13-letter words containing o, c, t, a, v, i
- contragestive — able to prevent gestation
- contragravity — (scifi) antigravity.
- contrastively — tending to contrast; contrasting. contrastive colors.
- contravariant — (category theory, of a functor) which reverses composition.
- contravention — an act of contravening; action counter to something; violation or opposition.
- contraversial — Misspelling of controversial.
- contraversion — A turning to the opposite side; antistrophe.
- controversial — If you describe something or someone as controversial, you mean that they are the subject of intense public argument, disagreement, or disapproval.
- convalidation — In Roman Catholic canon law, the making of a putative marriage valid following the removal of some impediment.
- conventionary — (of a form of tenure) fixed by convention as opposed to custom
- conversations — Plural form of conversation.
- convertiplane — an aircraft that can land and take off vertically by temporarily directing its propulsive thrust downwards
- convocational — Of or pertaining to a convocation.
- cooperatively — working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
- cooperativity — an interaction between structural units within a molecule or between molecules in an assemblage that enables the system to respond more sharply to an external change than would isolated units
- copy negative — master (def 21).
- corporativism — corporatism
- correlatively — so related that each implies or complements the other.
- corroborative — Corroborative evidence or information supports an idea, account, or argument.
- counteractive — to act in opposition to; frustrate by contrary action.
- countervailed — Simple past tense and past participle of countervail.
- covert action — a secret action undertaken to influence the course of political events, as a government intelligence operation.
- divarications — Plural form of divarication.
- documentative — Of or pertaining to documents or documentation.
- domical vault — cloistered vault.
- electroactive — (of living tissue) exhibiting electrical activity or responsive to electrical stimuli
- equivocations — Plural form of equivocation.
- evocativeness — The state or condition of being evocative.
- expectorative — an expectorant medicine
- fort victoria — a former name of Masvingo.
- galvanometric — Of or pertaining to galvanometry.
- gravity clock — a clock driven by its own weight as it descends a rack, cord, incline, etc.
- incorporative — Tending to incorporate or include things.
- incultivation — (obsolete) Want of cultivation.
- it governance — information technology governance
- lake victoria — the ancient Roman goddess of victory, identified with the Greek goddess Nike.
- long vacation — the summer vacation customary in the law courts and universities.
- medium octavo — a size of book, about 6 × 9½ inches (15 × 24 cm), untrimmed. Abbreviation: medium 8vo.
- metacognitive — higher-order thinking that enables understanding, analysis, and control of one’s cognitive processes, especially when engaged in learning.
- mid-victorian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the middle portion (about 1850 to 1890) of the reign of Queen Victoria (reigned 1837–1901) in England: mid-Victorian writers.
- mikhailovitch — Draja [drah-zhah] /ˈdrɑ ʒɑ/ (Show IPA), 1893–1946, Yugoslav military leader.
- moral victory — greater honour despite losing
- movie actress — a female who acts in films or movies
- nectarivorous — feeding on nectar
- noctivagation — the act of wandering in the night
- non-accretive — an increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition; growth in size or extent.
- non-causative — acting as a cause; producing (often followed by of): a causative agency; an event causative of war.
- non-lucrative — profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.
- nonattractive — Not attractive.
- nonchauvinist — a person who is not a chauvinist