10-letter words containing iv
- invectives — vehement or violent denunciation, censure, or reproach.
- invocative — invoke.
- irrelative — not relative; without relation (usually followed by to).
- irrigative — serving for or pertaining to irrigation.
- irritative — serving or tending to irritate.
- ivermectin — a drug that kills parasitic nematode worms, mites, and insects. It is used to treat a variety of parasitic infections in domestic animals and onchocerciasis in humans
- ivory gull — a white, arctic gull, Pagophila eburnea.
- ivory palm — the palm bearing the common ivory nut.
- ivy league — a group of colleges and universities in the northeastern U.S., consisting of Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Dartmouth, Cornell, the University of Pennsylvania, and Brown, having a reputation for high scholastic achievement and social prestige.
- jackknives — Plural form of jackknife.
- judicative — having ability to judge; judging: the judicative faculty.
- jus civile — the rules and principles of law derived from the customs and legislation of Rome, as opposed to those derived from the customs of all nations (jus gentium) or from fundamental ideas of right and wrong implicit in the human mind (jus naturale)
- keep-alive — (communications) A short message sent periodically on a communication channel that would otherwise time out and close due to inactivity.
- krivoi rog — a city in SE Ukraine, SW of Dnepropetrovsk.
- krivoy rog — a city in SE Ukraine: founded in the 17th century by Cossacks; iron-mining centre; iron- and steelworks. Pop: 658 000 (2005 est)
- lacerative — Lacerating, or having the power to lacerate.
- lamivudine — (medicine) A nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor, 2',3'-dideoxy-3'-thiacytidine that is used for the treatment of HIV and chronic hepatitis B.
- lascivious — inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd: a lascivious, girl-chasing old man.
- lenitively — In a lenitive manner.
- lentiviral — Of or pertaining to a lentivirus.
- lentivirus — any slow virus of the genus Lentivirus, of the retrovirus family, causing brain disease in sheep and other animals.
- liberative — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- lifegiving — imparting, or having the ability to impart, life or vitality; invigorating; vitalizing: life-giving love and praise.
- lilliac iv — (computer) A supercomputer designed in the late 1960s at the University of Illinois which had 64 separate CPUs all supervised by a common control unit and all capable of operating simultaneously.
- limitative — limiting; restrictive.
- limivorous — of or relating to animals, usually worms or bivalves, that ingest earth or mud to extract the organic matter from it.
- line drive — a batted ball that travels low, fast, and straight.
- litigative — to make the subject of a lawsuit; contest at law.
- livability — suitable for living in; habitable; comfortable: It took a lot of work to make the old house livable.
- live birth — the birth of a living child
- live it up — to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- live steam — steam direct from the boiler and at full pressure, ready for use in work.
- live up to — to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- live-tweet — to post messages on the Twitter website about an event, etc, as it happens
- livebearer — any viviparous fish of the family Poeciliidae, often kept in home aquariums.
- livelihead — vigour or liveliness
- livelihood — a means of supporting one's existence, especially financially or vocationally; living: to earn a livelihood as a tenant farmer.
- liveliness — full or suggestive of life or vital energy; active, vigorous, or brisk: a lively discussion.
- livelyhood — Misspelling of livelihood.
- liver opal — a form of opal having a reddish-brown coloration
- liver pâté — pâté made from minced liver meat
- liver spot — a dark brown skin spot, usually caused by sun exposure
- liverworts — Plural form of liverwort.
- liverwurst — a sausage made with a large percentage of liver, especially one made with pork liver and pork meat.
- livescript — JavaScript
- livestream — to broadcast (an event) on the internet as it happens
- livingness — The state or quality of being alive; possession of energy or vigour; animation.
- livingroom — Alternative form of 'living room'.
- livingston — Robert R. 1746–1813, U.S. political figure and jurist.
- locomotive — a self-propelled, vehicular engine, powered by steam, a diesel, or electricity, for pulling or, sometimes, pushing a train or individual railroad cars.