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13-letter words containing v, a, l, r

  • irrepleviable — not replevisable; not capable of being replevied.
  • irretrievable — not capable of being retrieved; irrecoverable; irreparable.
  • irretrievably — not capable of being retrieved; irrecoverable; irreparable.
  • jack crevalle — any of various portable devices for raising or lifting heavy objects short heights, using various mechanical, pneumatic, or hydraulic methods.
  • jail delivery — a liberation of persons from prison, especially by force.
  • java servelet — Java servlet
  • javelle water — sodium hypochlorite, NaOCl, dissolved in water, used as a bleach, antiseptic, etc.
  • labor of love — work done for the sake of one's own enjoyment or of benefit to others rather than for material rewards: He coached amateur baseball teams as a labor of love.
  • labour-saving — A labour-saving device or idea makes it possible for you to do something with less effort than usual.
  • ladino clover — a giant variety of white clover, Trifolium repens lodigense, used for pasture and hay.
  • laevorotation — a rotation to the left
  • laevorotatory — Alternative spelling of levorotatory.
  • lake victoria — the ancient Roman goddess of victory, identified with the Greek goddess Nike.
  • landgraviates — Plural form of landgraviate.
  • lateroversion — abnormal lateral displacement of a bodily organ or part, esp of the uterus
  • lavatory bowl — the part inside a lavatory containing water and fitted with a water-flushing device and connected to a drain
  • lavatory seat — the part on a toilet or lavatory which can be moved up or down and which is used for sitting on
  • lavender-blue — coloured between blue and pale or light bluish-purple to a very pale violet colour
  • legal adviser — a lawyer who gives advice
  • legal reserve — the amount of cash assets that a bank, insurance company, etc., is required by law to set aside as reserves.
  • lemon verbena — a plant, Aloysia triphylla, having long, slender leaves with a lemonlike fragrance.
  • levant dollar — a silver coin, either a Maria Theresa thaler or an imitation of one, formerly used for trade with Abyssinia, Eritrea, Aden, etc. Imitations bear the date 1780 regardless of the year of minting.
  • levant storax — a solid resin with a vanillalike odor, obtained from a small tree, Styrax officinalis: formerly used in medicine and perfumery.
  • liver extract — an extract of mammalian liver, especially hog or beef, for treating pernicious anemia.
  • liver sausage — liverwurst.
  • livery stable — a stable where horses and vehicles are cared for or rented out for pay.
  • lord advocate — (in Scotland) the chief law officer of the Crown who acts as public prosecutor and is in charge of the administration of criminal justice
  • love triangle — relationship between three people
  • lucrativeness — profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.
  • macrovascular — Of or pertaining to the larger blood vessels.
  • manhole cover — a removable metal plate covering a shaft that leads down to a sewer or drain
  • marvelousness — The quality or state of being marvelous.
  • microvascular — Of or relating to the smallest blood vessels.
  • microwaveable — Alternative spelling of microwavable.
  • milford haven — a bay in SW Wales.
  • miliary fever — an acute infectious fever characterized by profuse sweating and the formation on the skin of minute fluid-filled vesicles
  • mira variable — any of a group of long-period variable stars having a variability similar to that of the star Mira.
  • moral victory — greater honour despite losing
  • moreno valley — city in S Calif.: pop. 142,000
  • much-traveled — A much-traveled person has traveled a lot in foreign countries.
  • multigravidas — Plural form of multigravida.
  • multivariable — having, involving or relying upon two or more variables, esp in statistics
  • multivibrator — A device consisting of two amplifying transistors or valves, each with its output connected to the input of the other, producing an oscillatory signal.
  • naive realism — the theory that the world is perceived exactly as it is.
  • natural levee — a deposit of sand or mud built up along, and sloping away from, either side of the flood plain of a river or stream.
  • naval officer — member of navy staff
  • nervomuscular — (physiology) Of or pertaining to both nerves and muscles.
  • neurovascular — of, relating to, or involving the nerves and blood vessels.
  • never-failing — that does not fail ever; unfailing
  • non-favorable — characterized by approval or support; positive: a favorable report.
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