16-letter words containing v, i, s, u
- investment trust — a company that invests its funds in other companies and issues its own securities against these investments.
- invulnerableness — The quality of being invulnerable.
- labour-intensive — Labour-intensive industries or methods of making things involve a lot of workers. Compare capital-intensive.
- lake havasu city — a city in W central Arizona.
- liver of sulphur — a mixture of potassium sulphides used as a fungicide and insecticide and in the treatment of skin diseases
- manipulativeness — Quality of being manipulative.
- measuring device — gauge
- medieval studies — a course of study based on the history of the Middle Ages
- microvasculature — the system of tiny blood vessels, including capillaries, venules, and arterioles, that perfuse the body's tissues.
- non-constructive — helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive): constructive criticism.
- nondestructively — In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
- nouvelle cuisine — a modern style of French cooking that emphasizes the use of the finest and freshest ingredients simply and imaginatively prepared, often with fresh herbs, the artful arrangement and presentation of food, and the use of reduced stocks in place of flour-thickened sauces.
- nusslein-volhard — Christiane [kris-tee-ah-nuh,, kris-tyah-] /ˌkrɪs tiˈɑ nə,, krɪsˈtyɑ-/ (Show IPA), born 1942, German biologist: Nobel prize 1995.
- over-consumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
- over-nourishment — something that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance.
- over-speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- overcautiousness — the quality or state of being too cautious, wary, or careful
- overenthusiastic — full of or characterized by enthusiasm; ardent: He seems very enthusiastic about his role in the play.
- oversubscription — to subscribe for more of than is available, expected, or required: The charity drive was oversubscribed by several thousand dollars.
- passive immunity — immunity resulting from the injection of antibodies or sensitized lymphocytes from another organism or, in infants, from the transfer of antibodies through the placenta or from colostrum.
- phytosuccivorous — feeding on sap, as certain sucking insects.
- plutarch's lives — (Parallel Lives) a collection (a.d. 105–15) by Plutarch of short biographies of the leading political figures of ancient Greece and Rome.
- presumptive heir — heir presumptive.
- punitive damages — law: penalty payment
- quantitativeness — The state or quality of being quantitative.
- quasi-equivalent — equal in value, measure, force, effect, significance, etc.: His silence is equivalent to an admission of guilt.
- queen's evidence — evidence for the crown given by an accused person against his or her alleged accomplices.
- river carpsucker — a carpsucker, Carpiodes carpio, found in silty rivers of the central U.S. south to Mexico.
- saturation level — carrying capacity.
- security vetting — the process of investigating somebody to establish their trustworthiness
- self-cultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
- self-destructive — harmful, injurious, or destructive to oneself: His constant arguing with the boss shows he's a self-destructive person.
- self-vulcanizing — to treat (rubber) with sulfur and heat, thereby imparting strength, greater elasticity, durability, etc.
- semiquantitative — partially quantitative.
- senior executive — someone in a senior position in a business, who makes decisions and puts them into action
- service industry — business providing a service
- sevruga (caviar) — caviar prepared from the small, grayish or black roe of a sturgeon chiefly from the Caspian Sea
- sexual deviation — a type of mental disorder characterized by a preference for or obsession with unusual sexual practices, as pedophilia, sadomasochism, or exhibitionism.
- slugging average — a measure of the effectiveness of a batter in making base hits, obtained by dividing the total bases reached by hitting by the number of official times at bat and carrying out the result to three decimal places. A batter making 275 total bases in 500 times at bat has a slugging average of .550.
- social evolution — the gradual development of society and social forms, institutions, etc., usually through a series of peaceful stages. Compare revolution (def 2).
- south vietnamese — of or relating to the former South Vietnam (now part of Vietnam) or its inhabitants
- spiritus vinosus — (in prescriptions) spirits of wine; alcohol.
- state university — a university maintained by the government of a state.
- substantive rank — a permanent rank in the armed services obtained by length of service, selection, etc
- superheavyweight — an amateur boxer weighing more than 91 kg
- supersensitivity — extremely or excessively sensitive; hypersensitive: a supersensitive smoke detector.
- superserviceable — overly disposed to be of service; officious.
- surveyor's chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- swedish vallhund — a small sturdy dog of a Swedish breed with a long body and pricked pointed ears
- texas revolution — a revolutionary movement, 1832–36, in which U.S. settlers asserted their independence from Mexico and established the republic of Texas.