10-letter words containing o, v, i
- processive — advancing or going forward; progressive: the processive quality of language.
- proclivity — natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity; predisposition: a proclivity to meticulousness.
- productive — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- projective — of or relating to projection.
- promissive — implying promise
- propulsive — the act or process of propelling.
- protective — having the quality or function of protecting: a protective covering.
- protensive — extended in dimension or extended in time.
- protervity — petulance
- protestive — an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
- protrusive — projecting or protuberant; thrusting forward, upward, or outward.
- provection — (in Celtic languages) the devoicing of a consonant
- proveditor — (in the Venetian republic) a senior civilian officer in charge of supplies, provisions, and artillery for the city
- proverbial — of, relating to, or characteristic of a proverb: proverbial brevity.
- providable — to make available; furnish: to provide employees with various benefits.
- providence — a state of the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast: a part of New England. 1214 sq. mi. (3145 sq. km). Capital: Providence. Abbreviation: RI (for use with zip code), R.I.
- provincial — belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local: the provincial newspaper.
- provisions — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- provitamin — a substance that an organism can transform into a vitamin, as carotene, which is converted to vitamin A in the liver.
- quail dove — any of several tropical American pigeons of the genera Starnoenas or Geotrygon.
- quo vadis? — where are you going?
- radio wave — an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength between 1 millimeter and 30,000 meters, or a frequency between 10 kilohertz and 300,000 megahertz.
- ranivorous — that eats frogs
- re-invoked — to call for with earnest desire; make supplication or pray for: to invoke God's mercy.
- real video — (video, compression) A lossy video compression format from Real Media.
- recidivous — repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime.
- recitativo — recitative2 .
- reconceive — to form (a notion, opinion, purpose, etc.): He conceived the project while he was on vacation.
- reconvince — to move by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action: to convince a jury of his guilt; A test drive will convince you that this car handles well.
- recovering — returning to health after illness or debility, such as alcohol or drug addiction
- rediscover — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- redissolve — to dissolve again
- redivision — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
- reinvasion — the act or an instance of entering (a country, territory, etc) by military force again; a second or subsequent invasion
- reinvolved — to include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence; imply; entail: This job involves long hours and hard work.
- remotivate — to motivate again
- removalist — a person or company that transports household effects to a new home
- renovation — to restore to good condition; make new or as if new again; repair.
- renovative — to restore to good condition; make new or as if new again; repair.
- reservoirs — a small body of standing water; pond.
- resolutive — having the ability to dissolve or terminate.
- responsive — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
- retroviral — A retroviral is any one of a group of viruses, many of which produce tumors, that contain RNA and reverse transcriptase (= an enzyme that copies RNA into DNA), including the virus that causes AIDS.
- retrovirus — any of a family of single-stranded RNA viruses having a helical envelope and containing an enzyme that allows for a reversal of genetic transcription, from RNA to DNA rather than the usual DNA to RNA, the newly transcribed viral DNA being incorporated into the host cell's DNA strand for the production of new RNA retroviruses: the family includes the AIDS virus and certain oncogene-carrying viruses implicated in various cancers.
- revalorize — to change the valuation of (assets)
- revelation — the act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure.
- revisional — the act or work of revising.
- revocation — the act of revoking; annulment.
- revolution — an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
- rhinovirus — any of a varied and widespread group of picornaviruses responsible for many respiratory diseases, including the common cold.