12-letter words containing v, e, r, m, i
- hiram revels — Hiram Rhoades [rohdz] /roʊdz/ (Show IPA), 1822–1901, U.S. clergyman, educator, and politician: first black senator 1870–71.
- humeral veil — a fringed scarf, usually white and ornamented in the middle, worn over the shoulders by a priest or subdeacon during certain parts of a High Mass.
- hypervolemia — (medicine) An abnormal increase in the volume of blood circulating through the body.
- imperatively — absolutely necessary or required; unavoidable: It is imperative that we leave.
- imperceptive — not perceptive; lacking perception.
- imperfective — noting an aspect of the verb, as in Russian, that indicates incompleteness of the action or state at a temporal point of reference.
- imperviously — In an impervious manner; impenetrably; impermeably.
- impoverished — reduced to poverty.
- impoverisher — Someone who impoverishes.
- impoverishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impoverish.
- impressively — having the ability to impress the mind; arousing admiration, awe, respect, etc.; moving; admirable: an impressive ceremony; an impressive appearance.
- improvements — Plural form of improvement.
- improvidence — not provident; lacking foresight; incautious; unwary.
- intermissive — of, relating to, or characterized by intermission.
- ivy geranium — a trailing geranium, Pelargonium peltatum, of southern Africa, having a fleshy stem that becomes woody with age, glossy, ivy-shaped leaves, and clusters of flowers ranging from white to deep rose in color.
- liberum veto — a veto exercised by a single member of a legislative body whose rules require unanimity.
- lumber river — a river in S central North Carolina and NE South Carolina, flowing SE and S to the Little Pee Dee River. 125 miles (201 km) long.
- madeira vine — a herbaceous tropical vine, Anredera cordifolia, having shiny leaves and small, fragrant, white flowers.
- maid service — cleaner, cleaning business
- maidservants — Plural form of maidservant.
- malt vinegar — acidic condiment made from malted barley
- malternative — An alcoholic beverage that contains some malt alcohol, and may contain other types of alcohol, and that is an alternative to beer.
- malvern hill — a plateau in E Virginia, SE of Richmond: battle 1862.
- malversation — improper or corrupt behavior in office, especially in public office.
- maneuverings — Plural form of maneuvering.
- manoeuvering — Present participle of manoeuver.
- manoeuvrings — Plural form of manoeuvring.
- manu-service — denoting a business that involves both the manufacture of goods and the provision of after-sales services
- martinsville — a city in S Virginia.
- median nerve — a nerve that carries impulses between a part of the body and the central nervous system
- merrillville — a town in NE Indiana.
- merveilleuse — marvellous
- mib variable — A managed object that is defined in a Management Information Base (MIB). The object is defined by a textual name and a corresponding object identifier, a syntax, an access mode, a status, and a description of the semantics of the managed object. The MIB Variable contains pertinent management information that is accessible as defined by the access mode.
- microgrooves — Plural form of microgroove.
- microvessels — Plural form of microvessel.
- microwavable — Of food, that is suitable for cooking in a microwave oven.
- middle river — a city in N Maryland: suburb of Baltimore.
- milk-livered — timid; cowardly
- millisievert — (physics) A unit of ionizing radiation equal to 10-3 sieverts.
- ministrative — Serving to aid; ministering.
- mis-delivery — the carrying and turning over of letters, goods, etc., to a designated recipient or recipients.
- misadventure — an instance of bad fortune; mishap.
- misbehaviour — (British) alternative spelling of misbehavior.
- misgoverning — Present participle of misgovern.
- misperceived — Simple past tense and past participle of misperceive.
- misperceives — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misperceive.
- misventurous — characterized by a mishap
- mitral valve — the valve between the left atrium and left ventricle of the heart, consisting of two triangular flaps of tissue, that prevents the blood from flowing back into the atrium.
- mons veneris — the mons pubis of the human female.
- motive power — any power used to impart motion; any source of mechanical energy.