9-letter words containing s, n, i, v
- solvation — a compound formed by the interaction of a solvent and a solute.
- sovereign — a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.
- spin wave — a magnetic wave propagated through a crystal lattice by a collective excitation of the spin angular momentum of electrons.
- stanislav — former name of Ivano-Frankovsk.
- stavudine — an antiviral drug used to treat HIV infections
- subniveal — beneath the snow
- sun visor — a flap, usually of padded cardboard, acetate, or the like, that is attached inside a vehicle above the windshield and can be swung down to protect the eyes from the sun's glare.
- surveying — the science or scientific method of making surveys of land.
- surviving — to remain alive after the death of someone, the cessation of something, or the occurrence of some event; continue to live: Few survived after the holocaust.
- swan dive — into water
- swan-dive — to perform a swan dive.
- swingover — a shift or transfer in attitude, opinion, or the like.
- sylvanite — a mineral, gold silver telluride, (AuAg)Te 2 , silver-white with metallic luster, often occurring in crystals so arranged as to resemble written characters: an ore of gold.
- sylvinite — an ore containing sylvine
- synovitic — inflammation of a synovial membrane.
- synovitis — inflammation of a synovial membrane.
- unabusive — using, containing, or characterized by harshly or coarsely insulting language: an abusive author; abusive remarks.
- unadvised — without advice or counsel; uninformed: a defendant unadvised of her legal rights.
- undiverse — of a different kind, form, character, etc.; unlike: a wide range of diverse opinions.
- unenvious — full of, feeling, or expressing envy: envious of a person's success; an envious attack.
- unevasive — tending or seeking to evade; characterized by evasion: an evasive answer.
- univalves — having one valve.
- universal — of, relating to, or characteristic of all or the whole: universal experience.
- unobvious — easily seen, recognized, or understood; open to view or knowledge; evident: an obvious advantage.
- unrevised — not revised, improved, updated, or corrected
- unshriven — a past participle of shrive.
- unvisible — that can be seen; perceptible to the eye: mountains visible in the distance.
- unvisited — to go to and stay with (a person or family) or at (a place) for a short time for reasons of sociability, politeness, business, curiosity, etc.: to visit a friend; to visit clients; to visit Paris.
- vaginitis — inflammation of the vagina.
- vaginosis — a vaginal infection caused by a bacterial imbalance
- vaishnava — a Bhakti sect devoted to Vishnu.
- valencies — valence.
- vanaspati — a hydrogenated vegetable fat commonly used in India as a substitute for butter
- vandalise — to destroy or deface by vandalism: Someone vandalized the museum during the night.
- vandalism — the conduct or spirit characteristic of the Vandals.
- vaporings — instances of boasting
- varnished — a preparation consisting of resinous matter, as copal or lac, dissolved in an oil (oil varnish) or in alcohol (spirit varnish) or other volatile liquid. When applied to the surface of wood, metal, etc., it dries and leaves a hard, more or less glossy, usually transparent coating.
- varsovian — a native or inhabitant of Warsaw.
- vasotocin — a chemical similar to oxytocin found in birds, fish, and some amphibians
- vasotonic — pertaining to or regulating the tone of the blood vessels.
- veblenism — the economic or social theories originated by Thorstein Veblen.
- veinstone — valueless rock or mineral matter occurring in a vein; gangue.
- venizelos — Eleutherios [e-lef-the-ryaws] /ˌɛ lɛfˈθɛ ryɔs/ (Show IPA), 1864–1936, prime minister of Greece 1910–15, 1917–20, 1928–33.
- ventosity — flatulence
- verminous — of the nature of or resembling vermin.
- version 7 — (operating system) (V7) The unsupported release of Unix ancestral to all current commercial versions. Brian Kernighan announced the release of V7 in summer 1979, at the Unix User's Group meeting in Toronto. Before the release of the POSIX/SVID standards, V7's features were often treated as a Unix portability baseline. Some old-timers impatient with commercialisation and kernel bloat still maintain that V7 was the Last True Unix. See BSD, USG Unix, System V.
- vespasian — (Titus Flavius Sabinus Vespasianus) a.d. 9–79, Roman emperor 70–79.
- vikingism — savageness or other behaviour considered characteristic of a Viking
- vimineous — of, like, or producing long, flexible shoots.
- vinaceous — of, relating to, or resembling wine or grapes.