13-letter words containing v, i, r, u
- drunk driving — the operating of a motor vehicle while drunk.
- ebola (virus) — an RNA virus (family Filoviridae) that causes fever, internal bleeding, and, often, death
- enteroviruses — Plural form of enterovirus.
- excursiveness — The quality of being discursive.
- ferrovanadium — a ferroalloy containing up to 55 percent vanadium.
- fibrovascular — composed of fibrous and conductive tissue, as in the vascular systems of higher plants: a fibrovascular bundle.
- flavopurpurin — a yellow, crystalline anthraquinone dye, C 14 H 8 O 5 , isomeric with purpurin.
- formicivorous — ant-eating.
- frequentative — noting or pertaining to a verb aspect expressing repetition of an action.
- frivolousness — characterized by lack of seriousness or sense: frivolous conduct.
- furniture van — a van designed to move the furniture of a house, office, etc, to another place
- graminivorous — feeding or subsisting on grass: a graminivorous bird.
- gravity fault — a fault along an inclined plane in which the upper side or hanging wall appears to have moved downward with respect to the lower side or footwall (opposed to reverse fault).
- group of five — France, Japan, UK, US, and Germany acting as a group to stabilize their currency exchange rates
- hairpin curve — A hairpin curve or a hairpin is a very sharp bend in a road, where the road turns back in the opposite direction.
- heavy cruiser — a naval cruiser having 8-inch (20.3-cm) guns as its main armament.
- herpesviruses — Plural form of herpesvirus.
- hybrid vigour — the increased size, strength, etc, of a hybrid as compared to either of its parents
- hypervirulent — actively poisonous; intensely noxious: a virulent insect bite.
- inobtrusively — in an unobtrusive manner
- insectivorous — adapted to feeding on insects.
- instructively — In an instructive manner.
- intervalvular — Between valves.
- intervolution — (rare) The state of being intervolved or coiled up; a convolution; as, the intervolutions of a snake.
- intravalvular — Between valves.
- intravascular — within the blood vessels.
- intravenously — through or within a vein. Abbreviation: IV.
- intrusiveness — tending or apt to intrude; coming without invitation or welcome: intrusive memories of a lost love.
- involuntarily — not voluntary; independent of one's will; not by one's own choice: an involuntary listener; involuntary servitude.
- involute gear — a gear tooth form that is generated by involute geometry
- joint venture — business: joint enterprise
- joint-venture — to establish or enter a joint venture or partnership.
- labour-saving — A labour-saving device or idea makes it possible for you to do something with less effort than usual.
- liver sausage — liverwurst.
- lucrativeness — profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.
- microvascular — Of or relating to the smallest blood vessels.
- midsummer eve — the evening preceding Midsummer Day: formerly believed to be a time when witches and other supernatural beings caused widespread mischief.
- misadventured — (obsolete) unfortunate.
- misadventurer — a person who experiences misadventure or misfortune
- misadventures — Plural form of misadventure.
- morbillivirus — a genus of viruses in the family Paramyxoviridae causing infectious diseases such as measles, distemper, or rinderpest
- mourning dove — variety of pigeon
- multigravidas — Plural form of multigravida.
- multivariable — having, involving or relying upon two or more variables, esp in statistics
- multivibrator — A device consisting of two amplifying transistors or valves, each with its output connected to the input of the other, producing an oscillatory signal.
- nectarivorous — feeding on nectar
- nerve impulse — a progressive wave of electric and chemical activity along a nerve fiber that stimulates or inhibits the action of a muscle, gland, or other nerve cell.
- non-intrusive — tending or apt to intrude; coming without invitation or welcome: intrusive memories of a lost love.
- non-lucrative — profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.
- non-nutritive — serving to nourish; providing nutriment; nutritious.