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14-letter words containing v, a, i, n

  • servomechanism — an electronic control system in which a hydraulic, pneumatic, or other type of controlling mechanism is actuated and controlled by a low-energy signal.
  • seville orange — a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
  • shaving mirror — small adjustable mirror
  • sherry vinegar — a gourmet wine vinegar produced in the Jerez region of S Spain
  • shield volcano — a broad volcano built up from the repeated nonexplosive eruption of basalt to form a low dome or shield, usually having a large caldera at the summit
  • silicon valley — the area in northern California, southwest of San Francisco in the Santa Clara valley region, where many of the high-technology design and manufacturing companies in the semiconductor industry are concentrated.
  • silver nitrate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble, bitter, corrosive, poisonous powder, AgNO 3 , produced by the reaction of silver and dilute nitric acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of photographic emulsions and mirrors, as a laboratory reagent, and in medicine as an antiseptic, astringent, and in the routine prophylaxis of ophthalmia neonatorum.
  • sivananda yoga — a gentle form of yoga which concentrates on breathing control, stretching, and silent meditation
  • slave cylinder — a small cylinder containing a piston that operates the brake shoes or pads in hydraulic brakes or the working part in any other hydraulically operated system
  • snifting valve — a valve for releasing small quantities of steam, compressed air, or condensate, as from the cylinder of a steam engine.
  • social evening — a social gathering for the purpose of promoting companionship, communal activities, etc
  • sound archives — official records or files (as in a library) of sound recordings, broadcasts, or performances, esp those from radio programmes
  • space invaders — a video or computer game, the object of which is to destroy attacking alien spacecraft
  • speaking voice — a person's normal voice in which they speak
  • spike lavender — a lavender, Lavandula latifolia, having spikes of pale-purple flowers, and yielding an oil used in painting.
  • spirit varnish — a preparation consisting of resinous matter, as copal or lac, dissolved in an oil (oil varnish) or in alcohol (spirit varnish) or other volatile liquid. When applied to the surface of wood, metal, etc., it dries and leaves a hard, more or less glossy, usually transparent coating.
  • stanovoi range — a mountain range in SE Russia; forms part of the watershed between rivers flowing to the Arctic and the Pacific. Highest peak: Mount Skalisty, 2482 m (8143 ft)
  • substantiative — to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.
  • substantivized — to use (an adjective, verb, etc.) as a substantive; convert into a substantive: a substantivized participle.
  • superelevation — bank1 (def 6).
  • superovulation — to produce more than the normal number of ova at one time, as through hormone treatment.
  • swivel weaving — the process of weaving on a loom equipped with a swivel.
  • tableau vivant — tableau (def 3).
  • take inventory — count stock or belongings
  • televangelical — relating to televangelism
  • tendovaginitis — the swelling of both a tendon and its sheath
  • tergiversation — to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
  • terminal leave — the final leave granted to a member of the armed forces just before discharge, equal to the total unused leave accumulated during active service.
  • the inevitable — something that is unavoidable
  • the ordovician — the Ordovician period or rock system
  • the visitation — the visit of the Virgin Mary to Elizabeth: Luke 1:39-56
  • transactivator — to activate the replication of (a viral gene) through the presence of a gene at another locus, especially following a viral infection.
  • transformative — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
  • transmissivity — a measure of the ability of a material or medium to transmit electromagnetic energy, as light.
  • transmittivity — the transmittance of unit thickness of a substance, neglecting any scattering effects
  • transvaluation — to reestimate the value of, especially on a basis differing from accepted standards; reappraise; reevaluate.
  • transversality — the state of being transversal
  • travel-stained — dirty or soiled as a result of travelling
  • trial division — trial department
  • trivialization — to make trivial; cause to appear unimportant, trifling, etc.
  • ultrasensitive — endowed with sensation; having perception through the senses.
  • unambivalently — in an unambivalent or clear manner
  • unappreciative — feeling or showing appreciation: an appreciative audience at the concert.
  • unapprehensive — slow to understand; not intelligent
  • unattractively — in an unattractive manner
  • unavailability — suitable or ready for use; of use or service; at hand: I used whatever tools were available.
  • unavailingness — the state or quality of being unavailing or useless
  • unchauvinistic — not chauvinistic
  • unchivalrously — in an unchivalrous manner
  • unconservative — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
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