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15-letter words containing s, t, o, v, e

  • demonstratively — characterized by or given to open exhibition or expression of one's emotions, attitudes, etc., especially of love or affection: She wished her fiancé were more demonstrative.
  • desilverization — the process of desilverizing (metal); the state of having been desilverized
  • detective story — a story in which a detective tries to solve a crime
  • direct positive — a positive obtained from another positive without an intermediate step.
  • disadvantageous — characterized by or involving disadvantage; unfavorable; detrimental.
  • discovery inlet — an inlet of the Ross Sea, Antarctica.
  • diversification — the act or process of diversifying; state of being diversified.
  • dolni vestonice — a camping site of Upper Paleolithic mammoth hunters c23,000 b.c. in southern Moravia, Czech Republic, characterized chiefly by Venus figures, ornaments of mammoth ivory, and animal figures of baked clay.
  • dorsiventrality — The quality of being dorsiventral.
  • dorsoventrality — Zoology. pertaining to the dorsal and ventral aspects of the body; extending from the dorsal to the ventral side: the dorsoventral axis.
  • dose equivalent — a unit that quantifies the biological effectiveness of an absorbed dose of ionizing radiation, obtained by multiplying the absorbed dose by dimensionless factors that account for the kind of radiation, its energy, and the nature of the absorber: measured in Sievert or rem.
  • dr. strangelove — a person, especially a military or government official, who advocates initiating nuclear warfare.
  • east providence — a town in NE Rhode Island, near Providence.
  • electropositive — Electrically positive.
  • erosive mixture — An erosive mixture is a mixture containing substances that wear away components or cause problems with the flow of oil along pipelines.
  • escape velocity — great enough speed to escape gravity
  • evens favourite — the favourite to win a race and on which the bookmakers are offering even odds.
  • everly brothers — the. US pop singing duo comprising Don Everly (born 1937) and Phil Everly 1939–2014, noted for their close harmonies
  • eviction clause — a clause by which a contract or other agreement may be terminated, especially between theatrical producers and theater owners in whose agreements it is often stipulated that when weekly receipts fall below a certain minimum usually for two consecutive weeks, the production must vacate the theater.
  • extensivization — the process of (something) becoming more extensive, esp in agriculture
  • faites vos jeux — place your bets! (a phrase used by croupiers in roulette and other casino gambling games)
  • first-day cover — a cover marked so as to indicate that it was mailed on the first day of issue of the stamp it bears and from one of the cities at which the stamp was issued on that day.
  • five-star hotel — a top-quality hotel offering exceptional luxury
  • fovea centralis — a small pit or depression at the back of the retina forming the point of sharpest vision.
  • gatefold sleeve — a record sleeve that opens out like a book
  • geodetic survey — a land area survey in which the curvature of the surface of the earth is taken into account.
  • governmentalism — the trend toward expansion of the government's role, range of activities, or power.
  • governmentalist — one who promotes the philosophy of governmentalism
  • hamiltonstovare — a large strong short-haired breed of hound with a black, brown, and white coat
  • have a go at sb — If someone has a go at you, they criticize you, often in a way that you feel is unfair.
  • have it so good — to have so many benefits, esp material benefits
  • have words with — to argue angrily with
  • house detective — an employee of a department store, hotel, etc., employed to prevent thefts, violations of regulations, or other forms of misconduct on the part of patrons.
  • hypersalivation — the act or process of salivating.
  • hyposensitivity — low or diminished sensitivity to stimulation.
  • improvvisatrice — Alternative form of improvisatrice.
  • in conversation — If you say that people are in conversation, you mean that they are talking together.
  • in vino veritas — in wine there is truth; people speak the truth when they are drunk
  • incentive bonus — an extra payment made to an employee to reward good work
  • informativeness — giving information; instructive: an informative book.
  • inobtrusiveness — the quality of being unobtrusive
  • inoperativeness — The state or condition of being inoperative; nonfunction.
  • interconversion — conversion of each of two things into the other; reciprocal conversion.
  • interdivisional — existing or occurring between divisions, esp the divisions of an organization
  • intervalometers — Plural form of intervalometer.
  • interventionism — the policy or doctrine of intervening, especially government interference in the affairs of another state or in domestic economic affairs.
  • interventionist — the policy or doctrine of intervening, especially government interference in the affairs of another state or in domestic economic affairs.
  • intervisitation — the act of visiting.
  • introspectively — characterized by introspection, the act or process of looking into oneself.
  • introspectivity — The quality of being introspective.
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