14-letter words containing v, s, t
- class interval — one of the intervals into which the range of a variable of a distribution is divided, esp one of the divisions of the base line of a bar chart or histogram
- coast live oak — California live oak.
- coated vesicle — a clathrin-covered vesicle that forms from the closure of a coated pit, engulfing the ligand-receptor complex in endocytosis.
- coinvestigator — a fellow investigator
- collectiveness — The state or quality of being collective.
- collectivistic — the political principle of centralized social and economic control, especially of all means of production.
- collectivities — Plural form of collectivity.
- composite vote — a voting result arrived at through averaging or combining other votes
- compute server — (computer, parallel) A kind of parallel processor where the parallel processors have no I/O except via a bus or other connection to a front-end processor which handles all I/O to disks, terminals and network. In some antiquated IBM mainframes, a second CPU was provided that could not access I/O devices, known as the slave or attached processor, while the CPU having access to all devices was known as the master processor.
- computer virus — virus
- conductivities — Plural form of conductivity.
- conjunctivitis — Conjunctivitis is an eye infection which causes the thin skin that covers the eye to become red.
- conservational — the act of conserving; prevention of injury, decay, waste, or loss; preservation: conservation of wildlife; conservation of human rights.
- conservatively — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
- conservativism — Alternative form of conservatism.
- conservatorial — of or relating to a conservator or conservators
- conservatories — Plural form of conservatory.
- constitutively — In a constitutive manner.
- constructively — helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive): constructive criticism.
- constructivism — a movement in abstract art evolved in Russia after World War I, primarily by Naum Gabo, which explored the use of movement and machine-age materials in sculpture and had considerable influence on modern art and architecture
- constructivist — Fine Arts. a nonrepresentational style of art developed by a group of Russian artists principally in the early 20th century, characterized chiefly by a severely formal organization of mass, volume, and space, and by the employment of modern industrial materials. Compare suprematism.
- consultatively — of or relating to consultation; advisory.
- contemplatives — Plural form of contemplative.
- contraceptives — A device or drug serving to prevent pregnancy.
- contrapositive — placed opposite or against
- contraventions — Plural form of contravention.
- control survey — an accurate survey of a region forming a basis for more detailed surveys.
- convent school — A convent school is a school where many of the teachers are nuns.
- conventioneers — Plural form of conventioneer.
- conversational — Conversational means relating to, or similar to, casual and informal talk.
- convocationist — a person who supports either of the synods of the provinces of Canterbury or York
- convolutedness — twisted; coiled.
- cost of living — The cost of living is the average amount of money that people in a particular place need in order to be able to afford basic food, housing, and clothing.
- cost-effective — Something that is cost-effective saves or makes a lot of money in comparison with the costs involved.
- costovertebral — (anatomy) Connecting a rib with the body of a vertebra.
- cruciverbalist — a crossword puzzle enthusiast
- crushed velvet — velvet with a flat finish that has a creased effect
- crystal violet — a rosaniline dye, C25H30ClN3, used as an antiseptic, an indicator, and a bacterial stain in Gram's method
- cumulativeness — The state or quality of being cumulative.
- dating service — a service that provides introductions to people seeking a companion with similar interests
- deconstructive — of or relating to deconstruction
- decorativeness — The condition of being decorative.
- definitiveness — most reliable or complete, as of a text, author, criticism, study, or the like: the definitive biography of Andrew Jackson.
- delivery suite — the area in a hospital where babies are delivered
- demonstratives — Plural form of demonstrative.
- derivativeness — the quality of being derivative
- desert varnish — the dark, lustrous coating or crust, usually of manganese and iron oxides, that forms on rocks, pebbles, etc., when exposed to weathering in the desert.
- determinatives — Plural form of determinative.
- devaluationist — a person, as an economist, who advocates the devaluation of a currency.
- devil's tattoo — a rapid or nervous drumming with the fingers or feet