12-letter words containing o, v, i, p, a
- polyomavirus — any of a genus (Polyomavirus) of papovaviruses that naturally infect wild and laboratory mice, and that cause tumors when injected into newborn mice
- pons varolii — pons (def 1).
- positive law — customary law or law enacted by governmental authority (as distinguished from natural law).
- postdiluvial — existing or occurring after the biblical Flood
- postdiluvian — existing or occurring after the Biblical Flood.
- postmedieval — occurring or existing after the Middle Ages, of or related to the period after the Middle Ages
- postvaccinal — occurring after a vaccine
- preformative — a prefixture in Semitic languages
- preoperative — occurring or related to the period or preparations before a surgical operation.
- prerogatived — possessing a prerogative
- preservation — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- prevaricator — a person who speaks falsely; liar.
- previsionary — having foresight
- privatdocent — (in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.
- privatdozent — (in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.
- private joke — a joke that is understood only by a certain social group
- pro-activity — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- proverbially — of, relating to, or characteristic of a proverb: proverbial brevity.
- providential — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
- provincially — belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local: the provincial newspaper.
- provisionary — providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
- provitamin a — carotene.
- psychoactive — of or relating to a substance having a profound or significant effect on mental processes: a psychoactive drug.
- shaving soap — a special soap for lathering the face to soften and condition the beard for shaving, capable of producing a thick lather due to its high fat content and low alkalinity.
- spotsylvania — a village in NE Virginia: the scene of Civil War battles between the armies of Grant and Lee, May 8–21, 1864.
- transportive — to carry, move, or convey from one place to another.
- unpavilioned — not provided with a pavilion
- vacation pay — salary paid during holidays
- valpolicella — a dry, red table wine from the Veneto region of northern Italy.
- vaporishness — the quality or state of being vaporish
- vaporization — the act of vaporizing.
- vapour trail — A vapour trail is a white line of water vapour left in the sky by an aeroplane, a rocket, or a missile.
- variocoupler — a transformer having coils with a self-impedance that is essentially constant but a mutual impedance that can be varied by moving one coil with respect to the other.
- velocipedean — someone who rides a velocipede
- velociraptor — a small carnivorous dinosaur of the genus Velociraptor , from the late Cretaceous period, capable of leaping, and growing to a length of about 6 feet (2 meters), having feathers, a flat snout, short forelimbs with large handlike talons, and a large sickle-shaped claw on each foot.
- video piracy — the unauthorized or prohibited use of audio-visual works covered by copyright law, in a way that violates one of the copyright owner's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works
- video player — VCR: videotape recorder
- videographer — a person who makes films with a video camera.
- viola player — someone who plays the viola
- visuospatial — pertaining to perception of the spatial relationships among objects within the field of vision.
- vituperation — verbal abuse or castigation; violent denunciation or condemnation.
- vituperatory — abusive or blaming
- voltaic pile — an early battery cell, consisting of several metal disks, each made of one of two dissimilar metals, arranged in an alternating series, and separated by pads moistened with an electrolyte.
- voting paper — a ballot.