14-letter words that end in ve
- false positive — Medicine/Medical. a test result that is incorrect because the test indicated a condition or finding that does not exist: a false-positive for syphilis. a person who receives this test result.
- false-negative — Medicine/Medical. a test result that is incorrect because the test failed to recognize an existing condition or finding. a person who receives this test result.
- false-positive — Medicine/Medical. a test result that is incorrect because the test indicated a condition or finding that does not exist: a false-positive for syphilis. a person who receives this test result.
- flower-of-jove — a white, woolly plant, Lychnis flos-jovis, of the pink family, having red or purple flowers in dense clusters.
- forehand drive — (in racket sports) a type of shot made on the forehand side
- forest reserve — an area of forest set aside and preserved by the government as a wilderness, national park, or the like.
- franklin stove — a cast-iron stove having the general form of a fireplace with enclosed top, bottom, side, and back, the front being completely open or able to be closed by doors.
- friction drive — a power transmission system utilizing a set of friction gears so arranged that varying their positions relative to one another gives a wide range of speed ratios.
- fructificative — having the ability to yield or produce fruit.
- gaussian curve — normal curve.
- group genitive — (in English) a construction in which the genitive ending 's is added to an entire phrase, especially when added to a word other than the head of the noun phrase, as the woman who lives across the street's in That is the woman who lives across the street's cat or the people next-door's in The people next-door's house is for rent.
- heat-sensitive — responding to heat or to changes in temperature
- high explosive — a class of explosive, as TNT, in which the reaction is so rapid as to be practically instantaneous, used in shells and bombs.
- hradec kralove — a town in the N Czech Republic, on the Elbe River: Austrians defeated by Prussians in Battle of Sadowa 1866.
- hypersensitive — excessively sensitive: to be hypersensitive to criticism.
- immunoreactive — Of, pertaining to, or causing an immune reaction.
- inappreciative — not appreciative; lacking in appreciation.
- inapprehensive — not apprehensive (often followed by of).
- integral curve — a curve that is a geometric representation of a functional solution to a given differential equation.
- interoperative — a person engaged, employed, or skilled in some branch of work, especially productive or industrial work; worker.
- interpretative — interpretive.
- into overdrive — into a state of intense activity
- intraoperative — Happening during surgery. Literally, within surgery.
- kalamata olive — a purplish-black, almond-shaped olive with a fruity flavor and meaty texture, often split and cured in brine and packed in vinegar.
- l-shaped curve — a curve on a graph that shows a sharp fall after which values remain low for a long period
- labour of love — If you do something as a labour of love, you do it because you really want to and not because of any reward you might get for it, even though it involves hard work.
- learning curve — Education. a graphic representation of progress in learning measured against the time required to achieve mastery.
- letter missive — a letter from an official source expressing a command, permission, invitation, etc.
- logistic curve — a curve, shaped like a letter S , defined as an exponential function and used to model various forms of growth.
- meta-cognitive — higher-order thinking that enables understanding, analysis, and control of one’s cognitive processes, especially when engaged in learning.
- misinformative — to give false or misleading information to.
- missed'em-five — (operating system, abuse) (Or "SysVile" /sis-vi:l'/) A pejorative hackerism for AT&T System V Unix, generally used by BSD partisans in a bigoted mood. See software bloat, Berzerkeley.
- monodispersive — Monodisperse.
- monotransitive — In grammar, pertaining to a transitive verb that takes a single mandatory object, either a direct object or a primary object depending on the language.
- multiplicative — tending to multiply or increase.
- nature reserve — protected area for wildlife
- neurocognitive — Pertaining to cognitive functions that are linked to a particular area, pathway or network of the brain.
- new year's eve — the night of December 31, often celebrated with merrymaking to usher in the new year at midnight.
- non-aggressive — abstention from aggression, especially by a nation.
- non-assumptive — taken for granted.
- non-collective — formed by collection.
- non-conclusive — serving to settle or decide a question; decisive; convincing: conclusive evidence.
- non-conductive — having the property or capability of conducting.
- non-convective — to transfer (heat or a fluid) by convection.
- non-dispersive — serving or tending to disperse.
- non-disruptive — causing, tending to cause, or caused by disruption; disrupting: the disruptive effect of their rioting.
- non-evaluative — to determine or set the value or amount of; appraise: to evaluate property.
- non-exhaustive — exhausting a subject, topic, etc.; comprehensive; thorough: He published an exhaustive study of Greek vases.
- non-expressive — full of expression; meaningful: an expressive shrug.
- non-extractive — capable of being extracted, as from the earth: extractive fuels.