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19-letter words containing v, a

  • vigilance committee — an unauthorized committee of citizens organized for the maintenance of order and the summary punishment of crime in the absence of regular or efficient courts.
  • vinculum matrimonii — the bond of matrimony.
  • virginia-rail-fence — snake fence.
  • visual basic script — (language)   (VBScript) Microsoft's scripting language which is an extension of their Visual Basic language. VBScript can be used with Microsoft Office applications and others. It can also be embedded in web pages but can only be understood by Internet Explorer. Visual Basic is a BASIC variant with object-oriented features. Objects include applications, windows and selections.
  • visual display unit — video display terminal. Abbreviation: VDU.
  • vitamin b (complex) — a group of unrelated water-soluble vitamins found in liver, yeast, etc., including: a) vitamin B1 (see thiamine) b) vitamin B2 (see riboflavin) c) vitamin B6 (see pyridoxine) d) nicotinic acid e) pantothenic acid f) biotin g) inositol h) para-aminobenzoic acid i) choline j) folic acid k) vitamin B12 a complex vitamin, C63H90N14O14PCo, containing trivalent cobalt, essential for the normal maturation of erythrocytes, and for normal growth and neurological function, and used esp. in treating pernicious anemia and as an animal feed supplement
  • vocational guidance — the process of assisting a student to choose, prepare for, and enter an occupation for which he or she shows aptitude.
  • voltaic electricity — electric current; moving electric charges.
  • volumetric analysis — determination of the concentration, by volume, of a substance in a solution, as by titration.
  • von neumann machine — the stored-program computer developed by John von Neumann and his associates
  • vulvovaginal glands — the small gland on either side of the lower part of the vagina
  • waste heat recovery — the use of heat that is produced in a thermodynamic cycle, as in a furnace, combustion engine, etc, in another process, such as heating feedwater or air
  • watch night service — a service held on the night of December 24, or of December 31
  • wedding anniversary — the annual commemoration of a couple's marriage: a tenth wedding anniversary.
  • won't have a bar of — cannot tolerate; dislike
  • yablonovy mountains — a mountain range in Siberia. Highest peak: 1680 m (5512 ft)
  • young conservatives — the youth section of the United Kingdom Conservative Party until 1998
  • zone of illuviation — B horizon.
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