14-letter words containing v, a, c, n, e
- high-achieving — (of a person) dynamic, ambitious, and successful
- hypervigilance — state or quality of being vigilant; watchfulness: Vigilance is required in the event of treachery.
- immunoreactive — Of, pertaining to, or causing an immune reaction.
- inappreciative — not appreciative; lacking in appreciation.
- indiscoverable — not discoverable.
- integral curve — a curve that is a geometric representation of a functional solution to a given differential equation.
- intensive care — the use of specialized equipment and personnel for continuous monitoring and care of the critically ill.
- interval scale — a scale of measurement of data according to which the differences between values can be quantified in absolute but not relative terms and for which any zero is merely arbitrary: for instance, dates are measured on an interval scale since differences can be measured in years, but no sense can be given to a ratio of times
- inverted comma — quotation mark.
- italian clover — crimson clover.
- lasciviousness — inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd: a lascivious, girl-chasing old man.
- launch vehicle — Aerospace. a rocket used to launch a spacecraft or satellite into orbit or a space probe into space.
- learning curve — Education. a graphic representation of progress in learning measured against the time required to achieve mastery.
- levant morocco — a fine morocco leather with a large, irregular grain, used esp. in bookbinding
- levulinic acid — a white or colorless, water-soluble solid, C 5 H 8 O 3 , produced by the hydrolysis of cane sugar, starch, or cellulose; used chiefly in the organic synthesis of nylon, plastics, and pharmaceuticals.
- livery company — a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
- macroevolution — major evolutionary transition from one type of organism to another occurring at the level of the species and higher taxa.
- mechanicsville — a village in E Virginia, near Richmond: Civil War battle 1862.
- meta-cognitive — higher-order thinking that enables understanding, analysis, and control of one’s cognitive processes, especially when engaged in learning.
- microwave oven — an electrically operated oven using high-frequency electromagnetic waves that penetrate food, causing its molecules to vibrate and generating heat within the food to cook it in a very short time.
- misgovernaunce — misgovernment
- native country — the country someone is born in or native to
- nativity scene — a set of figures displayed at Christmas as an artistic representation of the birth of Jesus Christ
- negative space — shape of space around an object
- nerve wracking — extremely irritating, annoying, or trying: a nerve-racking day; a nerve-racking noise.
- nerve-wracking — extremely irritating, annoying, or trying: a nerve-racking day; a nerve-racking noise.
- non-conversant — familiar by use or study (usually followed by with): conversant with Spanish history.
- non-creativity — the state or quality of being creative.
- non-cultivable — capable of being cultivated.
- non-cultivated — prepared and used for raising crops; tilled: cultivated land.
- non-extractive — capable of being extracted, as from the earth: extractive fuels.
- non-vernacular — (of language) native or indigenous (opposed to literary or learned).
- nonachievement — Something that does not achieve the intended goal.
- nonacquisitive — not acquisitive
- noncausatively — In a noncausative manner.
- noncommutative — of or relating to commutation, exchange, substitution, or interchange.
- noncontrastive — not contrastive.
- noncooperative — Not cooperative; uncooperative.
- noncorrelative — Not correlative.
- nondeclarative — serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement.
- nondiffractive — Not diffractive.
- nonequivalence — the state or fact of being equivalent; equality in value, force, significance, etc.
- noninteractive — acting one upon or with the other.
- nonprocreative — Not procreative.
- nonprovocative — Not provocative.
- nonradioactive — not radioactive
- nonrecoverable — unable to be claimed back; damaged or lost forever
- nonretroactive — not retroactive
- nonspeculative — not speculative
- novelistically — In a novelistic way.