17-letter words containing v, i, l, e
- ablative absolute — an absolute construction in Latin grammar in which a governor noun and a modifier in the ablative case function as a sentence modifier; for example, hostibus victis, "the enemy having been beaten"
- access television — television programmes made by the general public as distinguished from those made by professional broadcasters
- acellular vaccine — a vaccine that contains cellular material but not complete cells, specifically, antigenic or allergenic parts of cells.
- activated alumina — a granular highly porous and adsorptive form of aluminium oxide, used for drying gases and as an oil-filtering material and catalyst
- active language i — (tool, mathematics) An early interactive mathematics system for the XDS 930 at the University of California at Berkeley.
- active vocabulary — the total number of words a person uses in his own speech and writing
- adaptive learning — (algorithm) (Or "Hebbian learning") Learning where a system programs itself by adjusting weights or strengths until it produces the desired output.
- adventure holiday — a holiday that involves some physically challenging activity such as canoeing, rock climbing, etc
- adverse selection — Adverse selection is a term used to describe the tendency of those in dangerous jobs or with high-risk lifestyles to want to take out life insurance.
- affective fallacy — a proposition in literary criticism that a poem should be analyzed and described in terms of its own internal structure and not in terms of the emotional response it arouses in the reader.
- affiliative drive — the urge to form friendships and attachments, typically prompting a person to attend social gatherings and join organizations as a way of preventing loneliness and gaining emotional security.
- aftershave lotion — a lotion, usually styptic and perfumed, for application to the face after shaving
- alive and kicking — If you say that someone or something is alive and kicking, you are emphasizing not only that they continue to survive, but also that they are very active.
- alternative music — independent pop music
- ambivalent sexism — a theory that sexism toward women is multidimensional, one form (hostile sexism) reflecting negative views of women who challenge traditional gender roles, and the other form (benevolent sexism) reflecting positive views of women who conform to these roles.
- ambulance service — the public organization that operates ambulances in a country
- anti-conventional — conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste: conventional behavior.
- anticompetitively — In an anticompetitive manner.
- antiproliferative — of or relating to a substance used to prevent or retard the spread of cells, especially malignant cells, into surrounding tissues.
- antirevolutionary — opposed to revolution, esp opposed to a particular revolution and the people who are carrying it out
- api gravity scale — the American Petroleum Institute gravity scale: a universally accepted scale of the relative density of fluids that is used in fuel technology and is measured in degrees API. One degree API is equal to (141.5/d)–131.5, where d = relative density at 288.7K
- athlete's village — an area of accommodation for competitors taking part in a sports event
- barber of seville — Italian Il barbiere di Siviglia. a comic opera (1816) by Gioacchino Rossini based on a comedy (1775) by Beaumarchais.
- be over the limit — If someone is over the limit, they have drunk more alcohol than they are legally allowed to when driving a vehicle.
- believe it or not — You can use believe it or not to emphasize that what you have just said is surprising.
- belleville spring — a spring having the form of a washer or dished disk with an open center, used for cushioning heavy loads with short motion.
- benevolent sexism — a theory that sexism toward women is multidimensional, one form (hostile sexism) reflecting negative views of women who challenge traditional gender roles, and the other form (benevolent sexism) reflecting positive views of women who conform to these roles.
- bill of adventure — a certificate made out by a merchant to show that goods handled by him and his agents are the property of another party at whose risk the dealing is done
- blue-headed vireo — solitary vireo.
- business envelope — an envelope into which standard-size (81⁄2″ × 11″) letterhead stationery can be put with only two folds
- california privet — a privet, Ligustrum ovalifolium, of the olive family, native to Japan, having glossy, oval leaves and long clusters of white flowers, widely used for hedges in the U.S.
- cantilever bridge — a bridge having spans that are constructed as cantilevers and often a suspended span or spans, each end of which rests on one end of a cantilever span
- capital-intensive — Capital-intensive industries and businesses need the investment of large sums of money. Compare labour-intensive.
- castilla la nueva — Spanish name of New Castile.
- castilla la vieja — Spanish name of Old Castile.
- cattle tick fever — Texas fever
- cavalier servente — a lover; suitor.
- cellulose varnish — a varnish made from cellulose nitrate, used as a protective sealing film
- child development — the biological and psychological developments in human beings between birth and the end of adolescence
- chinese vermilion — pimento (def 3).
- circular velocity — the velocity at which a body must move in order to maintain an orbit at the outer edge of the earth's atmosphere.
- circumscriptively — In a circumscriptive manner.
- civil engineering — Civil engineering is the planning, design, and building of roads, bridges, harbours, and public buildings.
- civil libertarian — a person who actively supports or works for the protection or expansion of civil liberties.
- civil partnership — A civil partnership is a legal relationship between two people of the same sex that is similar to marriage.
- cleveland heights — city in NE Ohio: suburb of Cleveland: pop. 50,000
- cloverleaf aerial — a type of aerial, having three or four similar coplanar loops arranged symmetrically around an axis, to which in-phase signals are fed
- collaborativeness — Quality of being collaborative.
- collective memory — the shared memories of a group, family, race, etc
- colour television — television that broadcasts in real-life colours, as opposed to black and white
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