11-letter words containing o, n, v, i
- 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.
- vandemonian — a native or inhabitant of the former Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania)
- vanilla pod — the seed pod of the vanilla plant, used in cooking
- vapouringly — in a boastful manner
- variegation — an act of variegating.
- varsovienne — a Polish dance
- vasopressin — Biochemistry. a peptide hormone, synthesized in the hypothalamus and released by the posterior pituitary gland, that stimulates capillary muscles and reduces the flow of urine and increases its concentration.
- venditation — a boastful or ostentatious display
- venesection — phlebotomy.
- venisection — phlebotomy.
- venographic — of or relating to venography
- vent window — (on an automobile) a small, pivoting window fitted into a main side window to provide draft-free ventilation.
- 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.
- verberation — a lashing, beating, or whipping
- vermination — to become infested with vermin, especially parasitic vermin.
- vertiginous — whirling; spinning; rotary: vertiginous currents of air.
- vexillation — a group of soldiers in the Roman army, usually comprising a thousand men
- vibrational — the act of vibrating.
- vice-consul — a consular officer of a grade below that of consul.
- vice-county — any of the geographical units into which the British Isles are divided for purposes of botanical and zoological recording, corresponding wherever possible to county boundaries
- video nasty — A video nasty is an extremely violent or frightening film which people can only buy on video.
- videotaping — magnetic tape on which the electronic impulses produced by the video and audio portions of a television program, motion picture, etc., are recorded (distinguished from audiotape).
- vienna roll — a yeast-raised roll with a hard crust
- villication — a twitch or pinch; vellication
- vindication — the act of vindicating.
- vindicatory — tending or serving to vindicate.
- vine grower — a person who cultivates grapevines
- vinegarroon — a large, nonpoisonous whipscorpion, Mastigoproctus giganteus, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, which, when disturbed, emits a volatile fluid having a vinegary odor.
- vinho verde — any of a variety of light, slightly sharp-tasting wines made from early-picked grapes in the Minho region of NW Portugal
- vinificator — a condenser for alcohol vapors escaping from fermenting wine.
- vinton cerf — Vint Cerf
- vinyl group — the univalent group C 3 H 3 , derived from ethylene.
- violin case — protective carrycase for a violin
- violin clef — treble clef.
- violinistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of violins or violinists
- violinmaker — a person who designs and constructs violins, especially professionally.
- violoncello — cello1 .
- virgin soil — land uncultivated previously
- virgin wool — wool not previously used in manufacture
- viscountess — the wife or widow of a viscount.
- vision care — Vision care is the care and treatment of eyes, eyesight conditions, and vision.
- vivisection — the action of cutting into or dissecting a living body.
- vociferance — vociferant utterance; vociferation.
- voguishness — the state or condition of being voguish
- voice input — the control and operation of computer systems by spoken commands
- voice range — the range of pitches that can be made by a human voice
- volcanicity — of or relating to a volcano: a volcanic eruption.