12-letter words containing s, u, v, o
- overpurchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- oversanguine — too optimistic
- oversaturate — to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
- overscutched — overworked; worn out
- oversubtlety — the quality of being too subtle
- passive noun — a noun whose referent is the recipient of an action, as trainee, multiplicand.
- pax vobiscum — peace be with you
- pervicacious — extremely willful; obstinate; stubborn.
- 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.
- polyomavirus — any of a genus (Polyomavirus) of papovaviruses that naturally infect wild and laboratory mice, and that cause tumors when injected into newborn mice
- post-tussive — of or relating to a cough.
- postdiluvial — existing or occurring after the biblical Flood
- postdiluvian — existing or occurring after the Biblical Flood.
- posteruptive — occurring after a volcanic eruption
- pseudo-event — an event that is staged primarily so that it can be reported in the media.
- pseudovector — a variable quantity, such as angular momentum, that has magnitude and orientation with respect to an axis. The components are even functions of the coordinates
- radicivorous — feeding on the roots of plants
- rendezvouses — an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place.
- renovascular — of or relating to the blood vessels of the kidneys.
- retropulsive — of or relating to retropulsion
- route survey — a survey for determining the route, grades, etc., of a railroad, highway, or power line.
- sales volume — quantity of goods sold
- samuel lover — Samuel, 1797–1868, Irish novelist, painter, and songwriter.
- sanguivorous — feeding on blood, as a bat or insect.
- seminivorous — feeding on seeds: seminivorous birds.
- semivitreous — partially vitreous.
- seventy-four — a cardinal number, 70 plus 4.
- silver mound — a perennial Japanese herb, Artemisia schmidtiana, having silver-green leaves forming a moundlike shape.
- silver trout — a variety of cutthroat trout, Salmo clarki henshawi, having silvery coloration, inhabiting Lake Tahoe.
- slave labour — Slave labour refers to slaves or to work done by slaves.
- south kvaløy — an island in the Arctic Ocean, off the N coast of Norway. Area: 735 sq km (284 sq miles)
- sov language — a type of language that has basic subject-object-verb order, as Turkish, Japanese, or Tamil.
- soviet union — the legislature of the former Soviet Union and its successor states, consisting of an upper house (Soviet of the Union or Council of the Union) whose delegates are elected on the basis of population, and a lower house (Soviet of Nationalities or Council of Nationalities) whose delegates are elected to represent the various nationalities.
- superovulate — to produce more than the normal number of ova at one time, as through hormone treatment.
- supervention — to take place or occur as something additional or extraneous (sometimes followed by on or upon).
- survivorship — the state of being a survivor.
- svo language — a type of language that has basic subject-verb-object word order, as English, Chinese, or Spanish.
- unchivalrous — having the qualities of chivalry, as courage, courtesy, and loyalty.
- unconclusive — inconclusive
- unconversant — familiar by use or study (usually followed by with): conversant with Spanish history.
- undiscovered — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- undissolving — not dissolving; remaining in solid form; not melting
- unlovingness — an unloving quality or character
- unobservable — incapable of observation; imperceptible
- unobservance — a failure to comply or observe (a law, custom, etc)
- unobservedly — without having been observed; in an unobserved manner
- unoppressive — not cruel or harsh
- unresolvable — not able to be resolved or brought to a satisfactory resolution
- unresponsive — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
- unsupportive — giving support.