12-letter words containing o, v, e, t
- introversive — the act of introverting or the state of being introverted.
- introverting — a shy person.
- introvertish — Introverted.
- introvertive — the act of introverting or the state of being introverted.
- inventioneer — (rare) inventor.
- inventorying — Present participle of inventory.
- investigator — to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
- inveteration — The act of making inveterate.
- invigorative — to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
- involvements — Plural form of involvement.
- juventa fons — an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed through a telescope.
- katharevousa — The purist form of modern Greek used in traditional literary writing, as opposed to the form that is spoken and used in everyday writing (called demotic).
- koussevitzky — Serge [sairzh] /sɛərʒ/ (Show IPA), (Sergei Alexandrovich Koussevitsky) 1874–1951, Russian orchestra conductor in the U.S.
- lever-action — (of a rifle) having a lever action.
- levitational — Relating to levitation.
- levorotation — Rotation in an anticlockwise direction, especially such rotation of the plane of polarized light.
- levorotatory — turning to the left, as the rotation to the left of the plane of polarization of light in certain crystals and compounds. Symbol: l-.
- liberum veto — a veto exercised by a single member of a legislative body whose rules require unanimity.
- line voltage — the voltage supplied by a power line, measured at the point of use.
- live through — experience or endure
- live yoghurt — yoghurt that contains live bacteria
- liverpolitan — a native or inhabitant of Liverpool
- loretteville — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: suburb of Quebec.
- lovecraftian — referring to or reminiscent of the work of the American fantasy and horror fiction author H.P. Lovecraft (1870–1937)
- lover's knot — love knot.
- malevolently — wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.
- malversation — improper or corrupt behavior in office, especially in public office.
- misventurous — characterized by a mishap
- modificative — (grammar) That which modifies or qualifies, as a word or clause.
- morton grove — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- motive power — any power used to impart motion; any source of mechanical energy.
- motivelessly — Without a motive.
- motor vessel — a ship driven by a diesel or other internal-combustion engine.
- motor-driven — propelled or made to function by means of a motor
- mount vernon — the home and tomb of George Washington in NE Virginia, on the Potomac, 15 miles (24 km) below Washington, D.C.
- movable type — type from which text is printed directly in which each character is on a separate piece of metal.
- movie rating — a classification of a film as according to the age of viewers thought suitable to see it, and which can differ according to the level in the film of violent content, sexual content, etc
- multi-voiced — having a voice of a specified kind (usually used in combination): shrill-voiced.
- multi-volume — consisting of or encompassing several volumes: a multivolume encyclopedia.
- multivoltine — producing several broods in one year, as certain silkworm moths; polyvoltine.
- nature lover — someone who likes plants, birds and other natural phenomena
- naval stores — supplies for warships.
- negative ion — an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- nemorivagant — Lb rare wandering in the woods.
- new covenant — (sometimes initial capital letters) (in Christian exegesis) the promises of salvation made by God to humans individually, based on divine grace rather than Mosaic Law.
- nine-to-five — of, relating to, or during the workday, especially the hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. when offices are characteristically open for business: the nine-to-five grind.
- no love lost — a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- nomenclative — relating to the act of naming
- non-advocate — to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly: He advocated higher salaries for teachers.
- non-covetous — inordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions; greedy.