11-letter words starting with v
- vinegarroon — a large, nonpoisonous whipscorpion, Mastigoproctus giganteus, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, which, when disturbed, emits a volatile fluid having a vinegary odor.
- vinegarweed — a plant, Trichostema lanceolatum, of the mint family, native to the western coast of the U.S., having clusters of blue flowers with long, protruding filaments and growing in dry, sandy soil.
- vineyardist — a person who owns or operates a vineyard.
- vingt-et-un — twenty-one (def 4).
- vinho verde — any of a variety of light, slightly sharp-tasting wines made from early-picked grapes in the Minho region of NW Portugal
- viniculture — the science or study of making wines.
- vinificator — a condenser for alcohol vapors escaping from fermenting wine.
- vintage car — classic antique automobile
- vinton cerf — Vint Cerf
- vinyl ether — a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 4 H 6 O, used as an inhalation anesthetic.
- vinyl group — the univalent group C 3 H 3 , derived from ethylene.
- vinyl resin — any one of a class of thermoplastic materials, esp PVC and polyvinyl acetate, made by polymerizing vinyl compounds
- violability — capable of being violated: a violable precept.
- violet iris — an iris, Iris verna, of the eastern U.S., having solitary, violet-blue flowers.
- violet wood — kingwood.
- violin case — protective carrycase for a violin
- violin clef — treble clef.
- violinistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of violins or violinists
- violinmaker — a person who designs and constructs violins, especially professionally.
- violoncello — cello1 .
- virgin mary — Mary (def 1).
- virgin soil — land uncultivated previously
- virgin wool — wool not previously used in manufacture
- virginalist — Often, virginals. a rectangular harpsichord with the strings stretched parallel to the keyboard, the earlier types placed on a table: popular in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- virginalled — played on the virginal
- viridescent — slightly green; greenish.
- virilescent — possessing typically male characteristics
- virtual lan — (networking) Software defined groups of host on a local area network (LAN) that communicate as if they were on the same wire, even though they are physically on different LAN segments throughout a site. To define a virtual LAN, the network administrator uses a virtual LAN management utility to establish membersip rules that determine which hostss are in a specific virtual LAN. Many models may exist but two seem to dominate: (1) Vitual Segment (or Port-Group) Virtual LAN. These are switched at the data link layer (OSI layer 2). Virtual segments turn an arbitrary number of physical segments into a single virtual segment that funtions as a self-contained traffic domain. (2) Virtual Subnet Virtual LAN: These are switched at the Network Layer (OSI layer 3). Subnet-oriented virtual LANs are based on subnet addresses used by IP, IPX, and other network layer protocols to normally identify physical networks. Administrators assign one subnet address to a number of switch ports (which may be on different switches and over a backbone). Once identified as a virtual subnet, the selected LANs function as a bridge group - traffic is bridged at Layer 2 within the virtual subnet and routed at Layer 3 between virtual subnets.
- visbreaking — Visbreaking is thermal cracking, when the vacuum residue is less viscous and it can then be used to produce valuable products.
- viscountess — the wife or widow of a viscount.
- vision care — Vision care is the care and treatment of eyes, eyesight conditions, and vision.
- visual aids — any of various materials depending on the sense of sight, as films, slides, photographs, etc., used as aids in teaching.
- visual arts — painting, sculpture, cinema, etc.
- visualworks — (language) A modern commercial implementation of the Smalltalk programming language. VisualWorks descends directly from the original Smalltalk-80 by Xerox PARC and was originally developed (for some time under the name Objectworks\Smalltalk) by ParcPlace Systems. VisualWorks relies on dynamic translation as its virtual machine technology.
- vital force — the force that animates and perpetuates living beings and organisms.
- vital signs — pulse, temperature, breathing, etc.
- vitamin b12 — a deep-red crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 63 H 88 N 14 O 14 PCo, obtained from liver, milk, eggs, fish, oysters, and clams: a deficiency causes pernicious anemia and disorders of the nervous system.
- viticulture — the culture or cultivation of grapevines; grape-growing.
- vitraillist — a person who makes stained-glass
- vitrescence — becoming glass.
- vitrescible — capable of being formed into or of becoming glass; vitrifiable.
- vituperable — deserving of blame
- vivaciously — lively; animated; spirited: a vivacious folk dance.
- vivacissimo — to be played in a very lively manner
- vivekananda — (Narendranath Datta) 1863–1902, Hindu religious leader and teacher.
- vivisection — the action of cutting into or dissecting a living body.
- vizagapatam — a seaport in Andhra Pradesh, in E India, on the Bay of Bengal.
- vlaardingen — a city in the W Netherlands, at the mouth of the Rhine.
- vladikavkaz — an autonomous republic in S European Russia, in the N Caucasus. 3100 sq. mi. (8029 sq. km) Capital: Vladikavkaz.
- vladivostok — a seaport in the SE Russian Federation in Asia, on the Sea of Japan: eastern terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railroad.