10-letter words containing r, v
- airbrasive — a method of removing deposits from the teeth, or rarely, of preparing teeth for filling, by wearing down the surface with an abrasive substance blown by a jet of air
- alla breve — a musical time signature indicating two or four minims to a bar
- alleviator — a person or thing that alleviates.
- almoravide — a member of a fanatical people of Berber origin and Islamic faith, who founded an empire in N Africa that spread over much of Spain in the 11th century ad
- alphavirus — Any virus of the genus Alphavirus (family Togaviridae).
- alterative — likely or able to produce alteration
- alveolarly — in an alveolar manner
- alvin york — a member of the royal house of England that ruled from 1461 to 1485.
- amritattva — a state of immortality or deathlessness
- animadvert — to comment with strong criticism (upon); make censorious remarks (about)
- anteverted — to displace (the uterus or other body organ) by tipping forward.
- anti-virus — Anti-virus software is software that protects a computer against viruses.
- antivaxxer — a person who distrusts or is against vaccination, especially a parent who refuses to have a young child vaccinated.
- aparavidya — intellectual knowledge.
- apperceive — to be aware of perceiving
- appraisive — to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess: We had an expert appraise the house before we bought it.
- approvable — able to be approved
- approvably — in an approvable manner
- approvance — approval
- approvedly — So as to secure approbation; in an approved manner.
- arborvitae — any of a number of N. American or Far Eastern evergreen conifers, belonging chiefly to the genus Thuja
- architrave — the lowest part of an entablature that bears on the columns
- archivists — Plural form of archivist.
- archivolts — Plural form of archivolt.
- archrivals — Plural form of archrival.
- arenavirus — any of various RNA-containing viruses of the family Arenaviridae, usually transmitted to humans by contact with excreta of infected rodents.
- ariovistus — flourished c71–58 b.c, Germanic leader of the Suevi.
- arrivistes — Plural form of arriviste.
- arrogative — Making undue claims and pretensions; prone to arrogance.
- arsy-varsy — wrong end foremost; completely backward: an arsy-varsy way of doing things.
- arsy-versy — backwards or upside down
- arvicoline — inhabiting meadows or rural areas
- ascriptive — having the ability to be attributable to
- asseverate — to assert or declare emphatically or solemnly
- astrictive — Binding; astringent.
- atazanavir — (pharmaceutical drug) An anti-retroviral drug of the protease inhibitor class that is used in to treat HIV infected patients.
- atevirdine — A non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor that has been studied for the treatment of HIV.
- attractive — A person who is attractive is pleasant to look at.
- auth. ver. — Authorized Version (of the Bible)
- avantgarde — the advance group in any field, especially in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods.
- avanturine — Alternative form of aventurine.
- avaricious — An avaricious person is very greedy for money or possessions.
- avengeress — a female avenger
- aventurine — a dark-coloured glass, usually green or brown, spangled with fine particles of gold, copper, or some other metal
- averagings — average values
- aversation — (obsolete) A turning from with dislike; aversion.
- averseness — The quality of being averse; opposition of mind; unwillingness.
- avertiment — an advertisement
- aviatrices — Plural form of aviatrix.
- avicularia — Plural form of avicularium.