English words: vital force to vitusite
300 English words, part 27 of 34 of the words starting with V, A to Z. 20 have a page of their own.
English words vital force to vitusite
- vital force noun: A hypothetical force that is the causative agent for the development of life.
- vital function noun: Any function of the body that is essential for maintaining life, especially breathing and circulation.
- vital index noun: The ratio of the number of births to the number of deaths in a population over a specific period of time.
- vital organ noun: An organ of the body which performs a sufficiently important function that damage to the organ can cause death.
- vital sign noun: A particular component of a patient's vital signs
- vital signs noun: A set of measurements of a patient's condition taken regularly to assess the state of bodily functions: CSM, skin signs, lung sounds, temperature, pulse,...
- vital spark noun: A vital force (or the application of such a force).
- vital statistic noun: A single important number derived from public health data or personal measurements.
- vital statistics noun: Statistics of births, marriages and deaths.
- Vitale proper noun: A surname.
- Vitali proper noun: A surname.
- Vitaliano proper noun: A surname from Italian.
- vitalic adjective: Relating to, or characteristic of life; vital.
- vitalisation noun: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of vitalization.
- vitalise verb: To give life to something; to animate.
- vitaliser noun: Alternative form of vitalizer.
- vitalism noun: The doctrine that life involves some immaterial "vital force", and cannot be explained scientifically.
- vitalist adjective, noun: Of or espousing vitalism, the doctrine that life cannot be entirely reduced to physical and chemical factors.
- vitalistic adjective: Of or pertaining to vitalism
- vitalistically adverb: In terms of vitalism.
- vitality noun /vaɪˈtælɪti/: The capacity to live and develop.
- vitalization noun: The act of vitalizing; enlivenment; vivification.
- vitalize verb: American and Oxford British English standard spelling of vitalise.
- vitalizer noun: That which vitalizes; a source of vitality.
- vitalizingly adverb: So as to vitalize.
- vitally adverb /ˈvaɪ.tə.li/: In a manner that imparts vitality
- vitally challenged noun: The dead; those who have died
- vitalness noun: vitality
- vitalometer noun /ˌvaɪtəˈlɒmɪtər/: A device used to test the vitality of the dental pulp.
- vitalometry noun /ˌvaɪtəˈlɒmɪtɹi/: The use of a vitalometer.
- vitals noun /ˈvaɪtəlz/: Those organs of the body that are essential for life.
- vitamer noun: Any of a combination of substances that, together, function as a vitamin.
- vitameric adjective: Of or relating to a vitamer.
- vitamin noun, verb /ˈvɪt.ə.mɪn/: Any of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy human growth, metabolism, development, and body function. They are...
- vitamin A noun: Any of several closely related fat-soluble vitamins that are essential for normal vision; retinol.
- vitamin A acid noun: Synonym of retinoic acid.
- vitamin B noun: Any member of the vitamin B complex.
- vitamin B complex noun: A group of water-soluble vitamins, once thought to be a single vitamin, occurring in yeast, liver, eggs etc.
- vitamin B1 noun: Synonym of thiamine.
- vitamin B12 noun: The compound cobalamin; (often also) related compounds such as cyanocobalamin.
- vitamin B17 noun: pseudoscientific name for the toxic chemical laetrile, commonly used to falsely market it as a vitamin
- vitamin B2 noun: Synonym of riboflavin.
- vitamin B3 noun: Synonym of niacin.
- vitamin B4 noun: A former designation for any of several compounds: adenine, choline, or carnitine.
- vitamin B5 noun: Synonym of pantothenic acid.
- vitamin B6 noun: Synonym of pyridoxine, pyridoxal, or pyridoxamine.
- vitamin B7 noun: Synonym of biotin.
- vitamin B9 noun: Synonym of folic acid.
- vitamin Bc noun: Synonym of vitamin B₉: folic acid.
- vitamin C noun: The L-enantiomer of ascorbic acid, a water-soluble nutrient essential for life, synthesized by most animals and plants but not humans, widely used for...
- vitamin D noun: Any of a number of fat-soluble vitamins, required for normal bone development and preventing rickets, that can be manufactured in the skin on exposure to...
- vitamin D1 noun: Ergocalciferol and lumisterol; a constituent of vitamin D.
- vitamin D2 noun: Ergocalciferol or calciferol; a constituent of vitamin D.
- vitamin D3 noun: Cholecalciferol; a constituent of vitamin D.
- vitamin D4 noun: Dihydroergocalciferol; a constituent of vitamin D.
