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16-letter words containing v, m, i

  • family of curves — a collection of curves whose equations differ only by values assigned a parameter or parameters.
  • flame cultivator — an implement that kills weeds by scorching them with a directed flow of flaming gas.
  • gender-normative — cisgender.
  • germinal vesicle — the large, vesicular nucleus of an ovum before the polar bodies are formed.
  • give a hard time — a period of difficulties or hardship.
  • give someone one — to have sex with someone
  • government issue — (often initial capital letter) issued or supplied by the government or one of its agencies.
  • governmentalized — Simple past tense and past participle of governmentalize.
  • gravity platform — (in the oil industry) a drilling platform that rests directly on the sea bed and is kept in position by its own weight; it is usually made of reinforced concrete
  • have a big mouth — to speak indiscreetly, loudly, or excessively
  • have a good time — enjoy yourself, have fun
  • have a hard time — experience difficulties
  • have no time for — not tolerate
  • haversian system — a Haversian canal and the series of concentric bony plates surrounding it.
  • heir presumptive — a person who is expected to be the heir but whose expectations may be canceled by the birth of a nearer heir.
  • hematocrit-value — a centrifuge for separating the cells of the blood from the plasma.
  • hypercompetitive — Extremely competitive.
  • hypervitaminosis — an abnormal condition caused by an excessive intake of vitamins.
  • imperceptiveness — The quality of being imperceptive.
  • imperfectiveness — (grammar) The state or quality of being imperfective.
  • in heaven's name — You can use in heaven's name in questions beginning with 'what', 'when', 'who', 'why', 'when', and 'how' to add emphasis in a way that shows that you are very angry or surprised.
  • in living memory — If you say that something is, for example, the best, worst, or first thing of its kind in living memory, you are emphasizing that it is the only thing of that kind that people can remember.
  • incentive scheme — an arrangement under which additional payments are made to employees as a means of increasing production
  • indiscriminative — Making no distinction; not discriminating.
  • interim dividend — smaller payout
  • inverted mordent — a melodic embellishment consisting of a rapid alternation of a principal tone with an auxiliary tone one degree above it.
  • investment grant — a direct subsidy made by a government to a business in order to enable it to make further investment
  • investment trust — a company that invests its funds in other companies and issues its own securities against these investments.
  • italian vermouth — sweet vermouth
  • ivyleaf geranium — a geranium plant, pelargonium peltatum, with trailing leaves and white, pink, red, or violet flowers
  • juvenile hormone — any of a class of insect and plant hormones acting to inhibit the molting of a juvenile insect into its adult form.
  • machiavellianism — of, like, or befitting Machiavelli.
  • 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.
  • male-voice choir — a choir of male singers
  • manganese violet — a moderate to strong purple color.
  • manic-depressive — suffering from bipolar disorder.
  • manipulativeness — Quality of being manipulative.
  • martin van buren — Martin, 1782–1862, 8th president of the U.S. 1837–41.
  • mass observation — the study of the social habits of people through observation, interviews, etc
  • measuring device — gauge
  • mechanoreceptive — Responsive to mechanical stimuli such as sound and touch.
  • medieval cornish — the Cornish language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from the 14th century to 1600.
  • medieval history — the branch of history dealing with the Middle Ages
  • medieval studies — a course of study based on the history of the Middle Ages
  • melodic interval — an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
  • memorial service — ceremony held in commemoration
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