14-letter words containing r, v, a
- superelevation — bank1 (def 6).
- superior ovary — Botany. an ovary positioned above a receptacle of a flower, as in members of the mint family.
- superovulation — to produce more than the normal number of ova at one time, as through hormone treatment.
- surface-active — (of a substance, esp a detergent) capable of lowering the surface tension of a liquid, usually water
- survival curve — a line or curve plotted on a graph indicating survival rates of a specific population, as breast-cancer patients, over a period of time.
- survival value — the utility of a behavioral trait or of a physical feature of an organism in aiding the survival and reproduction of the organism.
- szekesfehervar — a city in W central Hungary.
- take inventory — count stock or belongings
- target vehicle — a spacecraft used to develop and practise orbital space rendezvous and docking techniques in preparation for the lunar missions
- tergiversation — to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
- tergiversatory — to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
- terminal leave — the final leave granted to a member of the armed forces just before discharge, equal to the total unused leave accumulated during active service.
- the everglades — a subtropical marshy region of Florida, south of Lake Okeechobee: contains the Everglades National Park established to preserve the flora and fauna of the swamps. Area: over 13 000 sq km (5000 sq miles)
- the ordovician — the Ordovician period or rock system
- the vernacular — the commonly spoken language or dialect of a particular people or place
- the very idea! — that is preposterous, unreasonable, etc
- throttle valve — a valve for throttling the working fluid of an engine, refrigerator, etc.
- to break cover — If you break cover, you leave a place where you have been hiding or sheltering from attack, usually in order to run to another place.
- tractive force — the force measured in the drawbar of a locomotive or tractor
- tractor driver — a person who drives a motor vehicle used to pull heavy loads, esp farm machinery such as a plough or harvester
- transactivator — to activate the replication of (a viral gene) through the presence of a gene at another locus, especially following a viral infection.
- transformative — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
- transmissivity — a measure of the ability of a material or medium to transmit electromagnetic energy, as light.
- transmittivity — the transmittance of unit thickness of a substance, neglecting any scattering effects
- transvaluation — to reestimate the value of, especially on a basis differing from accepted standards; reappraise; reevaluate.
- transversality — the state of being transversal
- travel trailer — trailer (def 2).
- travel voucher — a voucher, usually bought from a travel agency or won in a competition, etc, which can be used to pay for travel costs such as flights, accommodation, etc
- travel-stained — dirty or soiled as a result of travelling
- traveler's-joy — a woody vine, Clematis vitalba, of the buttercup family, native to Europe and northern Africa, having long-plumed fruit and slightly fragrant, white flowers.
- treasure trove — If you describe something or someone as a treasure trove of a particular thing, you mean that they are a very good or rich source of that thing.
- treasure-trove — anything of the nature of treasure or a treasury that one finds: Mother's attic was a treasure-trove of memorabilia.
- tree of heaven — an Asiatic tree, Ailanthus altissima, having large oblong leaves and rank-smelling flowers, often planted as a shade tree.
- trial division — trial department
- trivialization — to make trivial; cause to appear unimportant, trifling, etc.
- ultracivilized — showing a high degree of cultural or social development
- ultraexclusive — extremely exclusive
- ultrasensitive — endowed with sensation; having perception through the senses.
- unappreciative — feeling or showing appreciation: an appreciative audience at the concert.
- unapprehensive — slow to understand; not intelligent
- unattractively — in an unattractive manner
- unchivalrously — in an unchivalrous manner
- unconservative — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
- under-achiever — a student who performs less well in school than would be expected on the basis of abilities indicated by intelligence and aptitude tests, etc.
- under-activity — insufficiently active: an underactive thyroid gland.
- underleveraged — (of a business organization) having an excessively low ratio of debt capital to equity capital
- undiscoverable — unable to be discovered or found out
- undiscoverably — in an undiscoverable manner
- undulant fever — brucellosis.
- universal bank — A universal bank is a bank that offers both banking and stockbroking services to its clients.