14-letter words containing o, v, e, r, a, n
- dorsoventrally — In a dorsoventral manner.
- drowned valley — a valley that, having been flooded by the sea, now exists as a bay or estuary.
- eaves-dropping — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
- electrovalence — Alternative form of electrovalency.
- electrovalency — (physics) The net electric charge on an ion.
- eta conversion — (theory) In lambda-calculus, the eta conversion rule states \ x . f x <--> f provided x does not occur as a free variable in f and f is a function. Left to right is eta reduction, right to left is eta abstraction (or eta expansion). This conversion is only valid if bottom and \ x . bottom are equivalent in all contexts. They are certainly equivalent when applied to some argument - they both fail to terminate. If we are allowed to force the evaluation of an expression in any other way, e.g. using seq in Miranda or returning a function as the overall result of a program, then bottom and \ x . bottom will not be equivalent. See also observational equivalence, reduction.
- evolutionarily — In an evolutionary manner.
- extravasations — Plural form of extravasation.
- favourableness — The state or condition of being favourable.
- fellow servant — (under the fellow-servant rule) an employee working with another employee for the same employer.
- flavorlessness — The state or condition of being flavorless; lack of flavor.
- flavorsomeness — The quality of being flavorsome.
- floating voter — those voters collectively who are not permanently attached to any political party.
- forced savings — a reduction in consumption that occurs when there is full employment and an abundance of loans
- forehand drive — (in racket sports) a type of shot made on the forehand side
- franklin stove — a cast-iron stove having the general form of a fireplace with enclosed top, bottom, side, and back, the front being completely open or able to be closed by doors.
- free variation — a relation between the members of a pair of phones, phonemes, morphs, or other linguistic entities such that either of the two may occur in the same position with no change in the meaning of the utterance: in the first syllable of “economics,” “e” and “ē” are in free variation.
- free vibration — the vibration of a structure that occurs at its natural frequency, as opposed to a forced vibration
- front walkover — Racing. a walking or trotting over the course by a contestant who is the only starter.
- galvanocautery — a cautery heated by a galvanic current.
- galvanotherapy — treatment employing electric current.
- governableness — The state of being governable.
- government man — (in the 19th century) a convict
- governmentally — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
- grain elevator — elevator (def 4).
- half sovereign — a gold coin of the United Kingdom, discontinued in 1917, equal to 10 shillings.
- hand over fist — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- hand over hand — grasping with alternate hands
- have it in for — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- heavy hydrogen — either of the heavy isotopes of hydrogen, especially deuterium.
- heavy nitrogen — the stable isotope of nitrogen having a mass number of 15.
- horse vaulting — gymnastics performed on horseback
- immunoreactive — Of, pertaining to, or causing an immune reaction.
- in one's favor — something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
- indiscoverable — not discoverable.
- inferior ovary — Botany. an ovary positioned below the receptacle of a flower, as in members of the iris family.
- interbehaviour — interaction between multiple individuals
- interoperative — a person engaged, employed, or skilled in some branch of work, especially productive or industrial work; worker.
- interrogatives — Plural form of interrogative.
- intervalometer — an automatic device for operating the shutter of a camera at regular intervals, as in making aerial photographs.
- intervariation — the act, process, or accident of varying in condition, character, or degree: Prices are subject to variation.
- interventional — the act or fact of intervening.
- intraoperative — Happening during surgery. Literally, within surgery.
- inverted comma — quotation mark.
- italian clover — crimson clover.
- john davenport — John, 1597–1670, Puritan clergyman: one of the founders of New Haven.
- labor movement — labor unions collectively: The labor movement supported the bill.
- levant morocco — a fine morocco leather with a large, irregular grain, used esp. in bookbinding
- livery company — a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
- macroevolution — major evolutionary transition from one type of organism to another occurring at the level of the species and higher taxa.