13-letter words containing v, i, l, a, n
- unequivocally — in a way that is clear and unambiguous: The theme is unequivocally religious.
- unevangelical — not religiously orthodox; not in accordance with the Christian gospel
- universal set — the set of all objects or elements considered in a given problem
- universalness — of, relating to, or characteristic of all or the whole: universal experience.
- unperceivable — imperceptible
- unperceivably — imperceptibly
- unreprievable — not able to be reprieved, eased, or postponed
- unretrievable — to recover or regain: to retrieve the stray ball.
- unserviceable — not suitable to be used
- unspeculative — not characterized by speculation
- unvitrifiable — not able to be vitrified
- unvoluntarily — done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one's own accord or by free choice: a voluntary contribution.
- vaccinologist — the science of vaccine development.
- vacuolization — the state of being full of vacuoles
- vaginal cream — A vaginal cream is cream for treating vaginal infections, applied with a special applicator.
- vaginal smear — a smear sample taken from vaginal mucous for cytological analysis
- valedictorian — a student, usually the one ranking highest academically in a school graduating class, who delivers the valedictory at the commencement exercises.
- valentinian i — a.d. 321?–375, emperor of Western Roman Empire 364–375.
- valet parking — a service offered by a hotel, restaurant, etc., by which patrons' cars are parked by an attendant.
- vandalization — an act of vandalizing
- vanilla plant — a composite plant, Trilisa odoratissima (or Carphephorus odoratissimus), of the southeastern U.S., having purplish flower heads and vanilla-scented leaves used to flavor tobacco.
- vanilla sugar — sugar which has been infused with vanilla
- vanity plates — a vehicle license plate bearing a combination of letters or numbers requested by the licensee, as a name or occupation.
- vashon island — an island in Puget Sound, W central Washington, between Seattle and Tacoma. 37 sq. mi. (96 sq. km).
- vasostimulant — stimulating the action of the vasomotor nerves.
- venetian ball — a small glass ball containing colorful objects or pieces, used chiefly as a paperweight.
- venetian blue — a strong blue similar to cobalt blue.
- ventriloquial — of, relating to, or using ventriloquism.
- verbalization — to express in words: He couldn't verbalize his feelings.
- vermiculation — to work or ornament with wavy lines or markings resembling the form or tracks of a worm.
- vernacularism — a vernacular word or expression.
- vernacularist — someone who uses vernacular speech
- vernacularity — the quality or state of being vernacular
- vernacularize — to translate into the natural speech peculiar to a people.
- vernalization — to shorten the growth period of (a plant) by chilling or other special treatment of it, its seeds, or its bulbs.
- vernier scale — Also, vernier scale. a small, movable, graduated scale running parallel to the fixed graduated scale of a sextant, theodolite, barometer, etc., and used for measuring a fractional part of one of the divisions of the fixed scale.
- vestal virgin — (in ancient Rome) one of four, later six, virgins consecrated to Vesta and to the tending of the sacred fire on her altar.
- vicar general — Roman Catholic Church. a priest deputized by a bishop to assist him in the administration of a diocese.
- vicar-general — Roman Catholic Church. a priest deputized by a bishop to assist him in the administration of a diocese.
- victoria land — a region in Antarctica, bordering on the Ross Sea, mainly in Ross Dependency.
- victoria nile — a section of the upper Nile River in central Uganda between Lake Victoria and Lake Albert. 260 miles (418 km) long.
- vidalia onion — a large, usually somewhat flat onion with a sweet white flesh.
- village green — park or common in a village
- villagization — the transfer of land to village control.
- villavicencio — a city in central Colombia.
- vindicatorily — in a vindicatory manner
- vinyl acetate — a colorless, easily polymerized, water-insoluble liquid, C 4 H 6 O 2 , produced by the reaction of acetylene and acetic acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of plastics, films, paints, and adhesives.
- vinyl alcohol — an unstable liquid compound, C 2 H 4 O, found only in the form of its esters or as the polymer polyvinyl alcohol.
- vinyl plastic — any of various plastics made from polymerized vinyl compounds or copolymers of vinyl and other resins, used in various molded or extruded products, coatings, adhesives, sizes, etc.
- virginia plan — a plan, unsuccessfully proposed at the Constitutional Convention, providing for a legislature of two houses with proportional representation in each house and executive and judicial branches to be chosen by the legislature.