English words: Van Goghesque to vanoxite

300 English words, part 5 of 34 of the words starting with V, A to Z. 19 have a page of their own.

English words Van Goghesque to vanoxite

Van Goghesque adjective: Reminiscent of the works of the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh.
Van Goghian adjective: Of or relating to the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh.
van life noun: Alternative form of vanlife.
Van Nes rotation noun: Rotationplasty.
Van pattern noun: The distinctive coloration of Turkish Van cats, with a white body and coloured head and tail.
van Stockum dust noun: In general relativity, an exact solution of the Einstein field equation in which the gravitational field is generated by dust rotating about an axis of...
van 't Hoff factor noun: A measure of the effect of a solute upon colligative properties such as osmotic pressure, relative lowering in vapour pressure, elevation of boiling point,...
Van't Kruijs Opening noun: A chess opening characterized by the move 1. e3 that can turn into many opening variations, this opening is uncommon because it is considered a move that...
Van Wyk and Grumbach syndrome noun: A medical condition involving hypothyroidism, precocious puberty (with delayed bone age and lack of pubic hair), and ovarian cysts in pre- and post-pubertal...
Vana proper noun: A surname.
vanabin noun: Any of a group of vanadium-binding metalloproteins, found almost exclusively in the blood cells or vanadocytes of some ascidians and tunicates.
vanadate noun /ˈvænədeɪt/: Any salt of vanadic acid.
vanadatian adjective: Containing vanadate anions.
vanadia noun: vanadium pentoxide (V₂O₅)
vanadian adjective: Of, pertaining to, or containing vanadium.
vanadiate noun: vanadate
vanadic adjective: Of or pertaining to vanadium, especially to vanadium with an oxidation number of 5.
vanadic acid noun: any of various hydrated forms of vanadium pentoxide
vanadiferous adjective: Containing or producing vanadium.
vanadinite noun: A reddish mineral, a mixed chloride and vanadate of lead with the chemical formula Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl, that is commercial source of vanadium.
vanadiocarpholite noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and vanadium.
vanadious adjective: Alternative form of vanadous.
vanadite noun: Any salt or ester of vanadous acid
vanadium noun /vəˈneɪdi.əm/: A chemical element (symbol V) with atomic number 23; it is a transition metal, used in the production of special steels.
vanadium-50 noun: The naturally-occurring radioactive isotope of vanadium, 5023V, having twenty-three protons and twenty-seven neutrons; its half-life is 1.5 x 10¹⁷ years
vanadium-51 noun: The only stable isotope of vanadium, 5123V, having twenty-three protons and twenty-eight neutrons
vanadium-associated protein noun: Any protein, such as hemovanadin, that contains vanadium in an associated molecule
vanadium bromoperoxidase noun: A haloperoxidase, used by some algae to synthesize halogen compounds, that has a requirement for the element vanadium
vanadium bronze noun: A yellow pigment consisting of a compound of vanadium.
vanadium chromagen noun: Any of a class of blood pigments found in sea squirts, ascidians, and tunicates
vanadium group noun: Group 5 of the periodic table, comprising vanadium, niobium, tantalum and dubnium
vanadium pentoxide noun: An orange crystalline powder, V₂O₅, used as a catalyst in the production of sulphuric acid etc.
vanadium steel noun: Any of a range of alloys of vanadium and steel having improved strength and high-temperature stability
vanadiumdravite noun: A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, boron, chromium, fluorine, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and vanadium.
vanadiumlike adjective: Resembling vanadium.
vanadoan adjective: Containing divalent vanadium.
vanadocene noun: The metallocene containing a vanadium atom
vanadocyte noun: The blood cell of sea squirts, containing hemovanadin rather than hemoglobin.
vanadoenzyme noun: Any enzyme containing vanadium.
vanadomalayaite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic deep red mineral containing calcium, oxygen, silicon, and vanadium.
vanadomolybdate noun: Synonym of molybdovanadate.
vanadoribosyl adjective: Describing a complex of vanadium and ribonucleoside
vanadosilicate noun: A chemical compound that is a variation of a silicate where some silicon atoms are replaced by vanadium.
vanadous adjective: Of, pertaining to or containing vanadium, especially in an oxidation number of 4.
vanadous acid noun: The acid H₂VO₃, known only in solution
vanadyl noun: The divalent radical VO, or the cation VO²⁺.
vanadylate noun: Any reduced form of a vanadate (having fewer oxygen atoms)
vanadylian adjective: Containing vanadyl cations.
vanalite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, sodium, and vanadium.
Vanaman proper noun: A surname.
vanaprastha noun: The third of four ashrama (stages) in a human life, characterised by a gradual transition of one's social and economic responsibilities to the next...
vanara noun: Forest dwellers, monkeys or apes.
vanaspati noun: Any plant that bears fruits but no evident flowers.
Vanatta proper noun: A surname.
vanbrace noun: Alternative form of vambrace.
Vanbrugh proper noun: A surname.
Vanbrunt's polemonium noun: Synonym of Appalachian Jacob's ladder.
