12-letter words containing u, n, v, a
- normal curve — a bell-shaped curve showing a particular distribution of probability over the values of a random variable. Also called Gaussian curve, probability curve.
- nueva gerona — a town on the Isle of Pines, S of Cuba.
- nuevo laredo — a city in NE Mexico, on the Rio Grande opposite Laredo, Texas.
- nulligravida — A female who has never been pregnant.
- oncornavirus — any of various RNA viruses that cause tumors in humans and other animals.
- outmaneuvers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outmaneuver.
- outmanoeuvre — British. outmaneuver.
- over-anxious — excessively anxious.
- overabundant — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- overissuance — the act of issuing in excessive amounts
- oversanguine — too optimistic
- passive noun — a noun whose referent is the recipient of an action, as trainee, multiplicand.
- peradventure — chance, doubt, or uncertainty.
- 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.
- postdiluvian — existing or occurring after the Biblical Flood.
- quacksalving — resembling or characteristic of a quacksalver
- quadrivalent — having a valence of four; tetravalent.
- quantitative — that is or may be estimated by quantity.
- quantivalent — relating to quantivalence
- reevaluation — an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
- rejuvenating — making young again
- rejuvenation — to make young again; restore to youthful vigor, appearance, etc.: That vacation has certainly rejuvenated him.
- rejuvenative — to make young again; restore to youthful vigor, appearance, etc.: That vacation has certainly rejuvenated him.
- remunerative — affording remuneration; profitable: remunerative work.
- renovascular — of or relating to the blood vessels of the kidneys.
- roman-fleuve — saga (def 3).
- sainte-beuve — Charles Augustin [sharl oh-gy-stan] /ʃarl oʊ güˈstɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1804–69, French literary critic.
- sanguivorous — feeding on blood, as a bat or insect.
- scuba diving — deep-sea swimming
- security van — an armoured van used to transport money or other valuables
- sendai virus — a paramyxovirus that tends to cause cell fusion: in inactive form, used in biological research to produce cells with multiple nuclei of different genetic constitutions.
- sov language — a type of language that has basic subject-object-verb order, as Turkish, Japanese, or Tamil.
- substantival — noting, of, or pertaining to a substantive.
- surveillance — a watch kept over a person, group, etc., especially over a suspect, prisoner, or the like: The suspects were under police surveillance.
- sustentative — maintenance in being or activity; the sustaining of life through vital processes.
- svo language — a type of language that has basic subject-verb-object word order, as English, Chinese, or Spanish.
- tautavel man — Arago man.
- transumptive — of or relating to transumption
- transvaluate — to change the value of
- turacoverdin — a green pigment found in certain feathers of the touraco
- ultraviolent — characterized by or pertaining to extreme acts of violence
- un-revocable — that may be revoked.
- unachievable — to bring to a successful end; carry through; accomplish: The police crackdown on speeders achieved its purpose.
- unadvertised — to announce or praise (a product, service, etc.) in some public medium of communication in order to induce people to buy or use it: to advertise a new brand of toothpaste.
- unaggressive — characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing: aggressive acts against a neighboring country.
- unalleviated — to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate: to alleviate sorrow; to alleviate pain.
- unambivalent — not ambivalent; definite; certain.
- unapplausive — not giving applause; not expressing praise
- unapprovable — capable of being approved.
- unattractive — providing pleasure or delight, especially in appearance or manner; pleasing; charming; alluring: an attractive personality.