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11-letter words containing o, l, i, v

  • tsiolkovski — Konstantin Eduardovich (kənstʌnˈtjin eduˈadəvɪtʃ). 1857–1935, Russian aeronautical engineer, a pioneer of rocket and space research. His work on liquid-fuelled rockets anticipated the ideas of Robert Goddard
  • tsiolkovsky — Konstantin Eduardovich [kon-stuh n-teen ed-wahr-duh-vich;; Russian kuh n-stuhn-tyeen e-doo-ahr-duh-vyich] /ˈkɒn stən tin ɛdˈwɑr də vɪtʃ;; Russian kən stʌnˈtyin ɛ duˈɑr də vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1857–1935, Russian inventor and rocket expert.
  • ultraviolet — beyond the violet in the spectrum, corresponding to light having wavelengths shorter than 4000 angstrom units.
  • unavoidable — unable to be avoided; inevitable: an unavoidable delay.
  • unavoidably — unable to be avoided; inevitable: an unavoidable delay.
  • undissolved — to make a solution of, as by mixing with a liquid; pass into solution: to dissolve salt in water.
  • unequivocal — not equivocal; unambiguous; clear; having only one possible meaning or interpretation: an unequivocal indication of assent; unequivocal proof.
  • unfrivolous — not frivolous
  • unloverlike — not typical of a lover or resembling a lover
  • unoblivious — unmindful; unconscious; unaware (usually followed by of or to): She was oblivious of his admiration.
  • unvocalized — not articulated; unspoken; unvoiced
  • upvaluation — the state or process of being or becoming higher in value
  • vaccinology — the science of vaccine development.
  • vacillation — an act or instance of vacillating.
  • vacillatory — marked by or displaying vacillation: a vacillatory policy of action.
  • vacuolation — the formation of vacuoles.
  • valediction — an act of bidding farewell or taking leave.
  • valedictory — bidding goodbye; saying farewell: a valedictory speech.
  • valinomycin — a cyclic, peptide antibiotic, C 54 H 90 N 6 O 18 , produced by the bacterium Streptomyces fulvissimus; used experimentally to transport potassium across membranes.
  • valuational — the act of estimating or setting the value of something; appraisal.
  • vanilla pod — the seed pod of the vanilla plant, used in cooking
  • vapor trail — contrail.
  • vapouringly — in a boastful manner
  • varicelloid — resembling varicella.
  • varicellous — of or relating to varicella or chicken pox
  • varicolored — having various colors; variegated; motley: a varicolored print.
  • vasculiform — shaped like a small vase or flowerpot
  • vasodilator — a nerve or drug that causes vasodilatation.
  • vectorially — Mathematics. a quantity possessing both magnitude and direction, represented by an arrow the direction of which indicates the direction of the quantity and the length of which is proportional to the magnitude. Compare scalar (def 4). such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities obey the parallelogram law of addition. such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities are to transform in a particular way under changes of the coordinate system. any generalization of the above quantities.
  • velocimeter — any of various instruments for measuring velocity, as of a wave in water or of sound in air.
  • velocimetry — the measurement of the speed of sound in fluids
  • ventilation — the act of ventilating.
  • ventilatory — of, having, or pertaining to ventilation
  • ventriloquy — the art or practice of speaking, with little or no lip movement, in such a manner that the voice does not appear to come from the speaker but from another source, as from a wooden dummy.
  • veraciously — habitually speaking the truth; truthful; honest: a veracious witness.
  • vermiculous — containing or resembling worms
  • versicolour — changeable in color: versicolor skies.
  • very pistol — a special pistol which fires coloured flares for signalling at night, esp at sea
  • vexillation — a group of soldiers in the Roman army, usually comprising a thousand men
  • vexillology — the study of flags.
  • vibrational — the act of vibrating.
  • vibratoless — without vibrato
  • vicariously — performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another: vicarious punishment.
  • vice-consul — a consular officer of a grade below that of consul.
  • viceroyalty — the dignity, office, or period of office of a viceroy.
  • victimology — the study of crime victims and the psychological effects of being a victim.
  • victorville — a city in SE California.
  • victoryless — without victory
  • vienna roll — a yeast-raised roll with a hard crust
  • view halloa — the shout made by a hunter on seeing a fox break cover.
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