11-letter words containing v, i, l
- valedictory — bidding goodbye; saying farewell: a valedictory speech.
- valentinian — a.d. 419?–455, emperor of the Western Roman Empire 425–455.
- valentinite — a mineral, antimony trioxide, Sb 2 O 3 , formed by the oxidation of various minerals containing antimony and occurring in the form of white orthorhombic crystals.
- valiantness — the quality or state of being valiant
- valinomycin — a cyclic, peptide antibiotic, C 54 H 90 N 6 O 18 , produced by the bacterium Streptomyces fulvissimus; used experimentally to transport potassium across membranes.
- valley girl — an affluent young Californian woman, typically considered as being excessively concerned with physical appearance and social status
- valley wind — a wind that ascends a mountain valley during the day.
- valleyfield — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, SW of Montreal, on the St. Lawrence.
- valuational — the act of estimating or setting the value of something; appraisal.
- valve train — A valve train is the total mechanism that causes the valves of an engine to lift and close.
- vanilla pod — the seed pod of the vanilla plant, used in cooking
- vanishingly — to the point of being nearly invisible or nonexistent
- vapor trail — contrail.
- vapouringly — in a boastful manner
- variability — apt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable weather; variable moods.
- varicellate — having small varices, as certain shells.
- varicelloid — resembling varicella.
- varicellous — of or relating to varicella or chicken pox
- varicolored — having various colors; variegated; motley: a varicolored print.
- vascularity — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
- vascularize — (of a tissue or embryo) to develop or extend blood vessels or other fluid-bearing vessels or ducts; become vascular.
- vasculiform — shaped like a small vase or flowerpot
- vasodilator — a nerve or drug that causes vasodilatation.
- vectorially — Mathematics. a quantity possessing both magnitude and direction, represented by an arrow the direction of which indicates the direction of the quantity and the length of which is proportional to the magnitude. Compare scalar (def 4). such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities obey the parallelogram law of addition. such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities are to transform in a particular way under changes of the coordinate system. any generalization of the above quantities.
- vellicating — to pluck; twitch.
- vellus hair — short fine unpigmented hair covering the human body
- velocimeter — any of various instruments for measuring velocity, as of a wave in water or of sound in air.
- velocimetry — the measurement of the speed of sound in fluids
- velvetiness — the quality or state of being velvety
- venefically — in a venefic manner
- venlafaxine — an oral antidepressant, C 17 H 27 NO 2 , that is thought to inhibit neuronal reabsorption of serotonin, norepinephrine, and possibly dopamine.
- ventilating — to provide (a room, mine, etc.) with fresh air in place of air that has been used or contaminated.
- ventilation — the act of ventilating.
- ventilative — promoting or producing ventilation.
- ventilatory — of, having, or pertaining to ventilation
- ventral fin — pelvic fin.
- ventricular — of, relating to, or of the nature of a ventricle.
- ventriculus — the part of the food tract in which digestion takes place, especially the lower cavity of a compound stomach in insects.
- ventriloquy — the art or practice of speaking, with little or no lip movement, in such a manner that the voice does not appear to come from the speaker but from another source, as from a wooden dummy.
- venturingly — in a venturing manner
- veraciously — habitually speaking the truth; truthful; honest: a veracious witness.
- verbalistic — a person skilled in the use of words.
- vere childe — Vere Gordon [veer] /vɪər/ (Show IPA), 1892–1957, English anthropologist, archaeologist, and writer; born in Australia.
- veridically — truthful; veracious.
- verisimilar — having the appearance of truth; likely; probable: a verisimilar tale.
- vermiculate — to work or ornament with wavy lines or markings resembling the form or tracks of a worm.
- vermiculite — any of a group of platy minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum, magnesium, and iron, that expand markedly on being heated: used in the expanded state for heat insulation and as a plant growth medium.
- vermiculous — containing or resembling worms
- versability — the quality or state of being capable of being turned
- versatilely — capable of or adapted for turning easily from one to another of various tasks, fields of endeavor, etc.: a versatile writer.