12-letter words containing r, i, v, e, c
- incrassative — A substance which has the power to thicken; formerly, a medicine supposed to thicken the humours.
- ingravescent — (esp of a disease) becoming more severe
- inobservance — lack of attention; inattention; heedlessness: drowsy inobservance.
- insectivores — Plural form of insectivore.
- interceptive — to take, seize, or halt (someone or something on the way from one place to another); cut off from an intended destination: to intercept a messenger.
- interconvert — to subject to interconversion; interchange.
- interdictive — Having the power to prohibit.
- interjective — Interjectional.
- interservice — (US) Involving relationships between branches of the armed services.
- intervocalic — (usually of a consonant) immediately following a vowel and preceding a vowel, as the v in cover.
- intravesical — Within the urinary bladder.
- introductive — serving or used to introduce; preliminary; beginning: an introductory course; an introductory paragraph.
- invercargill — a city on S South Island, in New Zealand.
- irreflective — Without mental reflection.
- irrelevances — Plural form of irrelevance.
- irrespective — without regard to something else, especially something specified; ignoring or discounting (usually followed by of): Irrespective of my wishes, I should go.
- java archive — (file format, filename extension) (jar) A compressed archive file containing Java class files, filename extension: ".jar". The Java Development Kit contains a tool called "jar" for creating .jar files, similar to the standard Unix tar command. As well as archiving and compressing the Java class files, it also inserts a "manifest" file which can contain information about the class files, such as a digital signature. Combining class files into a single archive file makes it possible to download them in a single HTTP transaction. This, and the compression, speeds up execution of Java programs delivered via the Internet. (2001}-02-03)
- jurisdictive — Jurisdictional.
- lever-action — (of a rifle) having a lever action.
- lovecraftian — referring to or reminiscent of the work of the American fantasy and horror fiction author H.P. Lovecraft (1870–1937)
- maid service — cleaner, cleaning business
- manu-service — denoting a business that involves both the manufacture of goods and the provision of after-sales services
- microgrooves — Plural form of microgroove.
- microvessels — Plural form of microvessel.
- microwavable — Of food, that is suitable for cooking in a microwave oven.
- misperceived — Simple past tense and past participle of misperceive.
- misperceives — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misperceive.
- movie camera — motion-picture camera
- multiservice — involving two or more of the armed services
- news service — an agency that gathers news stories for its members or subscribers. Compare news agency (def 1), press association, wire service.
- non-achiever — a person who consistently fails to achieve, esp academically
- non-curative — serving to cure or heal; pertaining to curing or remedial treatment; remedial.
- non-reactive — tending to react.
- noncorrosive — That does not cause corrosion.
- nondirective — Not directive.
- nonvehicular — Not vehicular.
- olive branch — a branch of the olive tree as an emblem of peace.
- open verdict — law: coroner's jury finding
- over-excited — If you say that someone is over-excited, you mean that they are more excited than you think is desirable.
- over-precise — definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
- overachieved — Simple past tense and past participle of overachieve.
- overachiever — to perform, especially academically, above the potential indicated by tests of one's mental ability or aptitude.
- overactivate — to make active; cause to function or act.
- overactivity — Excessive activity.
- overcapacity — capacity beyond what is normal, allowed, or desirable.
- overcautious — excessively or unnecessarily cautious: Sometimes it doesn't pay to be overcautious in business.
- overcharging — Present participle of overcharge.
- overclassify — to classify to excess
- overclocking — Computers. to modify (a hardware component, as a processor, graphics card, or memory) so as to increase the speed of that component beyond the specifications of the manufacturer: You can overclock your video card to improve its performance.
- overclouding — Present participle of overcloud.