11-letter words containing p, e, t, a, v
- speculative — pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by speculation, contemplation, conjecture, or abstract reasoning: a speculative approach.
- spirit cave — an archaeological site in Thailand that has produced evidence of very early plant domestication in Southeast Asia, dated c7000 b.c.
- sporulative — involving or relating to sporulation
- stevengraph — a small picture woven in colored silk thread: introduced in 1879 and mass-produced on a Jacquard-type loom.
- superactive — engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy: an active life.
- superlative — of the highest kind, quality, or order; surpassing all else or others; supreme; extreme: superlative wisdom.
- superoctave — an organ stop two octaves above the standard pitch
- suppurative — suppurating; characterized by suppuration.
- syncopative — relating to syncopation
- temperative — having a mitigating quality
- the vapours — a depressed mental condition believed originally to be the result of vaporous exhalations from the stomach
- unoperative — having no use or effect; inoperative
- upper volta — former name of Burkina Faso.
- vampire bat — any of several New World tropical bats of the genera Desmodus, Diphylla, and Diaemus, the size of a small mouse, feeding on small amounts of blood obtained from resting mammals and birds by means of a shallow cut made with specialized incisor teeth.
- vaporimeter — an instrument for measuring vapor pressure or volume.
- vat receipt — a receipt showing details of VAT paid on a transaction, together with the VAT number
- vespertinal — of, relating to, or occurring in the evening: vespertine stillness.
- 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).
- vituperable — deserving of blame
- volt-ampere — an electric measurement unit, equal to the product of one volt and one ampere, equivalent to one watt for direct current systems and a unit of apparent power for alternating current systems. Abbreviation: VA.
- water vapor — a dispersion, in air, of molecules of water, especially as produced by evaporation at ambient temperatures rather than by boiling. Compare steam (def 2).