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14-letter words containing s, u, r, v

  • supercivilized — (of a person or society) highly or excessively civilized
  • supereffective — very or extremely effective
  • superelevation — bank1 (def 6).
  • superexpensive — very or extremely expensive
  • 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.
  • supersensitive — extremely or excessively sensitive; hypersensitive: a supersensitive smoke detector.
  • superstructive — built onto a structure
  • supportiveness — giving support.
  • supreme soviet — the bicameral legislature, comprising the Soviet of the Union and the Soviet of the Nationalities; officially the highest organ of state power
  • 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.
  • survivor guilt — feelings of guilt for having survived a catastrophe in which others died.
  • sweet viburnum — the sheepberry, Viburnum lentago.
  • topsy-turvydom — a state of affairs or a region in which everything is topsy-turvy.
  • transvaluation — to reestimate the value of, especially on a basis differing from accepted standards; reappraise; reevaluate.
  • 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.
  • turn of events — If there is a particular turn of events, a particular series of things happen.
  • ultraexclusive — extremely exclusive
  • ultrasensitive — endowed with sensation; having perception through the senses.
  • unapprehensive — slow to understand; not intelligent
  • unchivalrously — in an unchivalrous manner
  • unconservative — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
  • unconstructive — helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive): constructive criticism.
  • undeservedness — the quality or state of being undeserved
  • undiscoverable — unable to be discovered or found out
  • undiscoverably — in an undiscoverable manner
  • universal bank — A universal bank is a bank that offers both banking and stockbroking services to its clients.
  • universal beam — a broad-flanged rolled steel joist suitable for a stanchion (axial load) or beam (bending load)
  • universal city — a city in S central Texas.
  • universal mill — a rolling mill having both horizontal and vertical rolls.
  • universal soul — Brahman in its aspect as the sacred syllable Om, the eternal and spiritual principle that permeates the universe
  • universal time — (time, standard)   (UT) The mean solar time along the prime meridian (0 longitude) that runs through the Greenwich Observatory outside of London, UK, where the current system originated. UT is tied to the rotation of the Earth in respect to the fictitious "mean Sun". There are three separate definitions, UT0, UT1, and UT2, depending on which corrections have been applied to the Earth's motion. Coordinated Universal Time is kept within 0.9 seconds of UT1, by addition of leap seconds to International Atomic Time.
  • universitarian — an institution of learning of the highest level, having a college of liberal arts and a program of graduate studies together with several professional schools, as of theology, law, medicine, and engineering, and authorized to confer both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Continental European universities usually have only graduate or professional schools.
  • unresolvedness — the state of being unresolved or irresolute
  • unresponsively — in an unresponsive manner
  • v-shaped curve — a curve on a graph that shows a sharp fall followed by a correspondingly sharp rise
  • vacuum residue — Vacuum residue is the substance which is obtained by vacuum distillation (= a process of separating substances by reducing pressure to less than atmospheric pressure).
  • vaingloriously — in a vainglorious manner
  • valcour island — an island in NE New York, in Lake Champlain: battle 1776.
  • valerianaceous — belonging to the plant family Valerianaceae.
  • vapor pressure — the pressure exerted by the molecules of a vapor, especially that part of the total pressure exerted by vapor in a mixture of gases, as by water vapor in air.
  • vapour density — the ratio of the density of a gas or vapour to that of hydrogen at the same temperature and pressure
  • vascular plant — a plant having a vascular system.
  • vaulting horse — a padded, somewhat cylindrical floor-supported apparatus, braced horizontally at an adjustable height, used for hand support and pushing off in vaulting.
  • venus' flytrap — a white-flowered swamp plant (Dionaea muscipula) of the sundew family, native to the Carolinas, having sensitive leaves with two hinged blades that snap shut, often trapping insects
  • venus's girdle — an iridescent blue-and-green comb jelly, Cestum veneris, having a ribbon-shaped, gelatinous body.
  • venus's-girdle — an iridescent blue-and-green comb jelly, Cestum veneris, having a ribbon-shaped, gelatinous body.
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