13-letter words containing v, a, c, i
- divarications — Plural form of divarication.
- diverticulate — of or relating to a diverticulum
- documentative — Of or pertaining to documents or documentation.
- domical vault — cloistered vault.
- driving chain — a roller chain that transmits power from one toothed wheel to another
- electroactive — (of living tissue) exhibiting electrical activity or responsive to electrical stimuli
- equivalencing — Present participle of equivalence.
- equivocalness — The state of being equivocal; ambiguity.
- equivocations — Plural form of equivocation.
- escape device — a device with a collapsible extensible slide, used as an emergency exit, eg from a burning tall building
- evangelically — In an evangelical manner, concerning evangelism.
- evening class — An evening class is a course for adults that is taught in the evening rather than during the day.
- evocativeness — The state or condition of being evocative.
- ex-serviceman — An ex-serviceman is a man who used to be in a country's army, navy, or air force.
- executive pay — the money that an executive of an organization gets as wages or salary
- expectorative — an expectorant medicine
- expert advice — advice given by someone who has studied a subject thoroughly or who is very skilled at a particular job
- explicatively — in an explicative or explanatory manner
- face validity — the extent to which a psychological test appears to measure what it is intended to measure
- facultatively — In a facultative manner.
- fibrovascular — composed of fibrous and conductive tissue, as in the vascular systems of higher plants: a fibrovascular bundle.
- fingal's cave — a cave on the island of Staffa, in the Hebrides, Scotland. 227 feet (69 meters) long; 42 feet (13 meters) wide.
- fort victoria — a former name of Masvingo.
- galvanic cell — cell1 (def 7a).
- galvanic pile — voltaic pile.
- galvanometric — Of or pertaining to galvanometry.
- gesticulative — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
- graphic novel — a novel in the form of comic strips.
- gravel-voiced — speaking in a rough and rasping tone
- graving piece — a piece of wood let into a wooden hull to replace decayed wood.
- gravity clock — a clock driven by its own weight as it descends a rack, cord, incline, etc.
- gravity scale — a scale giving the relative density of fluids
- hairpin curve — A hairpin curve or a hairpin is a very sharp bend in a road, where the road turns back in the opposite direction.
- hallucinative — a sensory experience of something that does not exist outside the mind, caused by various physical and mental disorders, or by reaction to certain toxic substances, and usually manifested as visual or auditory images.
- harvard chair — a three-legged armchair of the late 17th century, composed of turned uprights and spindles and having a triangular seat.
- have occasion — If you have occasion to do something, it is necessary for you to do it.
- heavenly city — the abode of God and His saints; heaven. Rev. 21:2.
- heavy cruiser — a naval cruiser having 8-inch (20.3-cm) guns as its main armament.
- hyperactivate — (biology) To cause or undergo hyperactivation.
- hyperactively — In a hyperactive manner.
- hyperactivity — the condition of being hyperactive.
- hyperreactive — Showing a much greater than normal response to a stimulus.
- ice-cream van — a mobile shop that sells ice cream and confectionery
- imperceivable — That cannot be perceived; imperceptible.
- implicatively — In an implicative way.
- impredicative — (of a definition) given in terms that require quantification over a range that includes that which is to be defined, as having all the properties of a great general where one of the properties as ascribed must be that property itself
- in advance of — prior to
- in-observance — lack of attention; inattention; heedlessness: drowsy inobservance.
- incarcerative — to imprison; confine.
- incentive pay — additional pay, a higher wage, or a bonus paid to promote the productivity of an employee.