16-letter words containing o, e, u, v, r, s
- amerigo vespucci — Amerigo [uh-mer-i-goh;; Italian ah-me-ree-gaw] /əˈmɛr ɪˌgoʊ;; Italian ˌɑ mɛˈri gɔ/ (Show IPA), (Americus Vespucius) 1451–1512, Italian merchant, adventurer, and explorer after whom America was named.
- auditory vesicle — the pouch that is formed by the invagination of an ectodermal placode and that develops into the internal ear.
- autoregressively — In an autoregressive manner.
- basque provinces — an autonomous region of N Spain, comprising the provinces of Álava, Guipúzcoa, and Vizcaya: inhabited mainly by Basques, who retained virtual autonomy from the 9th to the 19th century. Pop: 1 840 700 (2003 est). Area: about 7250 sq km (2800 sq miles)
- behavioural sink — a small area in which people or animals live in overcrowded conditions
- bulletproof vest — a protective garment
- bundle of nerves — a very nervous person
- cloistered vault — a vault having the form of a number of intersecting coves.
- constructiveness — helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive): constructive criticism.
- counterevidences — Plural form of counterevidence.
- countermovements — Plural form of countermovement.
- counteroffensive — a series of attacks by a defending force against an attacking enemy
- couvade syndrome — a psychosomatic condition in which the spouse or partner of a pregnant woman experiences symptoms of childbirth or pregnancy
- customer service — Customer service refers to the way that companies behave towards their customers, for example how well they treat them.
- davidson current — a winter countercurrent that flows N along the W coast of the U.S.
- deconstructively — In a deconstructive manner.
- family of curves — a collection of curves whose equations differ only by values assigned a parameter or parameters.
- government house — the official residence of a colonial governor, as in a British Commonwealth country.
- government issue — (often initial capital letter) issued or supplied by the government or one of its agencies.
- huevos rancheros — a Latin American dish of eggs, usually fried or poached, topped with a spicy tomato sauce and sometimes served on a fried corn tortilla with the addition of vegetables and cheese.
- intravenous drip — the continuous, slow introduction of a fluid into a vein of the body. Abbreviation: IV.
- inverse function — the function that replaces another function when the dependent and independent variables of the first function are interchanged for an appropriate set of values of the dependent variable. In y = sin x and x = arc sin y, the inverse function of sine is arc sine.
- labour-intensive — Labour-intensive industries or methods of making things involve a lot of workers. Compare capital-intensive.
- liver of sulphur — a mixture of potassium sulphides used as a fungicide and insecticide and in the treatment of skin diseases
- microvasculature — the system of tiny blood vessels, including capillaries, venules, and arterioles, that perfuse the body's tissues.
- non-constructive — helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive): constructive criticism.
- nondestructively — In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
- nusslein-volhard — Christiane [kris-tee-ah-nuh,, kris-tyah-] /ˌkrɪs tiˈɑ nə,, krɪsˈtyɑ-/ (Show IPA), born 1942, German biologist: Nobel prize 1995.
- over-consumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
- over-nourishment — something that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance.
- over-speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- overcautiousness — the quality or state of being too cautious, wary, or careful
- overenthusiastic — full of or characterized by enthusiasm; ardent: He seems very enthusiastic about his role in the play.
- overnumerousness — very many; being or existing in great quantity: numerous visits; numerous fish.
- oversubscription — to subscribe for more of than is available, expected, or required: The charity drive was oversubscribed by several thousand dollars.
- reserve buoyancy — the difference between the volume of a hull below the designed waterline and the volume of the hull below the lowest opening incapable of being made watertight.
- reverse commuter — a commuter who lives in a city and commutes to a job in the suburbs.
- saturation level — carrying capacity.
- save as you earn — (in Britain) a savings scheme which offers a tax-free bonus and allows employees to buy shares in the company they work for at a fixed price
- senior executive — someone in a senior position in a business, who makes decisions and puts them into action
- surveyor's chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- surveyor's level — level (def 8a).
- texas revolution — a revolutionary movement, 1832–36, in which U.S. settlers asserted their independence from Mexico and established the republic of Texas.
- the unobservable — something that cannot be observed
- unconversational — of, relating to, or characteristic of conversation: a conversational tone of voice.
- united provinces — (used with a singular or plural verb) former name of Uttar Pradesh.
- universalization — to make universal.
- unresponsiveness — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
- vancouver island — an island of SW Canada, off the SW coast of British Columbia: separated from the Canadian mainland by the Strait of Georgia and Queen Charlotte Sound, and from the US mainland by Juan de Fuca Strait; the largest island off the W coast of North America. Chief town: Victoria. Pop: 706 243 (2001). Area: 32 137 sq km (12 408 sq miles)
- verneuil process — a process for making synthetic rubies, sapphires, spinels, etc., by the fusion at high temperatures of powdered compounds.
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