17-letter words containing vo
- active vocabulary — the total number of words a person uses in his own speech and writing
- advocatus diaboli — devil's advocate
- agent provocateur — An agent provocateur is a person who is employed by the government or the police to encourage certain groups of people to break the law, so they can arrest them or make them lose public support.
- antirevolutionary — opposed to revolution, esp opposed to a particular revolution and the people who are carrying it out
- avogadro constant — the number of atoms or molecules in a mole of a substance
- avogadro's number — the constant, 6.022 × 10 23 , representing the number of atoms, molecules, or ions in one mole of a substance. Symbol: N. Compare gram-atom, gram molecule.
- avoirdupois pound — a pound weighing 16 ounces
- benevolent sexism — a theory that sexism toward women is multidimensional, one form (hostile sexism) reflecting negative views of women who challenge traditional gender roles, and the other form (benevolent sexism) reflecting positive views of women who conform to these roles.
- breakdown voltage — the minimum applied voltage that would cause a given insulator or electrode to break down.
- canine parvovirus — a highly contagious viral disease of dogs characterized by vomiting, haemorrhagic diarrhoea, depression, and, in severe cases, death
- composite volcano — a large, steep volcano built up of alternating layers of lava and ash or cinders.
- composite-volcano — a large, steep volcano built up of alternating layers of lava and ash or cinders.
- consumer advocate — consumerist (def 1).
- consumer-advocate — Also called consumer advocate. a person who is dedicated to protecting and promoting the welfare and rights of consumers.
- convoluted tubule — a portion of the nephron in the kidney that functions in concentrating urine and in maintaining salt, water, and sugar balance.
- counterrevolution — A counterrevolution is a revolution that is intended to reverse the effects of a previous revolution.
- cumulative voting — a system of voting in which each elector has as many votes as there are candidates in his constituency. Votes may all be cast for one candidate or distributed among several
- dietrich von bern — Theodoric of Verona: the name of the eastern Gothic emperor Theodoric as it appears in German legends.
- french revolution — the revolution that began in 1789, overthrew the absolute monarchy of the Bourbons and the system of aristocratic privileges, and ended with Napoleon's overthrow of the Directory and seizure of power in 1799.
- gigaelectron volt — one billion electron-volts. Abbreviation: GeV, Gev.
- great vowel shift — a series of changes in the quality of the long vowels between Middle and Modern English as a result of which all were raised, while the high vowels (ē) and (o̅o̅), already at the upper limit, underwent breaking to become the diphthongs (ī) and (ou).
- gustavo a. madero — official name of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
- hypovolemic shock — a type of shock caused by reduced blood volume, as from massive bleeding or dehydration.
- insectivorous bat — any bat of the suborder Microchiroptera, typically having large ears and feeding on insects. The group includes common bats (Myotis species), vampire bats, etc
- kiloelectron volt — 1000 electron-volts. Abbreviation: keV, kev.
- macroevolutionary — Pertaining to, or as a result of macroevolution.
- megaelectron volt — million electron volts.
- method invocation — (programming) In object-oriented programming, the way the program looks up the right code to run when a method with a given name is called ("invoked") on an object. The method is first looked for in the object's class, then that class's superclass and so on up the class hierarchy until a method with the given name is found (the name is "resolved"). Generally, method lookup cannot be performed at compile time because the object's class is not known until run time. This is the case for an object method whereas a class method is just an ordinary function (that is bundled with a given class) and can be resolved at compile time (or load time in the case of a dynamically loaded library).
- microevolutionary — Of or pertaining to microevolution.
- muscae volitantes — floater (def 6).
- nervous breakdown — (not in technical use) any disabling mental disorder requiring treatment.
- nikolaus von cusa — Nicholas (def 1).
- odds-on favourite — a person, team, horse, etc that is regarded as the most likely to win a competition
- otto von bismarck — Otto von [ot-oh von;; German aw-toh fuh n] /ˈɒt oʊ vɒn;; German ˈɔ toʊ fən/ (Show IPA), 1815–98, German statesman: first chancellor of modern German Empire 1871–90.
- palace revolution — a challenge to or overthrow of a sovereign or other leader by members of the ruling family or group.
- period-revolution — a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics: a period of illness; a period of great profitability for a company; a period of social unrest in Germany.
- photovoltaic cell — a photocell in which an electromotive force is generated by a photovoltaic effect.
- pre-revolutionary — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a revolution, or a sudden, complete, or marked change: a revolutionary junta.
- pro forma invoice — an invoice issued before an order is placed or before the goods are delivered giving all the details and the cost of the goods
- revolutionary war — American Revolution.
- rybinsk reservoir — a vast water reservoir in W central Russia on the River Volga and its tributaries Sheksna and Mologa, formed by Rybinsk Hydroelectric Station dam
- silent revolution — a social or political revolution that takes place with little warning and without great fuss or unrest
- stellar evolution — the sequence of changes that occurs in a star as it ages
- stratford-on-avon — a town in SW Warwickshire, in central England, on the Avon River: birthplace and burial place of Shakespeare.
- survivor syndrome — a characteristic group of symptoms, including recurrent images of death, depression, persistent anxiety, and emotional numbness, occurring in survivors of disaster.
- thought-provoking — If something such as a book or a film is thought-provoking, it contains interesting ideas that make people think seriously.
- transferable vote — a vote that is transferred to a second candidate indicated by the voter if the first is eliminated from the ballot
- vanilla-flavoured — having been flavoured with vanilla extract or essence
- velvet revolution — the peaceful overthrow of Czechoslovakia's communist government in late 1989
- vocational school — a school offering instruction in one or more skilled or semiskilled trades or occupations.
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