15-letter words containing p, i, e, r, v, n
- refinery revamp — A refinery revamp is a change in the technology or processes used in a refinery.
- relapsing fever — one of a group of fevers characterized by relapses, occurring in many tropical countries, and caused by several species of spirochetes transmitted by several species of lice and ticks.
- representatives — a person or thing that represents another or others.
- reprivatization — the action or process of reprivatizing, or an instance thereof
- resolving power — Optics. the ability of an optical device to produce separate images of close objects.
- riverbank grape — a high-climbing vine, Vitis riparia, of eastern North America, having fragrant flowers and nearly black fruit.
- roving reporter — a reporter who travels around, rather than staying in a fixed place
- self-preserving — preservation of oneself from harm or destruction.
- simple interval — an interval of an octave or less.
- spirit leveling — leveling according to the indications of a spirit level.
- superconvenient — highly convenient
- superindividual — greater than the individual
- superinvolution — an act or instance of involving or entangling; involvement.
- suppressiveness — the quality of being suppressive
- uncomprehensive — of large scope; covering or involving much; inclusive: a comprehensive study of world affairs.
- uncooperatively — in an uncooperative or unhelpful manner
- underprivileged — denied the enjoyment of the normal privileges or rights of a society because of low economic and social status.
- university park — a city in N Texas.
- unparticipative — to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play.
- unprogressively — in an unprogressive manner
- upsetting lever — the horizontal distance between the center of gravity, acting downward, and the center of buoyancy, acting upward, when they are so placed as to form a couple (upsetting couple) tending to capsize the boat.
- venture capital — funds invested or available for investment in a new or unproven business enterprise.
- vernier caliper — a caliper formed of two pieces sliding across one another, one having a graduated scale and the other a vernier.
- vernier compass — a compass on a transit (vernier transit) having a vernier for adjusting magnetic bearings to read as true bearings.
- vespertilionine — of or relating to the bats of the subfamily Vespertilioninae, common in temperate regions and including most familiar species.
- vice-presidency — the position of a person who ranks immediately below the chief executive or head of state of a republic, esp of the US, and serves as his deputy
- vindhya pradesh — a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- vine phylloxera — a homopterous insect, Phylloxera vitifolia, typically feeding on vine juices
- voting precinct — one of several areas, each containing a polling place, into which a town or city is split for voting purposes