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18-letter words containing v, m, a

  • offensive material — any published or broadcast content (such as articles, photographs, films, or websites) that is likely to be upsetting, insulting, or objectionable to some or most people
  • one false move and — You use one false move to introduce the very bad or serious consequences which will result if someone makes a mistake, even a very small one.
  • ovariohysterectomy — Surgical removal of the ovaries and uterus.
  • overnight telegram — a type of domestic telegram sent at a reduced rate with a minimum charge for 10 words or less and accepted until midnight for delivery the following day.
  • payment in advance — If a business asks for payment in advance, the payment must be received in full before the goods or services are delivered.
  • pemphigus vulgaris — a potentially fatal blistering skin disease, characterized by large blisters on the skin, mucous membranes of the mouth, genitals, intestines, etc, which eventually rupture and form painful denuded areas from which critical amounts of bodily protein, fluid, and blood may be lost
  • plenum ventilation — a system of mechanical ventilation in which fresh air is forced into the spaces to be ventilated from a chamber (plenum chamber) at a pressure slightly higher than atmospheric pressure, so as to expel foul air.
  • pneumatic conveyor — a tube through which powdered or granular material, such as cement, grain, etc is transported by a flow of air
  • postviral syndrome — debilitating condition occurring as a sequel to viral illness
  • pound the pavement — a paved road, highway, etc.
  • provision merchant — a person or company in the business of retailing food and other provisions
  • psychogalvanometer — a type of galvanometer for detecting and measuring psychogalvanic currents.
  • racially motivated — motivated by (the hate or prejudice of) someone's race
  • rapid eye movement — rapidly shifting, continuous movements of the eyes beneath closed lids during the stage of sleep characterized by dreaming.
  • reactive component — the component in an alternating-current circuit that does not contribute power because it is 90° out of phase with the voltage or current.
  • redevelopment area — an urban area in which all or most of the buildings are demolished and rebuilt
  • relative major key — a major key that has the same key signature as a minor key, but a different tonic
  • relative minor key — a minor key that has the same key signature as a major key, but a different tonic
  • reverberation time — the time it takes for a sound made in a room to diminish by 60 decibels.
  • room for manoeuvre — If you have room for manoeuvre, you have the opportunity to change your plans if it becomes necessary or desirable.
  • sacrificial victim — a person who is ritually killed with the intention of propitiating or pleasing a deity
  • second triumvirate — the coalition and joint rule of the Roman Empire by Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian, begun in 43 bc
  • self-advertisement — a paid announcement, as of goods for sale, in newspapers or magazines, on radio or television, etc.
  • service department — a repair shop
  • simone de beauvoir — Simone [see-mawn] /siˈmɔn/ (Show IPA), (Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand) 1908–86, French playwright, novelist, and essayist.
  • slobodan milosevic — Slobodan [sloh-buh-dain] /ˈsloʊ bəˌdɛən/ (Show IPA), 1941–2006, Yugoslav and Serbian politician: president of Serbia 1989–97, president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1997–2000, accused of war crimes 2001.
  • social environment — the environment developed by humans as contrasted with the natural environment; society as a whole, especially in its relation to the individual.
  • sodium-vapour lamp — a type of electric lamp consisting of a glass tube containing neon and sodium vapour at low pressure through which an electric current is passed to give an orange light. They are used in street lighting
  • surveyor's compass — an instrument used by surveyors for measuring azimuths.
  • surveyor's measure — a system of units of length used in surveying land, based on the surveyor's chain of 66 feet (20.12 meters) and its 100 links of 7.92 inches (20.12 cm).
  • survival mechanism — something you or your body does automatically, in order to survive in a dangerous or unpleasant situation
  • take a dim view of — not bright; obscure from lack of light or emitted light: a dim room; a dim flashlight.
  • television company — a company that broadcasts programmes by television
  • thermogalvanometer — a thermoammeter for measuring small currents, consisting of a thermocouple connected to a direct-current galvanometer.
  • thiruvananthapuram — a state in SW India: formerly the regions of Travancore and Cochin. 15,005 sq. mi. (38,836 sq. km). Capital: Thiruvananthapuram.
  • thomas alva edison — Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
  • to take a dim view — If you take a dim view or a poor view of someone or something, you disapprove of them or have a low opinion of them.
  • traveling salesman — a male representative of a business firm who travels in an assigned territory soliciting orders for a company's products or services.
  • tristimulus values — three values that together are used to describe a colour and are the amounts of three reference colours that can be mixed to give the same visual sensation as the colour considered
  • vanadium pentoxide — a yellow to red crystalline compound, V 2 O 5 , slightly soluble in water, used as a catalyst for organic reactions, in glass to absorb ultraviolet radiation, and as a photographic developer.
  • vermiform appendix — a narrow, blind tube protruding from the cecum, having no known useful function, in humans being 3 to 4 inches (8 to 10 cm) long and situated in the lower right-hand part of the abdomen.
  • victor emmanuel ii — 1820–78, king of Sardinia 1849–78; first king of Italy 1861–78.
  • video compact disc — (storage)   (VCD) A storage format used for film distribution.
  • vitamin a aldehyde — retinal2 .
  • vitamin deficiency — a lack of a vitamin or vitamins needed for good health
  • vitelline membrane — the membrane surrounding the egg yolk.
  • vosges (mountains) — mountain range in NE France, west of the Rhine: highest peak, c. 4,700 ft (1,433 m)
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