15-letter words containing r, e, l, v
- closed universe — (in cosmology) a hypothetical expanding universe that contains sufficient matter to reverse the observed expansion through its gravitational contraction.
- coldwater-river — a river in NW Mississippi, flowing S to the Tallahatchie River. 220 miles (354 km) long.
- collaboratively — in the manner of working with others on a joint project
- collective farm — (chiefly in Communist countries) a farm or group of farms managed and owned, through the state, by the community
- collective mark — a trademark or service mark used by the members of a cooperative, a union, or other collective association to identify themselves as members.
- colour-reversal — (of film or photographic paper) designed to produce a positive image directly from a positive subject
- comprehensively — Something that is done comprehensively is done thoroughly.
- consideratively — in a considerative manner
- contradictively — tending or inclined to contradict; involving contradiction; contradictory.
- controversially — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
- converging lens — a lens that converts parallel rays of light to convergent rays and produces a real image.
- converted steel — cement steel.
- convertibleness — The state of being convertible; convertibility.
- correlativeness — The state or quality of being correlative.
- costermansville — former name of Bukavu.
- counteractively — In a counteractive manner.
- countervailable — able to counteract or offset as equivalent
- counterviolence — the retaliatory use of violence
- covaledictorian — A graduating student who shares the position of valedictorian with another student.
- cover all bases — take full precautions
- covering letter — A covering letter is a letter that you send with a parcel or with another letter in order to provide extra information.
- cradle-to-grave — extending throughout one's life, from birth to death: a cradle-to-grave system of health care.
- critical volume — the volume occupied by one mole or unit mass of a substance in its critical state
- crocodile river — a river in N South Africa, rising north of Johannesburg and flowing north-westerly into the Marico River on the Botswanan border; a tributary of the Limpopo
- crossover value — the percentage of offspring showing recombination among the total offspring of a given cross. It indicates the amount of crossing over that has occurred and therefore the relative positions of the genes on the chromosomes
- culture vulture — a person considered to be excessively, and often pretentiously, interested in the arts
- curiosity value — value arising from rarity or strangeness rather than intrinsic worth
- cuticle remover — a substance used to remove the cuticle from around the base of one's nails
- cytomegalovirus — a virus of the herpes virus family that may cause serious disease in patients whose immune systems are compromised
- davenport table — a table with drawers, having drop leaves at both ends, often placed in front of or behind a sofa.
- de broglie wave — a hypothetical wave associated with the motion of a particle of atomic or subatomic size that describes effects such as the diffraction of beams of particles by crystals.
- dead on arrival — dead before reaching hospital
- delivered price — a quoted price of merchandise, as steel, that includes freight charges from the basing point to the point of delivery, usually f.o.b.
- delivery charge — A delivery charge is the cost of transporting or delivering goods.
- delivery system — any means or process for conveying a product or service to a recipient.
- demonstratively — characterized by or given to open exhibition or expression of one's emotions, attitudes, etc., especially of love or affection: She wished her fiancé were more demonstrative.
- deprovincialize — to make provincial in character.
- desilverization — the process of desilverizing (metal); the state of having been desilverized
- discovery inlet — an inlet of the Ross Sea, Antarctica.
- divide and rule — You use divide and rule to refer to a policy which is intended to keep someone in a position of power by causing disagreements between people who might otherwise unite against them.
- dorsiventrality — The quality of being dorsiventral.
- dorsoventrality — Zoology. pertaining to the dorsal and ventral aspects of the body; extending from the dorsal to the ventral side: the dorsoventral axis.
- dr. strangelove — a person, especially a military or government official, who advocates initiating nuclear warfare.
- driving licence — A driving licence is a card showing that you are qualified to drive because you have passed a driving test.
- driving license — A driving license is the same as a driver's license.
- egyptian clover — a Mediterranean clover, Trifolium alexandrinum, grown as a forage crop and to improve the soil in the southwestern US and the Nile valley
- electric shaver — razor powered by electricity
- electronegative — Electrically negative.
- electropositive — Electrically positive.
- eleventh-grader — a student in the eleventh grade of high school