17-letter words containing v, a, u
- ablative absolute — an absolute construction in Latin grammar in which a governor noun and a modifier in the ablative case function as a sentence modifier; for example, hostibus victis, "the enemy having been beaten"
- account executive — an executive in an advertising agency or public relations firm who manages a client's account
- acellular vaccine — a vaccine that contains cellular material but not complete cells, specifically, antigenic or allergenic parts of cells.
- acromioclavicular — (anatomy) Pertaining to both the acromion and the clavicle.
- activated alumina — a granular highly porous and adsorptive form of aluminium oxide, used for drying gases and as an oil-filtering material and catalyst
- active euthanasia — the deliberate act of killing someone painlessly, esp to relieve suffering from an incurable illness
- active language i — (tool, mathematics) An early interactive mathematics system for the XDS 930 at the University of California at Berkeley.
- active suspension — a type of suspension in a car that is controlled by an onboard computer and improves the vehicle's roadholding so that it takes corners, accelerates, and brakes more smoothly
- active vocabulary — the total number of words a person uses in his own speech and writing
- adjective pronoun — a pronoun used as an adjective, as his in His dinner is ready.
- adoptive immunity — passive immunity resulting from the administration of sensitized lymphocytes from an immune donor.
- adventure holiday — a holiday that involves some physically challenging activity such as canoeing, rock climbing, etc
- adventure tourism — tourism involving activities that are physically challenging
- adventuresomeness — The state or quality of being adventuresome.
- advocatus diaboli — devil's advocate
- agent provocateur — An agent provocateur is a person who is employed by the government or the police to encourage certain groups of people to break the law, so they can arrest them or make them lose public support.
- aggravated murder — a murder made more serious by its violent circumstances
- alexander severus — a.d. 208?-235; Rom. emperor ( a.d. 222-235)
- alternative music — independent pop music
- ambulance service — the public organization that operates ambulances in a country
- antirevolutionary — opposed to revolution, esp opposed to a particular revolution and the people who are carrying it out
- antivirus program — antivirus software
- argumentativeness — fond of or given to argument and dispute; disputatious; contentious: The law students were an unusually argumentative group.
- audio-visual aids — training or educational materials directed at both the sense of hearing and the sense of sight; films, recordings, photographs, etc., used in classroom instruction, library collections, or the like.
- authoritativeness — having due authority; having the sanction or weight of authority: an authoritative opinion.
- automatic vending — selling goods by vending machines
- aviation industry — a collective term for the companies involved in air transport
- avogadro's number — the constant, 6.022 × 10 23 , representing the number of atoms, molecules, or ions in one mole of a substance. Symbol: N. Compare gram-atom, gram molecule.
- avoirdupois pound — a pound weighing 16 ounces
- behaviour therapy — any of various means of treating psychological disorders, such as desensitization, aversion therapy, and instrumental conditioning, that depend on the patient systematically learning new modes of behaviour
- bell-shaped curve — bell curve
- bill of adventure — a certificate made out by a merchant to show that goods handled by him and his agents are the property of another party at whose risk the dealing is done
- binocular rivalry — the phenomenon whereby one is unable to see simultaneously different images presented one to each eye; usually in some areas of the eye the image presented to the left eye is seen, in others that presented to the right eye
- blue-headed vireo — solitary vireo.
- campus university — a university in which the buildings, often including shops and cafés, are all on one site
- canine parvovirus — a highly contagious viral disease of dogs characterized by vomiting, haemorrhagic diarrhoea, depression, and, in severe cases, death
- castilla la nueva — Spanish name of New Castile.
- cellulose varnish — a varnish made from cellulose nitrate, used as a protective sealing film
- circular velocity — the velocity at which a body must move in order to maintain an orbit at the outer edge of the earth's atmosphere.
- coastguard vessel — a ship used by the coastguard
- code of behaviour — the generally accepted rules governing how people behave
- coitus reservatus — the deliberate delaying or avoidance of orgasm during intercourse
- communicativeness — inclined to communicate or impart; talkative: He isn't feeling very communicative today.
- compound interval — an interval that is greater than an octave, as a ninth or a thirteenth.
- concessive clause — A concessive clause is a subordinate clause which refers to a situation that contrasts with the one described in the main clause. For example, in the sentence 'Although he was tired, he couldn't get to sleep', the first clause is a concessive clause.
- consumer advocate — consumerist (def 1).
- consumer-advocate — Also called consumer advocate. a person who is dedicated to protecting and promoting the welfare and rights of consumers.
- corpus cavernosum — either of two masses of erectile tissue in the penis of mammals
- counterinitiative — An initiative opposing another initiative.
- cover your tracks — If someone covers their tracks, they hide or destroy evidence of their identity or their actions, because they want to keep them secret.
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