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16-letter words containing v, i, t, o

  • inter-divisional — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
  • interbehavioural — relating to or involving interbehaviour
  • interconvertible — to subject to interconversion; interchange.
  • interventionally — In terms of, or by means of, intervention.
  • intervocalically — (phonology) Between vowels.
  • intravenous drip — the continuous, slow introduction of a fluid into a vein of the body. Abbreviation: IV.
  • inverse cosecant — arc cosecant.
  • inverse function — the function that replaces another function when the dependent and independent variables of the first function are interchanged for an appropriate set of values of the dependent variable. In y = sin x and x = arc sin y, the inverse function of sine is arc sine.
  • inverted mordent — a melodic embellishment consisting of a rapid alternation of a principal tone with an auxiliary tone one degree above it.
  • ippolitov-ivanov — Mikhail Mikhailovich [mi-kah-eel mi-kahy-luh-vich;; Russian myi-khuh-yeel myi-khahy-luh-vyich] /mɪ kɑˈil mɪˈkaɪ lə vɪtʃ;; Russian myɪ xʌˈyil myɪˈxaɪ lə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1857–1935, Russian composer.
  • italian vermouth — sweet vermouth
  • javelin throwing — the sport of throwing the javelin
  • junior executive — a trainee position in a business or organization
  • kiloelectronvolt — (physics) A unit of energy equal to a thousand electron volts.
  • kondratieff wave — a long business cycle of economic expansion and contraction, postulated to last about 60 years.
  • labour-intensive — Labour-intensive industries or methods of making things involve a lot of workers. Compare capital-intensive.
  • lacto-vegetarian — a vegetarian whose diet includes dairy produce and eggs
  • lactovegetarians — Plural form of lactovegetarian.
  • legislative veto — a veto exercised by a legislature nullifying or reversing an action, decision, etc., of the executive branch.
  • letter of advice — a notification from a consignor to a consignee giving specific information as to a shipment, the name of the carrier, the date shipped, etc.
  • levallois-perret — a suburb of Paris, in N France, on the Seine.
  • level descriptor — one of a set of criteria used to assess the performance of a pupil in a particular subject
  • lick observatory — the astronomical observatory of the University of California, situated on Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, California, and having a 120-inch (3-meter) reflecting telescope and a 36-inch (91-cm) refracting telescope.
  • live on the edge — take risks
  • lost river range — a mountain range in E central Idaho. Highest peak, Borah Peak (also highest in the state), 12,662 feet (3862 meters).
  • macroenvironment — (biology) The large-scale and long-term environment and conditions that affect an organism.
  • magnetoresistive — Of or pertaining to magnetoresistance.
  • magnetostrictive — Of or pertaining to magnetostriction.
  • majority verdict — a decision supported by more than half, but not all, the jury
  • make a virtue of — If you make a virtue of something, you pretend that you did it because you chose to, although in fact you did it because you had to.
  • manganese violet — a moderate to strong purple color.
  • mass observation — the study of the social habits of people through observation, interviews, etc
  • mechanoreceptive — Responsive to mechanical stimuli such as sound and touch.
  • medieval history — the branch of history dealing with the Middle Ages
  • melodic interval — an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
  • microenvironment — the environment of a small area or of a particular organism; microhabitat.
  • microvasculature — the system of tiny blood vessels, including capillaries, venules, and arterioles, that perfuse the body's tissues.
  • mind over matter — You can use the expression mind over matter to describe situations in which a person seems to be able to control events, physical objects, or the condition of their own body using their mind.
  • minerva software — A company producing software for the Acorn Archimedes.
  • molotov cocktail — a crude incendiary grenade consisting of a bottle filled with a flammable liquid and a wick that is ignited before throwing: used originally for setting fire to enemy tanks during the Spanish Civil War.
  • monotransitivity — (grammar) The state or quality of being monotransitive.
  • moving staircase — Also called moving staircase, moving stairway. a continuously moving stairway on an endless loop for carrying passengers up or down.
  • moving violation — any of various traffic violations committed while a vehicle is in motion, as speeding, driving through a red light, or going the wrong direction on a one-way street.
  • national savings — a borrowing programme set up by the UK government, aimed esp at retail investors, and providing bonds, saving certificates, etc
  • national service — National service is service in the armed forces, which young people in certain countries have to do by law.
  • native companion — brolga.
  • neo-conservatism — (in the US) a right-wing tendency that originated amongst supporters of the political left and has become characterized by its support of hawkish foreign policies
  • neoconservatives — Plural form of neoconservative.
  • network provider — a business or organization that provides customers with access to a telecommunications network (esp mobile phone networks) or to the internet
  • no-fault divorce — a divorce granted without anyone being found guilty of marital misconduct
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