13-letter words containing r, e, v, a, c
- cut-and-cover — designating a method of constructing a tunnel by excavating a cutting to the required depth and then backfilling the excavation over the tunnel roof
- cyberactivism — Activism facilitated by the Internet.
- declaratively — serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement.
- discovery bay — an inlet of the Indian Ocean in SE Australia
- discovery day — Columbus Day.
- dispurveyance — the lack of provisions
- diverticulate — of or relating to a diverticulum
- electroactive — (of living tissue) exhibiting electrical activity or responsive to electrical stimuli
- electrovalent — (of bonding) resulting from electrostatic attraction between positive and negative ions; ionic.
- ex-serviceman — An ex-serviceman is a man who used to be in a country's army, navy, or air force.
- expectorative — an expectorant medicine
- expert advice — advice given by someone who has studied a subject thoroughly or who is very skilled at a particular job
- extravagances — Plural form of extravagance.
- extravascular — Situated or happening outside of the blood vessels or lymph vessels.
- galvanometric — Of or pertaining to galvanometry.
- glove factory — a factory where gloves are made
- graphic novel — a novel in the form of comic strips.
- grave clothes — the wrappings in which a dead body is interred
- gravel-voiced — speaking in a rough and rasping tone
- graving piece — a piece of wood let into a wooden hull to replace decayed wood.
- gravity scale — a scale giving the relative density of fluids
- h and d curve — characteristic curve.
- hairpin curve — A hairpin curve or a hairpin is a very sharp bend in a road, where the road turns back in the opposite direction.
- have a record — to be a known criminal; have a previous conviction or convictions
- heavy cruiser — a naval cruiser having 8-inch (20.3-cm) guns as its main armament.
- hyperactivate — (biology) To cause or undergo hyperactivation.
- hyperactively — In a hyperactive manner.
- hyperactivity — the condition of being hyperactive.
- hyperreactive — Showing a much greater than normal response to a stimulus.
- hypervascular — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
- ice-cream van — a mobile shop that sells ice cream and confectionery
- imperceivable — That cannot be perceived; imperceptible.
- impredicative — (of a definition) given in terms that require quantification over a range that includes that which is to be defined, as having all the properties of a great general where one of the properties as ascribed must be that property itself
- in-observance — lack of attention; inattention; heedlessness: drowsy inobservance.
- incarcerative — to imprison; confine.
- inconversable — (obsolete) uncommunicative; reserved.
- incorporative — Tending to incorporate or include things.
- interactively — acting one upon or with the other.
- interactivity — The quality of being interactive.
- interclavicle — a median membrane bone developed between the collarbones, or in front of the breastbone, in many vertebrates.
- irrecoverable — incapable of being recovered or regained: an irrecoverable debt.
- irrecoverably — incapable of being recovered or regained: an irrecoverable debt.
- irrelevancies — irrelevance.
- it governance — information technology governance
- jack crevalle — any of various portable devices for raising or lifting heavy objects short heights, using various mechanical, pneumatic, or hydraulic methods.
- ladino clover — a giant variety of white clover, Trifolium repens lodigense, used for pasture and hay.
- lake victoria — the ancient Roman goddess of victory, identified with the Greek goddess Nike.
- liver extract — an extract of mammalian liver, especially hog or beef, for treating pernicious anemia.
- lord advocate — (in Scotland) the chief law officer of the Crown who acts as public prosecutor and is in charge of the administration of criminal justice
- lucrativeness — profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.