16-letter words containing u, v, e, d
- accrued dividend — an accumulated unpaid dividend on preferred stock.
- activated sludge — a mass of aerated precipitated sewage added to untreated sewage to bring about purification by hastening decomposition by microorganisms
- adaptive routing — dynamic routing
- adjective clause — a relative clause that modifies a noun or pronoun, as the clause that I told you about in This is the book that I told you about and who saw us in It was she who saw us.
- advantageousness — The state or quality of being advantageous.
- adventitiousness — The degree to which a thing is adventitious.
- adventure racing — a contest in which teams compete in an expedition-length race which involves two or more sporting disciplines, often running, mountain biking, climbing, kayaking, and elements of navigation and orienteering
- advice columnist — An advice columnist is a person who writes a column in a newspaper or magazine in which they reply to readers who have written to them for advice on their personal problems.
- ambulance driver — a person whose job is to drive an ambulance
- andreas vesalius — Andreas [ahn-dre-ahs] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1514–64, Flemish anatomist.
- auditory vesicle — the pouch that is formed by the invagination of an ectodermal placode and that develops into the internal ear.
- average adjuster — a person who calculates average claims, esp for marine insurance
- bastard culverin — a 16th-century cannon, smaller than a culverin, firing a shot of between 5 and 8 pounds (11 and 17.6 kg).
- behind the curve — behind the times; behind schedule
- bundle of nerves — a very nervous person
- captive audience — a group of people who are unable by circumstances to avoid speeches, advertisements, etc
- cardinal virtues — the most important moral qualities, traditionally justice, prudence, temperance, and fortitude
- cedar revolution — the popular protests in 2005 that brought down the Lebanese cabinet and prompted Syria to withdraw its troops from Lebanon
- ceske budejovice — a city in the S Czech Republic, on the Vltava (Moldau) River. Pop: 94 747 (2007 est)
- chevaux-de-frise — plural of cheval-de-frise.
- cloistered vault — a vault having the form of a number of intersecting coves.
- counterevidences — Plural form of counterevidence.
- couvade syndrome — a psychosomatic condition in which the spouse or partner of a pregnant woman experiences symptoms of childbirth or pregnancy
- currier and ives — any of a 19th-cent. series of prints showing the manners, people, and events of the times
- davidson current — a winter countercurrent that flows N along the W coast of the U.S.
- deconstructively — In a deconstructive manner.
- defective number — a positive number that is greater than the sum of all positive integers that are submultiples of it, as 10, which is greater than the sum of 1, 2, and 5.
- digestive juices — fluids secreted in the stomach or intestines that assist in the digestion of food
- distributive law — a theorem asserting that one operator can validly be distributed over another
- diverticulectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of a diverticulum.
- driver education — a course of study, as for high-school students, that teaches the techniques of driving a vehicle, along with basic vehicle maintenance, safety precautions, and traffic regulations and laws.
- drumhead service — a religious service attended by members of a military unit while in the field
- dumont d'urville — Jules Sébastien César [zhyl sey-bas-tyan sey-zar] /ʒül seɪ basˈtyɛ̃ seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), 1790–1842, French naval officer: explored South Pacific and Antarctic.
- four-wheel drive — a drive system in which engine power is transmitted to all four wheels for improved traction.
- grace-and-favour — (of a house, flat, etc) owned by the sovereign and granted free of rent to a person to whom the sovereign wishes to express gratitude
- have been around — be experienced
- intravenous drip — the continuous, slow introduction of a fluid into a vein of the body. Abbreviation: IV.
- leveraged buyout — the purchase of a company with borrowed money, using the company's assets as collateral, and often discharging the debt and realizing a profit by liquidating the company. Abbreviation: LBO.
- lucas van leyden — (Lucas Hugensz) 1494–1533, Dutch painter and engraver.
- measuring device — gauge
- medieval studies — a course of study based on the history of the Middle Ages
- neurodevelopment — The development of the nervous system during the life of an organism.
- nevado de toluca — a volcano in central Mexico, in Mexico state near Toluca: crater partly filled by a lake. Height: 4577 m (15 017 ft)
- no-fault divorce — a divorce granted without anyone being found guilty of marital misconduct
- non-reproductive — serving to reproduce.
- nondestructively — In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
- nusslein-volhard — Christiane [kris-tee-ah-nuh,, kris-tyah-] /ˌkrɪs tiˈɑ nə,, krɪsˈtyɑ-/ (Show IPA), born 1942, German biologist: Nobel prize 1995.
- private judgment — personal opinion formed independently of the expressed position of an institution, as in matters of religion or politics.
- punitive damages — law: penalty payment
- pyruvic aldehyde — a yellow, liquid compound, C 3 H 4 O 2 , containing both an aldehyde and a ketone group, usually obtained in a polymeric form: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
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