12-letter words containing ve
- multileveled — having different levels or planes: a multilevel stage set.
- multiversity — a university with several campuses, each of which has many schools, divisions, etc.
- nature lover — someone who likes plants, birds and other natural phenomena
- navel orange — a seedless variety of orange having at the apex a navellike formation containing a small secondary fruit.
- navel-gazing — excessive absorption in self-analysis or focus on a single issue.
- needle valve — a valve with a needlelike part, a fine adjustment, or a small opening, especially a valve in which the opening is controlled by a needlelike or conical point that fits into a conical seat.
- negative ion — an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- negative tax — a payment by the State to a person with a low income, the magnitude of the payment increasing as the income decreases. It is regarded as a form of social welfare
- negativeness — The characteristic of being negative; negativity.
- nerve center — a group of nerve cells closely connected with one another and acting together in the performance of some function.
- nerve centre — The nerve centre of an organization is the place from where its activities are controlled and where its leaders meet.
- nerve ending — Your nerve endings are the millions of points on the surface of your body and inside it which send messages to your brain when you feel sensations such as heat, cold, and pain.
- neurodiverse — Exhibiting neurodiversity; varying in mental configuration.
- never-ending — having or likely to have no end: never-ending worry.
- nevertheless — nonetheless; notwithstanding; however; in spite of that: a small but nevertheless important change.
- new covenant — (sometimes initial capital letters) (in Christian exegesis) the promises of salvation made by God to humans individually, based on divine grace rather than Mosaic Law.
- nine-to-five — of, relating to, or during the workday, especially the hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. when offices are characteristically open for business: the nine-to-five grind.
- ninety-seven — a cardinal number, 90 plus 7.
- no love lost — a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- nomenclative — relating to the act of naming
- non-achiever — a person who consistently fails to achieve, esp academically
- non-cohesive — characterized by or causing cohesion: a cohesive agent.
- non-covetous — inordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions; greedy.
- non-curative — serving to cure or heal; pertaining to curing or remedial treatment; remedial.
- non-divisive — forming or expressing division or distribution.
- non-elective — pertaining to the principle of electing to an office, position, etc.
- non-invasive — not invading adjacent healthy cells, blood vessels, or tissues; localized: a noninvasive tumor.
- non-punitive — not involving or exerting punishment
- non-reactive — tending to react.
- nonaddictive — producing or tending to cause addiction: an addictive drug.
- nonaffective — of, caused by, or expressing emotion or feeling; emotional.
- nonassertive — Not assertive.
- nonattentive — Not attentive.
- nonbelievers — Plural form of nonbeliever.
- noncausative — Not causative.
- noncognitive — of or relating to cognition; concerned with the act or process of knowing, perceiving, etc. : cognitive development; cognitive functioning.
- noncollusive — involving collusion; fraudulently contrived by agreement: a collusive agreement to increase prices.
- noncombative — Not combative.
- nonconducive — tending to produce; contributive; helpful; favorable (usually followed by to): Good eating habits are conducive to good health.
- noncorrosive — That does not cause corrosion.
- noncrossover — a chromosome that has not crossed over during meiosis
- nondeceptive — not deceptive
- nondeductive — not related to deduction or subtraction
- nondirective — Not directive.
- noneffective — not effective.
- nonexclusive — not admitting of something else; incompatible: mutually exclusive plans of action.
- nonexecutive — a person or group of persons having administrative or supervisory authority in an organization.
- nonexplosive — tending or serving to explode: an explosive temper; Nitroglycerin is an explosive substance.
- nonimitative — not tending to imitate, not involving imitation
- noninductive — not inductive: a noninductive resistance.