- vitamin D5 noun: Sitocalciferol; a constituent of vitamin D.
- vitamin E noun: Any of several fat-soluble vitamins, found in plants, that act as antioxidants and are essential for reproduction; the tocopherols.
- vitamin F noun: essential fatty acids
- vitamin G noun: vitamin B₂ or riboflavin.
- vitamin H noun: vitamin B₇ or biotin.
- vitamin I noun: Ibuprofen.
- vitamin J noun: choline
- vitamin K noun: Any of several related fat-soluble vitamins, found in leafy green vegetables, essential for blood clotting.
- vitamin K1 noun: phylloquinone
- vitamin K2 noun: menaquinone
- vitamin M noun: Folic acid.
- vitamin O noun: Oxygen.
- vitamin P noun: Any of the water soluble bioflavonoids that promotes the resistance of capillaries to permeation.
- vitamin R noun: Ritalin, an amphetamine-like psychopharmaceutical, prescribed for ADHD.
- vitamin V noun: The drug sildenafil citrate, used to treat erectile dysfunction.
- vitaminergic adjective: Produced or activated by a vitamin
- vitaminful adjective: Rich in vitamins.
- vitaminic adjective: Of or pertaining to vitamins.
- vitaminise verb: Alternative form of vitaminize.
- vitaminize verb: To add vitamins to a food product as a dietary supplement.
- vitaminless adjective: Devoid of vitamins.
- vitaminlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a vitamin.
- vitaminological adjective: Relating to vitaminology
- vitaminology noun: The study of vitamins
- vitaminosis noun: Any disease caused by the presence of (excess) vitamins
- vitamise verb: to use a vitamiser, to blend
- vitamiser noun: a kitchen appliance used for reducing fruit and vegetables to liquids, a blender
- vitamizer noun: Alternative form of vitamiser.
- vitapath noun: A proponent of vitapathy.
- vitapathic adjective: Relating to vitapathy.
- vitapathist noun: Synonym of vitapath.
- vitapathy noun: A Christian religioscientific system claimed to promote physical and spiritual health, introduced by John Bunyan Campbell.
- vitarka noun: The initial application of thought; mental inquiry prior to deeper investigation.
- vitascope noun: An early machine for exhibiting animated pictures.
- vitascopic adjective: Of or relating to the vitascope.
- vitasphere noun: The portion of the Earth that contains living organisms.
- vitasti noun: An ancient Indian unit of length.
- vitative adjective: Of or relating to vitality, love of life, and resistance to death and disease.
- vitativeness noun: Quality of being vitative.
- Vite proper noun: A surname.
- Vitebsk proper noun: A city in Belarus.
- Vitek proper noun: A surname.
- vitell- prefix: Alternative form of vitello- (“yolk”) (before a vowel)
- vitellaria noun /ˌvɪ.tɛˈlɛə.ɹi.ə/: AA shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa)
- vitellarial adjective /ˌvɪ.tɛˈlɛə.ɹi.əl/: Of or relating to vitellaria.
- vitellarian adjective /ˌvɪ.tɛˈlɛə.ɹi.ən/: Synonym of vitellarial.
- vitellarium noun /ˌvɪ.tɛˈlɛə.ɹi.əm/: A type of gland, in flatworms and similar organisms, that secretes yolk.
- vitellary adjective, noun /vɪˈtɛləɹi/: Vitelline.
- vitellicle noun: yolk sac; umbilical vesicle
- vitelliferous adjective: Bearing yolk.
- vitelliform adjective: Resembling the yolk of an egg.
- vitelligene noun: A yolk-forming organ.
- vitelligenous adjective: Producing yolk, or a yolk-like substance
- vitelligerous adjective: Synonym of vitelliferous.
- vitellin noun: A protein found in egg yolk.
- vitellinate noun: Any metal salt of vitellin
- vitelline adjective, noun /vɪˈtɛlaɪn/: Of, pertaining to, or resembling the yolk of an egg.
- vitelline gland noun: Synonym of vitellogene
- vitello- prefix: Yolk.
- vitellocyte noun: A cell of the vitellarium
- vitellogen noun: Alternative form of vitellogenin.
- vitellogene noun: A gland secreting the yolk of the eggs in various flatworm species.
- vitellogenesis noun: yolk deposition; the process of yolk formation via nutrients being deposited in the oocyte, or female germ cell involved in reproduction
- vitellogenetic adjective: Of or relating to vitellogenesis.
- vitellogenic adjective: Relating to vitellogenesis.
- vitellogenin noun: An egg-yolk precursor protein expressed in the females of nearly all oviparous species.
