15-letter words containing r, e, l, c, t, i
- vascular tissue — plant tissue consisting of ducts or vessels, that, in the higher plants, forms the system (vascular system) by which sap is conveyed through the plant.
- vector analysis — the branch of calculus that deals with vectors and processes involving vectors.
- venture capital — funds invested or available for investment in a new or unproven business enterprise.
- vertical angles — one of two opposite and equal angles formed by the intersection of two lines.
- vertical circle — a great circle on the celestial sphere passing through the zenith.
- victor emmanuel — 1869–1947, king of Italy 1900–46.
- viral infection — disease caused by a virus
- virtual machine — Also called system virtual machine. a self-contained operating environment that behaves as if it is a separate computer, with no access to the host operating system: When an application runs in a virtual machine, there is little chance that it will damage files or applications in the host system.
- virtuous circle — a beneficial cycle of events or incidents, each having a positive effect on the next.
- visual literacy — the ability to apprehend or interpret pictures or other visual images.
- vitreous silica — silica glass
- voltaic battery — battery (def 1a).
- voyeuristically — of, relating to, or characteristic of a voyeur or of voyeurism.
- well-accredited — officially recognized as meeting the essential requirements, as of academic excellence: accredited schools.
- white corpuscle — white blood cell.
- winter solstice — the solstice on or about December 21st that marks the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
- wrestling match — sport: contention by grappling opponent
- z-zero particle — one of three particles, called intermediate vector bosons, that are believed to transmit the weak force. Symbol: Z 0.