian
- constitutive — having power to enact, appoint, or establish
- constrictive — constricting; tending to constrict.
- constructive — A constructive discussion, comment, or approach is useful and helpful rather than negative and unhelpful.
- consultative — A consultative committee or document gives advice or makes proposals about a particular problem or subject.
- consummative — to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
- consumptives — Plural form of consumptive.