- vitellogenous adjective: Relating to vitellogenesis.
- vitellointestinal adjective /vɪˌtɛloʊɪnˈtɛstɪnəl/: Of or pertaining to both the yolk sac and the intestine, as (usually, more specifically) relating to the vitelline duct (that is, the vitellointestinal duct...
- vitellolysis noun: The breakdown of egg yolk
- vitellolytic adjective: That breaks down egg yolk
- vitellophage noun: Any of a class of cell, in the eggs of insects, crustaceans, and arachnids, that are not part of the future embryo, and have an uncertain function
- vitellorubin noun: The red pigment zoonerythrin.
- vitellus noun: The contents or substance of the ovum; egg yolk.
- Viterbi proper noun: A surname from Italian
- viterbite noun: A mixture of allophane and wavellite.
- Viterbo proper noun: A province of Lazio, Italy.
- Viteri proper noun: A surname.
- vitex noun: Any of several species of the genus Vitex.
- vitexicarpin noun: casticin
- vitexin noun: A particular apigenin flavone glucoside
- vith adjective, preposition: Pronunciation spelling of with.
- Viti proper noun: A language spoken in Nigeria.
- vitiate verb /ˈvɪʃ.i.eɪt/: To spoil, make faulty; to reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of something.
- vitiation noun: A reduction in the value, or an impairment in the quality of something.
- vitiator noun: That which vitiates.
- viticetum noun: A collection of vines.
- viticolous adjective: Inhabiting or produced upon, the vine.
- viticosterone noun: Synonym of hydroxyecdysone.
- viticultural adjective: Of or pertaining to viticulture.
- viticulturalist noun: Synonym of viticulturist.
- viticulturally adverb: In terms of viticulture.
- viticulture noun /ˈvɪdəˌkəltʃər/: The agricultural practice of growing vines, particularly grape vines.
- viticulturer noun: Synonym of viticulturist.
- viticulturist noun: A person who grows grapevines.
- Vitiello proper noun: A surname.
- vitiferous adjective: Full of or pertaining to vines, especially grape vines.
- vitiliginous adjective: Relating to or affected with vitiligo.
- vitiligo noun /ˌvɪtɪˈlaɪɡəʊ/: The patchy loss of skin pigmentation.
- vitiligoidea noun: Synonym of xanthelasmoidea.
- vitiligous adjective: Exhibiting or relating to vitiligo.
- vitilitigation noun: cavillous litigation; petty criticism or objection
- vitilla noun: A variant of stickball played in the Dominican Republic
- vitimite noun: A monoclinic white mineral containing boron, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.
- vitiosity noun /vɪʃiˈɒsɪti/: viciousness
- vitisin noun: Any of a group of phenolic anthocyanins present in wine
- vitispirane noun: The spiro compound 2,10,10-trimethyl-6-methylidene-1-oxaspiro[4.5]dec-7-ene present in grape juice
- vitivinicultural adjective: Relating to the cultivation of grapes and other vines.
- vitivirus noun: Any virus of the genus Vitivirus.
- vitki noun: A sorcerer in Norse Heathen societies.
- Vito proper noun: A barangay of Minglanilla, Cebu, Philippines.
- vitochemical adjective: Synonym of biochemical.
- Vitolo proper noun: A surname.
- vitology noun: An approach to healthy living promoted in the late 19th and early 20th century.
- Viton proper noun: A brand name of fluorocarbon-based fluoroelastomer materials, specifically the FKM family of fluorine rubber.
- Vitoria proper noun: A municipality, the state capital of Espírito Santo, Brazil.
- Vitosha proper noun: a mountain on the outskirts of Sofia, Bulgaria
- vitrage noun: A curtain of light translucent material intended to be secured directly to the woodwork of a French window or glazed door.
- vitrail noun: A stained glass window.
- vitrailed adjective: Having a stained glass window.
- vitraillist noun: An artist who uses stained glass as a medium.
- vitrain noun: A constituent of banded bituminous coal consisting of a horizontal glossy band of friable material.
- vitrand noun: A relatively young andisol that is coarse-textured and dominated by glass.
- vitrandosol noun: A vitric andosol.
- vitreal adjective: Of or pertaining to the vitreous humor
- vitreally adverb: With respect to the vitreous humor
- vitrectome noun: A device used in vitrectomy
- vitrectomise verb: To perform a vitrectomy
- vitrectomize verb: To carry out vitrectomy upon.
- vitrectomy noun: The surgical removal of some or all of the vitreous humour from the eye.
