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12-letter words containing s, n, i, v

  • observations — Plural form of observation.
  • old slavonic — Old Church Slavonic.
  • omnivorously — eating both animal and plant foods.
  • oncornavirus — any of various RNA viruses that cause tumors in humans and other animals.
  • over against — in opposition to; contrary to; adverse or hostile to: twenty votes against ten; against reason.
  • over-anxious — excessively anxious.
  • over-indexes — (in a nonfiction book, monograph, etc.) a more or less detailed alphabetical listing of names, places, and topics along with the numbers of the pages on which they are mentioned or discussed, usually included in or constituting the back matter.
  • overanalysis — the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements (opposed to synthesis).
  • overdiagnose — (medicine) To diagnose something more often than it actually occurs.
  • overdiscount — to discount excessively
  • overdressing — Present participle of overdress.
  • overfineness — excessive fineness
  • overfinished — having an excessively polished finish
  • overissuance — the act of issuing in excessive amounts
  • overkindness — the quality of being too kind
  • overniceness — the quality of being overnice
  • overripeness — the state of being too ripe
  • oversanguine — too optimistic
  • oversedation — the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
  • overshipment — an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
  • overspending — the act or an instance of spending in excess of one's desires or what one can afford or is allocated
  • overstaffing — the provision of an excessive number of staff for (a factory, hotel, etc)
  • overstocking — to stock to excess: We are overstocked on this item.
  • overstrained — exerted, taxed, or used to an excessive extent
  • passive noun — a noun whose referent is the recipient of an action, as trainee, multiplicand.
  • paving stone — slab used to lay a path
  • pennsylvania — a state in the E United States. 45,333 sq. mi. (117,410 sq. km). Capital: Harrisburg. Abbreviation: PA (for use with zip code), Pa., Penn., Penna.
  • picornavirus — any of a group of small, RNA-containing viruses of the family Picornaviridae, infectious to humans and other animals, and including the poliovirus and the rhinoviruses that cause the common cold.
  • pons varolii — pons (def 1).
  • positive ion — an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
  • positiveness — explicitly stated, stipulated, or expressed: a positive acceptance of the agreement.
  • postdiluvian — existing or occurring after the Biblical Flood.
  • postvaccinal — occurring after a vaccine
  • presentative — (of an image, idea, etc.) presented, known, or capable of being known directly.
  • preservation — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
  • previsionary — having foresight
  • print server — (printer)   A server device that is set up on a network to route print requests and status information between computers and printers connected by a network. A typical print server routes print requests for multiple computers and printers on a network. For example, a networked workstation user submits a print command that includes a print file and information about the printer to be used, usually a nearby printer for convenience. The print server sends the print file to the requested printer. The printer spools the print file and provides job status. The print server relays the status of the printer back to the workstation and makes this status information available to other devices on the network.
  • prison fever — typhus.
  • protensively — in the manner of duration
  • provisionary — providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
  • provisioning — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
  • quacksalving — resembling or characteristic of a quacksalver
  • r.s.v.p.'ing — to reply to an invitation: Don't forget to RSVP before Thursday.
  • reactiveness — tending to react.
  • reconversion — to convert again.
  • reinvestment — putting money into sth again
  • relativeness — the state or fact of being relative.
  • renal pelvis — a small funnel-shaped cavity of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter
  • reprehensive — the act of reprehending; reproof; censure.
  • responsively — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
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