10-letter words containing v, e, l, i, c
- sick leave — leave from duty, work, or the like, granted because of illness.
- sieve cell — an elongated cell whose walls contain perforations (sieve pores) that are arranged in circumscribed areas (sieve plates) and that afford communication with similar adjacent cells.
- silverback — an older male gorilla, usually the leader of a troop, whose hairs along the back turn gray with age.
- ulcerative — causing ulceration.
- univalence — the quality of being univalent.
- varicocele — a varicose condition of the spermatic veins of the scrotum.
- velocipede — a vehicle, usually having two or three wheels, that is propelled by the rider.
- ventricles — Zoology. any of various hollow organs or parts in an animal body.
- ventriculi — the part of the food tract in which digestion takes place, especially the lower cavity of a compound stomach in insects.
- vermicelli — a kind of pasta in the form of long, slender, solid threads, resembling spaghetti but thinner. Compare macaroni (def 1).
- vermicidal — a substance or agent used to kill worms, especially a drug used to kill parasitic intestinal worms.
- vermicular — of, relating to, or done by worms.
- versicolor — changeable in color: versicolor skies.
- versicular — of or consisting of verses.
- vertically — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- vesiculate — characterized by or covered with vesicles.
- vesiculose — composed of or containing vesicles
- victimless — a person who suffers from a destructive or injurious action or agency: a victim of an automobile accident.
- victualage — food; provisions; victuals.
- victualled — victuals, food supplies; provisions.
- victualler — a person who furnishes victuals, especially a sutler.
- video call — a call made via a mobile phone with a camera and a screen, allowing the participants to see each other as they talk
- video clip — short videotape extract
- video club — a club from which members can rent films on video or DVD
- vindicable — capable of being vindicated: a vindicable expedient.
- viola clef — alto clef.
- violaceous — belonging to the Violaceae, the violet family of plants. Compare violet family.
- violescent — tending to a violet color: a violescent twilight sky.
- viscerally — of or relating to the viscera.
- vitellicle — the sac of a yolk
- voice coil — a moving coil that drives the diaphragm of a sound reproduction system, as a loudspeaker, by the interaction of a changing magnetic field that is produced by a current in the coil and a fixed magnetic field that is produced by permanent magnets.
- voice mail — an electronic system enabling the recording and storage of (usually digitized) voice messages, which can subsequently be retrieved by the intended recipient.
- voice-lift — a cosmetic surgical operation on the vocal cords to make the voice sound younger
- volumetric — of or relating to measurement by volume.
- vorticella — any ciliated protozoan of the genus Vorticella, having a transparent, bell-shaped body with a retractile stalk.
- vulcanizer — to treat (rubber) with sulfur and heat, thereby imparting strength, greater elasticity, durability, etc.