- vitrector noun: A tool used to cut the vitreous humour for subsequent removal during a vitrectomy.
- vitreitis noun: inflammation of the vitreous humour
- vitrella noun: One of the transparent lens-like cone cells in the ocelli of certain arthropods.
- vitreo- prefix: vitreous humour
- vitreo-electric adjective: Exhibiting positive electricity by rubbing glass.
- vitreofoveal adjective: Relating to the vitreous humour and the fovea
- vitreograph noun: A print made by vitreography.
- vitreographic adjective: Relating to vitreography.
- vitreography noun: A printmaking technique using a glass matrix instead of the traditional metal, wood, or stone.
- vitreolysis noun: A technique that uses lasers to disrupt floaters in the vitreous humour
- vitreomacular adjective: Relating to the vitreous humour and the macula of the retina.
- vitreomacular adhesion noun: A condition in which the vitreous humour adheres to the retina
- vitreopapillary adjective: Relating to the vitreous humour and the head of the optic nerve
- vitreopathy noun: Any disease of the vitreous humour.
- vitreoretinal adjective: Of or pertaining to the vitreous humour and the retina.
- vitreoretinochoroidopathy noun /ˌvɪtriː.oʊˌrɛtɪnoʊˌkɔːrɔɪˈdɒpəθi/: A rare eye disorder that affects the vitreous, retina, and choroid. It can be caused by bestrophin 1 gene mutations and may lead to changes in vision due to...
- vitreoretinopathy noun: Any of various eye diseases affecting the retina and vitreous humor.
- vitreosity noun: The quality or degree of being vitreous.
- vitreotome noun: An instrument used in vitrectomy
- vitreous adjective, noun /ˈvɪtriəs/: Of or resembling glass; glassy.
- vitreous body noun: Vitreous humour.
- vitreous enamel noun: A material made by fusing powdered glass to a substrate (usually metal) by firing, usually between 750 and 850 °C (1,380 and 1,560 °F). where the powder...
- vitreous fluid noun: Synonym of vitreous humor.
- vitreous humor noun: The clear gel that fills the eyeball between the lens and the retina.
- vitreous humour noun: The clear gel that fills the eyeball between the lens and the retina.
- vitreous jelly noun: Synonym of vitreous humor.
- vitreous touch syndrome noun: A late complication of intra-capsular cataract extraction wherein the vitreous bulges through the pupillary aperture, and touches and attaches to the...
- vitreouslike adjective: Apparently vitreous; having a vitreous aspect.
- vitreously adverb: In a vitreous manner.
- vitreousness noun: The quality or state of being vitreous.
- vitrescence noun: The quality of being vitreous or glassy.
- vitrescency noun: Alternative form of vitrescence.
- vitrescent adjective: Becoming glass; glassy, vitreous.
- vitrescible adjective: That can be vitrified; vitrifiable.
- vitreum noun: vitreous humor
- vitric adjective: glassy; vitreous
- vitricole adjective: Alternative form of vitricolous.
- vitricolous adjective: That grows on glass.
- vitrics noun: The art or study of the manufacture and decoration of glassware.
- vitrifaction noun: Alternative form of vitrification.
- vitrifacture noun: The manufacture of glass and glassware.
- vitrifiability noun: The condition of being vitrifiable
- vitrifiable adjective: Capable of being vitrified, or converted into glass by heat and fusion.
- vitrificate verb: To convert into glass; to vitrify.
- vitrification noun /ˈvɪ.tɹɪ.fɪˌkeɪ.ʃən/: Turning to glass or glasslike material: the action or process of vitrifying a material: conversion into an amorphous solid free of any crystalline structure...
- vitrified adjective, verb: Converted into glass.
- vitrified clay pipe noun: A type of corrosion-resistant pipe made by heating clay until it vitrifies.
- vitriform adjective: Having the shape or appearance of glass.
- vitrify verb /ˈvɪt.ɹɪˌfaɪ/: To convert into glass or a glass-like substance by heat and fusion.
- vitrimer noun: Any of a class of polymers that have the physical characteristic of glasses
- vitrine noun /vɪˈtɹiːn/: A glass-paneled cabinet or case, especially for displaying articles such as china, objets d'art, fine merchandise, natural history specimens, etc.
- vitrinid noun: Any member of the family Vitrinidae of land snails and slugs.
- vitrinite noun: One of the primary components of coals and most sedimentary kerogens, with a shiny appearance resembling glass.
- vitrinitic adjective: Of or pertaining to vitrinite.
