12-letter words containing v, a, g, i
- negative ion — an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- negative tax — a payment by the State to a person with a low income, the magnitude of the payment increasing as the income decreases. It is regarded as a form of social welfare
- negativeness — The characteristic of being negative; negativity.
- negativistic — a negative or pessimistic attitude.
- negativities — expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
- nemorivagant — Lb rare wandering in the woods.
- nonvanishing — (mathematics) (of a quantity) that is nonzero at all points in a space.
- nulligravida — A female who has never been pregnant.
- orange-river — a member of a European princely family ruling in the United Kingdom from 1688 to 1694 and in the Netherlands since 1815.
- over against — in opposition to; contrary to; adverse or hostile to: twenty votes against ten; against reason.
- overcharging — Present participle of overcharge.
- overcramming — excessive cramming
- overdiagnose — (medicine) To diagnose something more often than it actually occurs.
- overdrafting — the removal of more water from ground and surface basins than is replaced by rain and melting snow.
- overfatigued — excessively fatigued
- overorganize — to stress formal structure, status, rules, and details excessively.
- overplanning — the act or instance of planning excessively
- overreaching — to reach or extend over or beyond: The shelf overreached the nook and had to be planed down.
- oversanguine — too optimistic
- overstaffing — the provision of an excessive number of staff for (a factory, hotel, etc)
- paving stone — slab used to lay a path
- peace-loving — If you describe someone as peace-loving, you mean that they try to avoid quarrelling or fighting with other people.
- pearl diving — the act of diving for the precious gems pearls
- prerogatived — possessing a prerogative
- primigravida — a woman pregnant for the first time.
- privateering — an armed ship that is privately owned and manned, commissioned by a government to fight or harass enemy ships.
- quacksalving — resembling or characteristic of a quacksalver
- regenerative — of, relating to, or characterized by regeneration.
- reinvigorate — to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
- rejuvenating — making young again
- revegetation — to cause vegetation to grow again on: to revegetate eroded lands.
- revitalizing — having the ability or tendency to restore strength
- rice vinegar — a vinegar made from fermented rice or rice wine, used esp in Chinese and Japanese cuisine
- ring-a-levio — a children's game in which members of one group try to find and capture hiding members of another group: a captured player is kept in a circle drawn on the ground and is set free when tagged by a teammate
- rock carving — the practice of carving on rock
- salve regina — a prayer in the form of a hymn to the Virgin Mary.
- sanguivorous — feeding on blood, as a bat or insect.
- sauk village — a town in NE Illinois.
- saving grace — a quality that makes up for other generally negative characteristics; redeeming feature.
- savings bank — a bank that receives savings accounts only and pays interest to its depositors.
- savings bond — a U.S. government bond with principal amounts up to $10,000.
- scavengering — scavenging
- scuba diving — deep-sea swimming
- seronegative — showing no significant level of serum antibodies, or other immunologic marker in the serum, that would indicate previous exposure to the infectious agent being tested.
- servant girl — a girl or woman employed as a servant who performs household duties
- service game — a game in which a particular tennis player is the one who serves
- shaving foam — lather used for shaving
- shaving soap — a special soap for lathering the face to soften and condition the beard for shaving, capable of producing a thick lather due to its high fat content and low alkalinity.
- space-saving — that saves space.
- stage-driver — the driver of a stagecoach.