15-letter words containing v, a, u
- commutative law — a law asserting that the order in which certain logical operations are performed is indifferent.
- continuous wave — an electromagnetic wave, esp. a radio wave, with a constant amplitude and frequency
- conventual mass — the Mass celebrated daily in a convent church for all members of the conventual community.
- convolvulaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Convolvulaceae, a family of plants having trumpet-shaped flowers and typically a climbing, twining, or prostrate habit: includes bindweed, morning-glory, and sweet potato
- counteractively — In a counteractive manner.
- countervailable — able to counteract or offset as equivalent
- coxsackie virus — any of various viruses that occur in the intestinal tract of man and cause diseases, some of which resemble poliomyelitis
- critical volume — the volume occupied by one mole or unit mass of a substance in its critical state
- cross of valour — the highest Canadian award for bravery
- crossover value — the percentage of offspring showing recombination among the total offspring of a given cross. It indicates the amount of crossing over that has occurred and therefore the relative positions of the genes on the chromosomes
- curiosity value — value arising from rarity or strangeness rather than intrinsic worth
- cytomegalovirus — a virus of the herpes virus family that may cause serious disease in patients whose immune systems are compromised
- danse du ventre — belly dance
- deindividuation — the loss of a person's sense of individuality and personal responsibility
- demisemiquavers — Plural form of demisemiquaver.
- disadvantageous — characterized by or involving disadvantage; unfavorable; detrimental.
- divide and rule — You use divide and rule to refer to a policy which is intended to keep someone in a position of power by causing disagreements between people who might otherwise unite against them.
- dose equivalent — a unit that quantifies the biological effectiveness of an absorbed dose of ionizing radiation, obtained by multiplying the absorbed dose by dimensionless factors that account for the kind of radiation, its energy, and the nature of the absorber: measured in Sievert or rem.
- double negative — a syntactic construction in which two negative words are used in the same clause to express a single negation.
- evens favourite — the favourite to win a race and on which the bookmakers are offering even odds.
- eviction clause — a clause by which a contract or other agreement may be terminated, especially between theatrical producers and theater owners in whose agreements it is often stipulated that when weekly receipts fall below a certain minimum usually for two consecutive weeks, the production must vacate the theater.
- executive board — administrative committee
- faculty advisor — a member of the faculty who gives advice to students
- faites vos jeux — place your bets! (a phrase used by croupiers in roulette and other casino gambling games)
- flavourdynamics — as in quantum flavour dynamics, a mathematical model used to describe the interaction of flavoured particles (weak force) through the exchange of intermediate vector bosons
- flavourlessness — Alternative spelling of flavorlessness.
- flavoursomeness — Alt form flavorsomeness.
- fountain valley — a city in SW California.
- funeral service — ceremony at a burial or cremation
- galvanic couple — voltaic couple.
- glandular fever — infectious mononucleosis.
- gram equivalent — the combining power, especially in grams (gram equivalent) of an element or compound, equivalent to hydrogen as a standard of 1.00797 or oxygen as a standard of 8; the atomic weight divided by the valence.
- guadalupe river — a river in SE Texas, flowing SE to the San Antonio River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- have a crush on — be attracted to: sb
- have had enough — be weary, exasperated
- have no use for — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
- have to lump it — If you say that someone will have to lump it, you mean that they must accept a situation or decision whether they like it or not.
- incommunicative — not communicative; reserved; uncommunicative.
- individualising — Present participle of individualise.
- individualistic — a person who shows great independence or individuality in thought or action.
- individualities — Plural form of individuality.
- individualizing — Present participle of individualize.
- infraclavicular — (anatomy) Below the clavicle.
- interclavicular — a median membrane bone developed between the collarbones, or in front of the breastbone, in many vertebrates.
- interindividual — a single human being, as distinguished from a group.
- intraindividual — Occurring within an individual.
- intravascularly — Within a blood vessel.
- involuntariness — The state of being involuntary; unwillingness; automatism.
- invulnerability — incapable of being wounded, hurt, or damaged.
- island universe — an external galaxy.