9-letter words containing v, i, m
- via media — a middle way; a mean between two extremes.
- victimise — to make a victim of.
- victimize — to make a victim of.
- videogram — an audiovisual recording, as on a videotape or DVD
- viet minh — a Vietnamese, Communist-led organization whose forces fought against the Japanese and especially against the French in Indochina: officially in existence 1941–51.
- view mark — a mark stamped on antique armor or metalwork to indicate inspection and approval by the guild or by officials at the place of manufacture.
- vigesimal — of, relating to, or based on twenty.
- vikingism — savageness or other behaviour considered characteristic of a Viking
- villiform — having the form of a villus.
- vimineous — of, like, or producing long, flexible shoots.
- vindemial — relating to a grape harvest
- vinometer — a hydrometer for measuring the percentage of alcohol in wine.
- virginium — (formerly) francium. Symbol: Vi.
- vis major — force majeure.
- vistadome — dome (def 7).
- vitallium — a corrosion-resistant alloy of cobalt, chromium, and molybdenum, used for dentures, in bone surgery and prosthetics, in castings, etc.
- vitamin a — a yellow oil, C 20 H 28 O, similar to vitamin A, obtained from fish liver.
- vitamin b — a deep-red crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 63 H 88 N 14 O 14 PCo, obtained from liver, milk, eggs, fish, oysters, and clams: a deficiency causes pernicious anemia and disorders of the nervous system.
- vitamin c — ascorbic acid.
- vitamin d — calciferol.
- vitamin e — a pale-yellow viscous fluid, abundant in vegetable oils, whole-grain cereals, butter, and eggs, and important as an antioxidant in the deactivation of free radicals and in maintenance of the body's cell membranes: deficiency is rare.
- vitamin g — riboflavin.
- vitamin h — biotin.
- vitamin k — menadione.
- vitamin m — folic acid.
- vitamin p — bioflavonoid.
- viticetum — a place where vines, especially grapevines, are cultivated.
- vitriform — having the form or appearance of glass.
- vivamente — in a lively manner
- voicemail — an electronic system enabling the recording and storage of (usually digitized) voice messages, which can subsequently be retrieved by the intended recipient.
- volcanism — the phenomena connected with volcanoes and volcanic activity.
- voltinism — the number of annual broods of an insect
- voluminal — relating to volume
- volumizer — a product that gives extra body to the hair
- voodooism — the voodoo religious rites and practices.
- vorticism — a short-lived avant-garde British art movement that was nurtured by Wyndham Lewis, derived from futurism and cubism, and reached its climax in an exhibition in London in 1915, dwindling in influence after World War I.
- voyeurism — the practice of obtaining sexual gratification by looking at sexual objects or acts, especially secretively.
- vulcanism — volcanism.
- vulgarism — vulgar behavior or character; vulgarity.
- vulpinism — the characteristics of a fox
- vulturism — a greedy character or characteristics resembling a vulture
- vulviform — like a vulva in form
- zanamivir — a drug used to treat influenza
- zervanism — a Zoroastrian heresy that developed during the late Achaemenian period according to which both Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu were offspring of Zurvan.
- zurvanism — a Zoroastrian heresy that developed during the late Achaemenian period according to which both Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu were offspring of Zurvan.