10-letter words containing v, i, r
- violet ray — the shortest ray of the visible spectrum
- viperiform — resembling, or in the shape of, a viper
- vir chakra — an award made to distinguished soldiers by the Government of India
- vira saiva — Lingayata.
- viraginity — the qualities of a virago.
- viral load — the amount or concentration of a virus, as HIV, in the blood.
- virescence — state of becoming somewhat, though usually not totally, green, due to the abnormal presence of chlorophyll.
- virginhood — the quality or state of being a virgin; virginity
- virologist — the science dealing with the study of viruses and the diseases caused by them.
- virtualism — the teaching that the bread and wine of the Communion contain Christ's spiritual body and blood
- virtualist — an artist specializing in virtual art, for example, art on the internet rather than hard copies of paintings
- virtuality — being such in power, force, or effect, though not actually or expressly such: a virtual dependence on charity.
- virtualize — to create a virtual version of (a computer, operating system, data storage device, etc.), which is not itself an independent device but both works and appears to the user as a single, physical entity: A virtualized computer server can boost processing power and reduce costs.
- virtueless — moral excellence; goodness; righteousness.
- virtuosity — the character, ability, or skill of a virtuoso.
- virtuously — conforming to moral and ethical principles; morally excellent; upright: Lead a virtuous life.
- virus chip — a glass slide embedded with viral DNA used in DNA sequencing to analyse the genetic makeup of viruses
- viscachera — the burrow system of viscachas, which can extend up to 600 square metres, and has 4 to 30 entrances, some of which are big enough for a person to stand waist-deep
- viscerally — of or relating to the viscera.
- viscometer — a device for measuring viscosity.
- viscometry — a device for measuring viscosity.
- visitorial — of or relating to a visitor; visitatorial.
- visualizer — to recall or form mental images or pictures.
- vitiferous — vine-bearing
- vitrailled — characterized by the presence of stained-glass windows
- vitrectomy — the microsurgical procedure of removing the vitreous humor and replacing it with saline solution, performed to improve vision that has been impaired by opacities.
- vitrescent — becoming glass.
- vitriolate — relating to vitriol
- vitriolize — to treat with or change into vitriol.
- vituperate — to berate or rail (against) abusively; revile
- vivandiere — a woman who formerly followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.
- viviparous — Zoology. bringing forth living young rather than eggs, as most mammals and some reptiles and fishes.
- vivisector — to dissect the living body of (an animal).
- vladimir i — 956?-1015; Russ. ruler & prince of Kiev (980-1015): converted to Christianity (989), which he introduced into Russia: his day is July 15
- vociferant — vociferating; noisy.
- vociferate — say loudly
- vociferous — crying out noisily; clamorous.
- voice part — the melody or succession of tones for one of the voices or instruments in a harmonic or concerted composition.
- voice-over — the voice of an offscreen narrator, announcer, or the like.
- voiceprint — a graphic representation of a person's voice, showing the component frequencies as analyzed by a sound spectrograph.
- volitorial — relating to flying
- voltairian — (François Marie Arouet) 1694–1778, French philosopher, historian, satirist, dramatist, and essayist.
- volumetric — of or relating to measurement by volume.
- vomitorium — vomitory (def 5).
- voraginous — related to an abyss or whirlpool
- voroshilov — Kliment Efremovich [klyi-myent yi-frye-muh-vyich] /klyɪˈmyɛnt yɪˈfryɛ mə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1969, Soviet general: president of the Soviet Union 1953–60.
- vorticella — any ciliated protozoan of the genus Vorticella, having a transparent, bell-shaped body with a retractile stalk.
- vouchering — a person or thing that vouches.
- vulcanizer — to treat (rubber) with sulfur and heat, thereby imparting strength, greater elasticity, durability, etc.
- wabiserver — (operating system, tool) An addition to Wabi which allows the Microsoft Windows application to run on a server, e.g. a powerful Intel-based computer, with users accessing it from their desktop which can be a cheap computer such as an X terminal.