13-letter words containing v, a, n, e
- fleming valve — (formerly) a diode.
- floating vote — those voters collectively who are not permanently attached to any political party.
- foramen ovale — the small, oval opening in the wall that separates the atria of the heart in a normal fetus: it allows blood to bypass the nonfunctioning fetal lungs until the time of birth when it gradually closes up
- fosamprenavir — (pharmaceutical drug) An anti-retroviral prodrug of the protease inhibitor amprenavir. It is used to treat HIV infected patients.
- frequentative — noting or pertaining to a verb aspect expressing repetition of an action.
- fuerteventura — a Spanish island off the NW coast of Africa, one of the Canary Islands. 641 sq. mi. (1660 sq. km).
- furniture van — a van designed to move the furniture of a house, office, etc, to another place
- galvanic cell — cell1 (def 7a).
- galvanic pile — voltaic pile.
- galvanometers — Plural form of galvanometer.
- galvanometric — Of or pertaining to galvanometry.
- galveston bay — an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico.
- gas reversion — Gas reversion is a process which combines thermal cracking or reforming of naphtha with thermal polymerization or alkylation of hydrocarbon gases, which is carried out in the same reaction place.
- geonavigation — navigation by means of observations of terrestrial features.
- german silver — any of various alloys of copper, zinc, and nickel, usually white and used for utensils, drawing instruments, etc.; nickel silver.
- get a move on — to pass from one place or position to another.
- give and take — the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- give-and-take — the practice of dealing by compromise or mutual concession; cooperation.
- golden valley — a town in SE Minnesota.
- governability — to rule over by right of authority: to govern a nation.
- gram-negative — (of bacteria) not retaining the violet dye when stained by Gram's method.
- graphic novel — a novel in the form of comic strips.
- grave-robbing — a person who steals valuables from graves and tombs: Graverobbers had emptied the Mayan tomb before archaeologists could examine its contents.
- graving piece — a piece of wood let into a wooden hull to replace decayed wood.
- gravity hinge — a hinge closing automatically by means of gravity.
- h and d curve — characteristic curve.
- 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.
- hand in glove — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- hand-in-glove — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- harvest index — a measurement of crop yield: the weight of a harvested product as a percentage of the total plant weight of a crop.
- harvester ant — any of several red or black ants, especially of the genus Pogonomyrmex, of the southwestern U.S., that feed on and store the seeds of grasses.
- have a bun on — have a bun on, Slang. to be intoxicated: Everyone at the party seemed to have a bun on.
- have a mad on — to be angry
- have occasion — If you have occasion to do something, it is necessary for you to do it.
- haven't lived — If you tell someone that they haven't lived unless they experience a particular thing, you are telling them that thing is extremely good and should be experienced.
- health-giving — conducive to health; salutary
- heaven forbid — You say 'Heaven forbid!' to emphasize that you very much hope that something will not happen.
- heavenly body — celestial object: star, planet, etc.
- heavenly city — the abode of God and His saints; heaven. Rev. 21:2.
- heavy element — any element heavier than helium
- heavy lifting — hard work: A team of researchers did the heavy lifting for the author.
- heavy petting — Informal. intense petting that involves mutual stimulation of the genitals but not sexual intercourse.
- hertzian wave — an electromagnetic wave produced by oscillations in an electric circuit, as a radio or radar wave: first investigated by H. R. Hertz.
- hevelian halo — a faint white halo with an angular radius of 90° that is occasionally seen around the sun or the moon, thought to be caused by the reflection and refraction of sunlight by ice crystals.
- home invasion — an act or instance of entering an occupied residence with the intent to commit a burglary or other crime.
- host an event — If a hotel or organization hosts an event, it provides the facilities for the event to take place.
- hot and heavy — having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
- hypervigilant — keenly watchful to detect danger; wary: a vigilant sentry.
- hypoventilate — (intransitive) To undergo hypoventilation.