12-letter words containing r, u, v, o
- piet-my-vrou — a cuckoo, Notococcyx solitarius, having a red breast
- pole vaulter — A pole vaulter is an athlete who performs the pole vault.
- polyomavirus — any of a genus (Polyomavirus) of papovaviruses that naturally infect wild and laboratory mice, and that cause tumors when injected into newborn mice
- popular vote — the vote for a U.S. presidential candidate made by the qualified voters, as opposed to that made by the electoral college. Compare electoral vote.
- posteruptive — occurring after a volcanic eruption
- power vacuum — a situation when a government has no identifiable central authority
- preovulatory — to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle.
- productively — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- productivity — the quality, state, or fact of being able to generate, create, enhance, or bring forth goods and services: The productivity of the group's effort surprised everyone.
- proper value — characteristic root.
- pseudovector — a variable quantity, such as angular momentum, that has magnitude and orientation with respect to an axis. The components are even functions of the coordinates
- pulvilliform — resembling a pulvillus
- quote-driven — denoting an electronic market system, esp for stock exchanges, in which prices are determined by quotations made by market makers or dealers
- radicivorous — feeding on the roots of plants
- reevaluation — an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
- rejuvenation — to make young again; restore to youthful vigor, appearance, etc.: That vacation has certainly rejuvenated him.
- rendezvouses — an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place.
- renovascular — of or relating to the blood vessels of the kidneys.
- reproductive — serving to reproduce.
- retropulsive — of or relating to retropulsion
- revenue bond — a bond issued, as by a municipal utility, to finance a specific project, the income from which will be used for repaying the bond.
- roman-fleuve — saga (def 3).
- rough-voiced — having a harsh or grating voice: a rough-voiced barker.
- route survey — a survey for determining the route, grades, etc., of a railroad, highway, or power line.
- samuel lover — Samuel, 1797–1868, Irish novelist, painter, and songwriter.
- sanguivorous — feeding on blood, as a bat or insect.
- seminivorous — feeding on seeds: seminivorous birds.
- semivitreous — partially vitreous.
- seventy-four — a cardinal number, 70 plus 4.
- silver mound — a perennial Japanese herb, Artemisia schmidtiana, having silver-green leaves forming a moundlike shape.
- silver trout — a variety of cutthroat trout, Salmo clarki henshawi, having silvery coloration, inhabiting Lake Tahoe.
- slave labour — Slave labour refers to slaves or to work done by slaves.
- superovulate — to produce more than the normal number of ova at one time, as through hormone treatment.
- supervention — to take place or occur as something additional or extraneous (sometimes followed by on or upon).
- survivorship — the state of being a survivor.
- tongue cover — a loose-leaf binding having a flap of the cover concealing the binding posts.
- turacoverdin — a green pigment found in certain feathers of the touraco
- turn over to — If you turn something over to a different function or use, you change its function or use.
- ultraviolent — characterized by or pertaining to extreme acts of violence
- un-revocable — that may be revoked.
- unapprovable — capable of being approved.
- unchivalrous — having the qualities of chivalry, as courage, courtesy, and loyalty.
- uncoercively — in an uncoercive manner
- unconversant — familiar by use or study (usually followed by with): conversant with Spanish history.
- underdevelop — to develop (something) short of the required amount: to underdevelop film.
- undiscovered — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- unfavourable — Unfavourable conditions or circumstances cause problems for you and reduce your chances of success.
- unforgivable — to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
- unforgivably — in an unforgivable manner
- ungovernable — impossible to govern, rule, or restrain; uncontrollable.