15-letter words containing v, e, r, m
- government bond — a bond issued by a country's government, in its own currency
- governmentalism — the trend toward expansion of the government's role, range of activities, or power.
- governmentalist — one who promotes the philosophy of governmentalism
- governmentality — (sociology) The organized practices (mentalities, rationalities, and techniques) through which subjects are governed and influenced.
- governmentalize — (US) To bring a private entity under government control; to nationalize.
- 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.
- gravimetrically — (chemistry) Using a gravimetric method.
- hamiltonstovare — a large strong short-haired breed of hound with a black, brown, and white coat
- heteronormative — noting or relating to behavior or attitudes consistent with traditional male or female gender roles and the assumption of heterosexuality as the norm: our heteronormative culture.
- hyperovarianism — precocious sexuality in girls due to abnormally heavy ovarian secretion.
- image converter — a device for producing a visual image formed by other electromagnetic radiation such as infrared or ultraviolet radiation or X-rays
- imperial valley — an irrigated agricultural region in SE California, adjacent to Mexico, formerly a part of the Colorado Desert: it is largely below sea level and contains the Salton Sink.
- imperviableness — the state of being imperviable
- improvvisatrice — Alternative form of improvisatrice.
- incomprehensive — not comprehensive.
- indemnity cover — cover providing insurance against damage or loss
- informativeness — giving information; instructive: an informative book.
- intervalometers — Plural form of intervalometer.
- interventionism — the policy or doctrine of intervening, especially government interference in the affairs of another state or in domestic economic affairs.
- inverted commas — Inverted commas are punctuation marks that are used in writing to show where speech or a quotation begins and ends. They are usually written or printed as ' ' or " ". Inverted commas are also sometimes used around the titles of books, plays, or songs, or around a word or phrase that is being discussed.
- ipsissima verba — with the very words; verbatim.
- kilovolt-ampere — an electrical unit, equal to 1000 volt-amperes. Abbreviation: kVA, kva.
- lamino-alveolar — articulated with the blade of the tongue approaching the alveolar ridge.
- levant wormseed — the dried, unexpanded flower heads of a wormwood, Artemisia cina (Levant wormseed) or the fruit of certain goosefoots, especially Chenopodium anthelminticum (or C. ambrosioides), the Mexican tea or American wormseed, used as an anthelmintic drug.
- liver complaint — an unspecified health problem concerning the liver
- maidenhair-vine — wire vine.
- make-up remover — a substance that you use to remove make-up from your face
- maneuverability — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
- manoeuvrability — The quality of being manoeuvrable.
- mariano vallejo — César [Spanish se-sahr] /Spanish ˈsɛ sɑr/ (Show IPA), 1895–1938, Peruvian poet.
- marine surveyor — a person who carries out surveys of ships to determine seaworthiness, etc
- maternity leave — a leave of absence for an expectant or new mother for the birth and care of the baby.
- media converter — (networking) A component used in Ethernet, although it is not part of the IEEE standard. The IEEE standard states that all segments must be linked with repeaters. Media converters were developed as a simpler, cheaper alternative to repeaters. However, in the 1990s the cost difference between the two is negligible.
- medieval breton — the Breton language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from the 12th to the mid-17th centuries.
- medieval hebrew — the Hebrew language as used from the 6th to the 13th centuries a.d.
- mis-informative — to give false or misleading information to.
- misappreciative — not fully or properly appreciative
- molecular sieve — a compound with molecule-size pores, as some sodium aluminum silicates, that chemically locks molecules in them: used in purification and separation processes.
- morelos y pavon — José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1765–1815, Mexican priest and revolutionary leader.
- morning service — a regular church service in the mornng
- motor voter law — a law that enables prospective voters to register when they obtain or renew a driver's license.
- mount vancouver — a mountain on the border between Canada and Alaska, in the St Elias Mountains. Height: 4785 m (15 700 ft)
- mountain beaver — a burrowing rodent, Aplodontia rufa, of W North America: family Aplodontidae
- native american — a person born in the United States.
- native compiler — (programming, tool) A compiler which runs on the computer for which it is producing machine code, in contrast to a cross-compiler, which produces code for a different computer.
- negative number — a number that is less than 0
- neoconservatism — moderate political conservatism espoused or advocated by former liberals or socialists.
- non-improvement — an act of improving or the state of being improved.
- non-informative — giving information; instructive: an informative book.
- nonfermentative — tending to produce or undergo fermentation.