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15-letter words containing p, r, e, v, i

  • reduplicatively — in a reduplicative manner
  • 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
  • reservoir patch — A reservoir patch is an adhesive patch enclosing an amount of medicine. The patch is applied to the skin, and the medicine in it is delivered through a membrane into the skin and into the bloodstream.
  • resolving power — Optics. the ability of an optical device to produce separate images of close objects.
  • retro-operative — affecting or operating on past events; retroactive
  • retrospectively — with contemplation of past situations, events, etc.: You should examine your relationship retrospectively.
  • rhesus positive — relating to blood containing Rhesus antigen D
  • riverbank grape — a high-climbing vine, Vitis riparia, of eastern North America, having fragrant flowers and nearly black fruit.
  • riviere-du-loup — a city in SE Quebec, in E Canada, on the St. Lawrence.
  • roving reporter — a reporter who travels around, rather than staying in a fixed place
  • russell's viper — a large venomous snake, Vipera russelli, common in India and southeastern Asia, having three rows of large, black-edged brown spots on a light-brown body.
  • self-expressive — the expression or assertion of one's own personality, as in conversation, behavior, poetry, or painting.
  • self-preserving — preservation of oneself from harm or destruction.
  • simple interval — an interval of an octave or less.
  • speller-divider — a reference book that lists words in alphabetical order to show spelling and syllabification.
  • spirit leveling — leveling according to the indications of a spirit level.
  • steak au poivre — pepper steak (def 2).
  • superconvenient — highly convenient
  • superindividual — greater than the individual
  • superinvolution — an act or instance of involving or entangling; involvement.
  • suppressiveness — the quality of being suppressive
  • the prime mover — God, esp when considered as a first cause
  • total depravity — the Calvinist doctrine that humankind's entire nature, including its reason, is corrupt or sinful as a result of the Fall and that people are therefore completely dependent on God for regeneration.
  • tricuspid valve — the valve, consisting of three triangular flaps of tissue between the right auricle and ventricle of the heart, that keeps blood from flowing back into the auricle.
  • 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
  • viper's bugloss — the blueweed.
  • visible exports — goods sold to a foreign country or countries
  • visible imports — products that a company or country buys from other countries
  • voting precinct — one of several areas, each containing a polling place, into which a town or city is split for voting purposes
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