15-letter words containing v, e, i, n
- superindividual — greater than the individual
- superinvolution — an act or instance of involving or entangling; involvement.
- suppressiveness — the quality of being suppressive
- svedberg (unit) — a unit of time, equal to 10-13 second, used in determining the rate of sedimentation of a macromolecule in an ultracentrifuge
- sylvian fissure — lateral fissure.
- tank locomotive — a steam locomotive carrying its own fuel and water without the use of a tender.
- tasmanian devil — a small, predacious marsupial, Sarcophilus harrisii, of Tasmania, having a black coat with white patches: its dwindling population is now confined to isolated areas.
- television film — a feature-length film that is made specifically to be shown on television
- television tube — a cathode-ray tube designed for the reproduction of television pictures
- tennessee river — a state in the SE United States. 42,246 sq. mi. (109,415 sq. km). Capital: Nashville. Abbreviation: TN (for use with zip code), Tenn.
- the devil's own — a very difficult or problematic (thing)
- the everlasting — God
- the living dead — dead people that have been brought back to life by a supernatural force
- thermosensitive — readily affected by heat or a change in temperature.
- third ventricle — one of the four cavities of the brain, lying on the midline between the cerebral hemispheres
- to give vent to — If you give vent to your feelings, you express them forcefully.
- touch-sensitive — Touch-sensitive equipment is operated by the user touching it.
- tracking device — an electronic security device which allows you to monitor the location of a person or object, esp a vehicle
- transitive verb — a verb accompanied by a direct object and from which a passive can be formed, as deny, rectify, elect.
- transverse axis — the axis of a hyperbola that passes through the two foci.
- travel sickness — nausea caused by motion
- traveling block — (in a hoisting tackle) the block hooked to and moving with the load.
- travelling wave — a wave carrying energy away from its source
- ultraconvenient — extremely convenient
- unadvisableness — the quality of being imprudent or not advisable
- unauthoritative — having due authority; having the sanction or weight of authority: an authoritative opinion.
- unavailableness — the state of being useless or ineffectual
- uncommunicative — not inclined to talk or disclose information; reserved; taciturn.
- uncomprehensive — of large scope; covering or involving much; inclusive: a comprehensive study of world affairs.
- uncontroversial — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
- uncooperatively — in an uncooperative or unhelpful manner
- undemonstrative — not given to open exhibition or expression of emotion, especially of affection.
- underinvestment — insufficient investment or laying out of money with the expectation of profit
- underprivileged — denied the enjoyment of the normal privileges or rights of a society because of low economic and social status.
- undeservingness — qualified for or having a claim to reward, assistance, etc., because of one's actions, qualities, or situation: the deserving poor; a deserving applicant.
- unforgivingness — not disposed to forgive or show mercy; unrelenting.
- uninformatively — in an uninformative manner
- universal chuck — a chuck, as on a lathe headstock, having three stepped jaws moving simultaneously for precise centering of a workpiece of any of a wide range of sizes.
- universal class — (in the theory of classes) the class that includes all other classes and is composed of all individuals composing these classes.
- universal donor — a person with blood of group O.
- universal joint — piece that couples two rotating shafts
- universal motor — a series-wound motor, of one-half horsepower or less, using alternating or direct current.
- universal stage — a small theodolite mounted on the stage of a polarizing microscope and used in the petrographic analysis of rocks.
- university city — a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
- university fees — charges made by a university for the administering of a course of study or an examination
- university park — a city in N Texas.
- university wits — a name given to an Elizabethan group of university-trained playwrights and pamphleteers, among them Robert Greene, John Lyly, Thomas Nash, and George Peele.
- unobtrusiveness — not obtrusive; inconspicuous, unassertive, or reticent.
- unparticipative — to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play.
- unprogressively — in an unprogressive manner