- vitriol noun, verb /ˈvɪtɹiəl/: Any of various metal sulphates.
- vitriol of Mars noun: iron(III) sulfate
- vitriolage noun: The act of vitriolizing someone; the act of committing an acid attack.
- vitriolate adjective, noun, verb: Synonym of vitriolic, of or related to vitriol, various metallic sulphates.
- vitriolated adjective: sulfated
- vitriolic adjective /vɪtɹɪˈɒlɪk/: Of or pertaining to vitriol; derived from or resembling vitriol.
- vitriolic acid noun: Synonym of sulfuric acid.
- vitriolic acid air noun: Sulfur dioxide.
- vitriolically adverb: In a vitriolic manner.
- vitriolisation noun: Alternative form of vitriolization.
- vitriolise verb: Alternative form of vitriolize.
- vitriolism noun: The quality of being vitriolic; a tendency to be bitter and ill-natured.
- vitriolizable adjective: Capable of being converted into a vitriol.
- vitriolization noun: The act of vitriolizing or the state of being vitriolized.
- vitriolize verb: To convert into a vitriol.
- vitriolous adjective: Synonym of vitriolic, of or resembling vitriol, various metallic sulphates.
- vitrite noun: A kind of glass with a low fusing point, used as an insulator in electrical lamps and other apparatus.
- vitritis noun: inflammation associated with the vitreous humor
- vitro- prefix: glass, glassy, glass-like.
- vitro di trina noun: A kind of Venetian glass or glassware in which white threads are embedded in transparent glass to give a lace-like or net-like effect
- vitroceramic noun: A heat-resistant material created by crystallizing glass in controlled conditions.
- vitroclastic adjective: Composed of glassy fragments
- vitronectin noun: A protein of the pexin family, an abundant glycoprotein that promotes cell adhesion and spreading, inhibits the membrane-damaging effect of the terminal...
- vitrophyre noun /ˈvɪtɹəfaɪə(ɹ)/: A porphyritic variety of volcanic glass.
- vitrophyric adjective: Of or relating to vitrophyre.
- vitroplant noun: An artificially propagated plant that is grown in vitro.
- vitrosin noun: The structural protein of the vitreous body.
- vitrosol noun: A vitric andosol.
- vitrotype noun: A kind of photographic image burned onto glass or ceramics.
- vitrum noun: Glass; a glassy material.
- Vitruvian adjective: Of or pertaining to Vitruvius, an Ancient Roman architect.
- Vitruvian scroll noun: A scroll pattern used in borders and architectural mouldings, resembling waves in water or a series of parchment scrolls viewed on end.
- Vitruvianism noun: The Vitruvian school of architecture.
- Vitry proper noun: The first element in the name of a number of places in France.
- VITS noun: Initialism of vertical interval test signal.
- VITT noun: Acronym of vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia.
- vitta noun: A fillet, or garland for the head.
- vittariaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Vittariaceae.
- vittate adjective: Having vittae.
- Vitti proper noun: A surname from Italian.
- vittin noun: A corky cell wall substance found in the more watery vittae of Umbelliferae.
- vittle noun, verb: Alternative spelling of victual.
- Vittoria proper noun: A locality in the Bathurst council area and the Cabonne council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- vitular adjective: Of or relating to the time of calving.
- vitulary adjective: Alternative form of vitular.
- vituline adjective: Of or pertaining to a calf or veal.
- vituperable adjective: highly censurable; worthy of vituperation or severe censure.
- vituperate adjective, verb /vɪˈtjuːpəɹeɪt/: To criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner.
- vituperatest verb: (archaic) second-person singular simple present indicative of vituperate
- vituperateth verb: (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative of vituperate
- vituperation noun /v(a)ɪˌtjuːpəˈɹeɪʃən/: The act of vituperating; severely blaming or censuring.
- vituperative adjective /vɪˈt͡ʃuːpɹətɪv/: Marked by harsh abuse; abusive, often with ranting or railing.
- vituperatively adverb: In a vituperative manner.
- vituperativeness noun: The state or condition of being vituperative.
- vituperator noun: One who vituperates, or censures abusively.
- vituperatory adjective: Vituperative.
- vituperious adjective: despicable; disgraceful.
- vituperous adjective: Vituperative.
- vituperously adverb: In a vituperous manner.
- vituperousness noun: The quality of being vituperous.
- Vitus proper noun: A male given name from Latin.
- vitusite noun: A rare, varicolored, orthorhombic mineral found in Greenland.
Part 26 · Part 28 · English words: V
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under V: 9,970 words, in 34 parts.