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12-letter words containing v, a, n, i, s

  • scavengering — scavenging
  • scuba diving — deep-sea swimming
  • security van — an armoured van used to transport money or other valuables
  • semi-invalid — a person who is partially disabled or somewhat infirm
  • sendai virus — a paramyxovirus that tends to cause cell fusion: in inactive form, used in biological research to produce cells with multiple nuclei of different genetic constitutions.
  • 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
  • servicewoman — a woman who is a member of the armed forces of a country.
  • 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.
  • spar varnish — a durable, weather-resistant varnish applied to unpainted wooden areas, especially on ships.
  • spinal nerve — any of a series of paired nerves that originate in the nerve roots of the spinal cord and emerge from the vertebrae on both sides of the spinal column, each branching out to innervate a specific region of the neck, trunk, or limbs.
  • spotsylvania — a village in NE Virginia: the scene of Civil War battles between the armies of Grant and Lee, May 8–21, 1864.
  • stakhanovism — a method for increasing production by rewarding individual initiative, developed in the Soviet Union in 1935.
  • stakhanovite — a worker in the Soviet Union who regularly surpassed production quotas and was specially honored and rewarded.
  • stanislavski — Konstantin [kon-stuh n-teen;; Russian kuh n-stuhn-tyeen] /ˈkɒn stənˌtin;; Russian kən stʌnˈtyin/ (Show IPA), (Konstantin Sergeevich Alekseev) 1863–1938, Russian actor, producer, and director.
  • stanislavsky — Konstantin [kon-stuh n-teen;; Russian kuh n-stuhn-tyeen] /ˈkɒn stənˌtin;; Russian kən stʌnˈtyin/ (Show IPA), (Konstantin Sergeevich Alekseev) 1863–1938, Russian actor, producer, and director.
  • stanleyville — former name of Kisangani.
  • steam-driven — powered by steam
  • stravinskian — of, relating to, or suggesting the composer Igor Stravinsky or his works.
  • substantival — noting, of, or pertaining to a substantive.
  • surveillance — a watch kept over a person, group, etc., especially over a suspect, prisoner, or the like: The suspects were under police surveillance.
  • sustentative — maintenance in being or activity; the sustaining of life through vital processes.
  • svga monitor — (hardware, graphics)   A monitor capable of displaying the output of an SVGA card.
  • thanksgiving — the act of giving thanks; grateful acknowledgment of benefits or favors, especially to God.
  • transitively — Grammar. having the nature of a transitive verb.
  • transitivity — verb: requiring a direct object
  • transmissive — the act or process of transmitting.
  • transportive — to carry, move, or convey from one place to another.
  • transumptive — of or relating to transumption
  • transvaalian — a province in the NE Republic of South Africa. 110,450 sq. mi. (286,066 sq. km). Capital: Pretoria.
  • transvaginal — through or via the vagina
  • transversion — a turning across, or into, something else
  • transvestism — the practice, especially of men, of wearing clothing usually associated with the opposite sex for psychological gratification.
  • transvestist — someone who partakes in transvestism
  • transvestite — a person, especially a male, who assumes the dress and manner usually associated with the opposite sex.
  • transylvania — a region and former province in central Romania: formerly part of Hungary. 24,027 sq. mi. (62,230 sq. km).
  • unadvertised — to announce or praise (a product, service, etc.) in some public medium of communication in order to induce people to buy or use it: to advertise a new brand of toothpaste.
  • unaggressive — characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing: aggressive acts against a neighboring country.
  • unapplausive — not giving applause; not expressing praise
  • unchivalrous — having the qualities of chivalry, as courage, courtesy, and loyalty.
  • unexhaustive — exhausting a subject, topic, etc.; comprehensive; thorough: He published an exhaustive study of Greek vases.
  • uninvestable — that can be invested.
  • universalism — universal character; universality.
  • universalist — a person characterized by universalism, as in knowledge, interests, or activities.
  • universality — the character or state of being universal; existence or prevalence everywhere.
  • universalize — to make universal.
  • unpersuasive — not capable of persuading
  • unsurvivable — able to be survived: Would an atomic war be survivable?
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