12-letter words containing v, i, r, a
- prevaricator — a person who speaks falsely; liar.
- preventative — Medicine/Medical. of or noting a drug, vaccine, etc., for preventing disease; prophylactic.
- previsionary — having foresight
- primary verb — one of the three verbs, be, do, and have, that can function both as a main verb and an auxiliary verb.
- primary wave — Seismology. P wave.
- primigravida — a woman pregnant for the first time.
- privatdocent — (in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.
- privatdozent — (in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.
- private bill — a congressional or parliamentary bill involving the private interests of a particular individual, corporation, or local unit.
- private joke — a joke that is understood only by a certain social group
- private life — the social or family life or personal relationships of an individual, esp of a person in the public eye, such as a politician or celebrity
- private view — a preview, esp of an art exhibition, for specially invited guests
- privateering — an armed ship that is privately owned and manned, commissioned by a government to fight or harass enemy ships.
- pro-activity — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- proverbially — of, relating to, or characteristic of a proverb: proverbial brevity.
- providential — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
- provincially — belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local: the provincial newspaper.
- provisionary — providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
- provitamin a — carotene.
- pulverizable — that can be pulverized
- putrefactive — the act or process of putrefying; the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter by bacteria and fungi that results in obnoxiously odorous products; rotting.
- pyruvic acid — a water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 4 O 3 , important in many metabolic and fermentative processes, having an odor resembling that of acetic acid, prepared by the dehydration of tartaric acid: used chiefly in biochemical research.
- quadrivalent — having a valence of four; tetravalent.
- rabbit fever — tularemia.
- radicivorous — feeding on the roots of plants
- rally driver — sports-car racer
- rarity value — if something has rarity value, it is valuable because there a few examples of it
- raven-haired — with glossy deep black hair
- ravioli code — (jargon, humour) Object-oriented code consisting of a number of small and loosely-coupled software components. Presumably, the term is a compliment, contrasting the code with spaghetti code.
- re-educative — of or relating to re-education
- reactivation — to render active again; revive.
- reactiveness — tending to react.
- reactivities — the quality or condition of being reactive.
- recreatively — to refresh by means of relaxation and enjoyment, as restore physically or mentally.
- recuperative — that recuperates.
- red valerian — a bushy valerian, Centranthus ruber, of Europe and southwestern Asia, having many fragrant red, crimson, or white flowers.
- reevaluation — an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
- refractivity — the power to refract.
- regenerative — of, relating to, or characterized by regeneration.
- reinvigorate — to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
- reinvitation — the act of inviting.
- rejuvenating — making young again
- rejuvenation — to make young again; restore to youthful vigor, appearance, etc.: That vacation has certainly rejuvenated him.
- rejuvenative — to make young again; restore to youthful vigor, appearance, etc.: That vacation has certainly rejuvenated him.
- relativeness — the state or fact of being relative.
- relativistic — of or relating to relativity or relativism.
- relief valve — a device that, when actuated by static pressure above a predetermined level, opens in proportion to the excess above this level and reduces the pressure to it. Compare safety valve (def 1).
- remotivation — the act or an instance of motivating, or providing with a reason to act in a certain way: I don't understand what her motivation was for quitting her job. Synonyms: motive, inspiration, inducement, cause, impetus.
- remunerative — affording remuneration; profitable: remunerative work.
- renal pelvis — a small funnel-shaped cavity of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter