8-letter words containing v, a, n, l
- induvial — (of a leaf, petal, or sepal) acting as induviae, decaying on the plant instead of falling off
- interval — an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
- invalids — Plural form of invalid.
- inviable — (of an organism) incapable of sustaining its own life.
- javelina — See under peccary.
- javelins — Plural form of javelin.
- la verne — a town in S California.
- laevulin — a polysaccharide occurring in the tubers of certain helianthus plants
- lake van — a salt lake in E Turkey, at an altitude of 1650 m (5400 ft): fed by melting snow and glaciers. Area: 3737 sq km (1433 sq miles)
- lavandin — a hybrid plant with blue or grey flowers, developed by crossing true lavender with spike lavender
- lavation — the process of washing.
- lavement — A washing or bathing.
- lavender — a pale bluish purple.
- leavened — Simple past tense and past participle of leaven.
- leavings — something that is left; residue.
- levanted — Simple past tense and past participle of levant.
- levanter — a strong easterly wind in the Mediterranean.
- levation — The act of raising; elevation or upward motion, such as that produced by the action of a levator muscle.
- livonian — a former Russian province on the Baltic: now part of Latvia and Estonia.
- longeval — Long-lived; longevous.
- longwave — (of radio waves) Having a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters.
- loveland — a city in N Colorado.
- mail van — a small or medium-sized road vehicle that is used to transport letters, packages, etc
- malenkov — Georgi Maximilianovich [gyi-awr-gyee muh-ksyi-myi-lyah-nuh-vyich] /gyɪˈɔr gyi mə ksyɪ myɪˈlyɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1902–88, Russian political leader: premier of the Soviet Union 1953–55.
- malvinas — a female given name.
- manville — a borough in N central New Jersey.
- moldovan — official name of Moldavia (def 2).
- monclova — a city in NE Mexico.
- montalvo — Garci Ordóñez de [gahr-thee awr-th aw-nyeth th e] /gɑrˈθi ɔrˈðɔ nyɛθ ðɛ/ (Show IPA) 15th-century Spanish writer.
- nanovolt — An SI unit of electrical potential.
- natively — being the place or environment in which a person was born or a thing came into being: one's native land.
- navalism — the promotion of naval interests
- navicula — an incense holder or incense boat
- nervular — of or pertaining to nervules in a plant
- nonnaval — Not naval.
- nonrival — (of goods or resources) capable of being enjoyed or consumed by many consumers simultaneously and therefore without rivalry, eg cable television
- nonvalid — not valid; invalid
- nonviral — not caused by a virus, not viral in origin
- nonvital — not vital
- nonvocal — of, relating to, or uttered with the voice: the vocal mechanism; vocal criticism.
- novalike — Resembling a nova or some aspect of one.
- novellas — Plural form of novella.
- novercal — of, like, or befitting a stepmother.
- nu-value — Abbe number.
- on leave — taking time off
- ovalness — The quality of being oval.
- ovenable — able to be cooked in an oven.
- overlain — past participle of overlie.
- overland — by land; on terrain: to travel overland rather than by sea.
- overplan — to plan excessively