vanbulance noun: A compact ambulance in the form of a van.
Vanburen proper noun: A surname.
vanc noun: Clipping of vancomycin.
Vancamp proper noun: A surname.
Vance proper noun /ˈvæns/: A habitational surname from Old English.
Vancean adjective: Alternative form of Vancian.
Vanceburg proper noun: A home rule city, the county seat of Lewis County, Kentucky, United States.
vanchrobactin noun: A siderophore composed of serine, arginine and 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid
Vancian adjective: Of or relating to Jack Vance (1916–2013), American writer of mystery, fantasy, and science fiction stories.
Vancian magic noun: A form of magic based on the existence of spells that must be prepared in advance, for specific purposes, and that can be used a finite number of times.
Vancleave proper noun: A surname.
vanco noun: Clipping of vancomycin.
vancomycin noun /ˌvæŋ.kəˈmaɪ.sɪn/: A glycopeptide antibiotic C₆₆H₇₅Cl₂N₉O₂₄ produced by the actinomycete Amycolaptosis orientalis, used in the form of its hydrochloride C₆₆H₇₅Cl₂N₉O₂₄·HCl...
vancourier noun: A precursor; one who comes before, or who leads a change.
Vancouver proper noun /vænˈkuː.vɚ/: A surname.
Vancouver fir noun: Synonym of grand fir.
Vancouver Island marmot noun: Any member of the species Marmota vancouverensis of marmots, found only on Vancouver Island.
Vancouver Islander noun: A native or inhabitant of Vancouver Island.
Vancouver Special noun: A style of detached two-storey residential house widely constructed in Vancouver, British Columbia from the 1960s to 1980s, characterized by its large and...
Vancouverish adjective: Characteristic of or resembling the city of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Vancouverism noun: An urban planning and architectural phenomenon in Vancouver, British Columbia, characterized by a large residential population living in the city center...
Vancouverite noun: A native or resident of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
vanda noun: Any orchid of the genus Vanda.
vanda orchid noun: Any member of genus Vanda of orchids.
vandaceous adjective: Relating to orchids of the genus Vanda.
vandal adjective, noun /ˈvændəl/: A person who needlessly destroys, defaces, or damages things, especially other people's property.
Vandalia proper noun: Andalusia when it was ruled by the Vandals
vandalic adjective /vænˈdæl.ɪk/: Of or pertaining to the Vandals (the Germanic tribe).
vandalically adverb: In a vandalic manner
vandalicious adjective: Of, relating to, or inclined towards vandalism.
vandalisation noun: vandalism
vandalise verb /ˈvændəlaɪz/: To needlessly destroy or deface other people’s property or public property; to commit vandalism.
vandalised adjective, verb: Referring to something that has been struck by vandalism
vandalish adjective: Characteristic of a vandal; wantonly destructive.
vandalism noun /ˈvændəlɪzm̩/: Willful damage to or destruction of any property, such as graffiti or defacement.
vandalist noun: A vandal.
vandalistic adjective: Having the character of vandalism.
vandalistically adverb: In a vandalistic manner.
vandalization noun: vandalism
vandalize verb /ˈvændəlaɪz/: American, Canadian, and Oxford British English standard spelling of vandalise.
vandalized adjective, verb: Damaged by vandalism.
vandalizer noun: Synonym of vandal.
vandalous adjective: vandalistic; resembling vandalism
vandalously adverb: In a vandalous manner
vandalproof adjective: Resistant to vandals.
Vandam proper noun: A surname.
Vandana proper noun: A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Vandegrift proper noun /ˈvændəˌɡɹɪft/: A surname.
Vandehei proper noun: A surname from Dutch.
Vandemonian adjective, noun /ˌvæn.dɪˈməʊ.ni.ən/: A person from Van Diemen's Land.
Vandenberg proper noun: A surname from Dutch.
Vandenberg catalyst noun: An aluminoxane, prepared from an alkyl-aluminium and water, used as a catalyst in the manufacture of polyether elastomers.
vandenbrandeite noun: A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium.
Vandenburg proper noun: A surname from Dutch, variant of Vandenberg.
vandendriesscheite noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and uranium.
Vanderbilt proper noun /ˈvæn.də.bɪlt/: A surname.
Vanderburg proper noun: A surname from Dutch.
Vandergriff proper noun: A surname.
Vandergrift proper noun: A surname.
Vanderheyden proper noun: A surname from Dutch.
Vanderhoff proper noun: A surname from Dutch.
Vanderhoof proper noun: A surname.
Vanderhorst proper noun: A surname.
Vanderlaan proper noun: A surname from Dutch.
Vanderlip proper noun: A surname from Dutch.
Vandermark proper noun: A surname.
Vandermeer proper noun: A surname from Dutch.
vanderoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
Vanderpoel proper noun: A surname from Dutch.
Vanderpool proper noun: A surname.
Vanderpump proper noun: A surname
Vanderslice proper noun: A surname.
Vanderveen proper noun: A surname.
Vanderveer proper noun: A surname from Dutch.
Vandervoort proper noun: A surname.
Vandervort proper noun: A surname.
Vanderwaal proper noun: A surname from Dutch.
Vanderwall proper noun: A surname.
vandetanib noun: An anticancer drug used to treat certain tumors of the thyroid gland.
Vandeveer proper noun: A surname from Dutch.
Vandevelde proper noun: A surname from Dutch.
Vandeven proper noun: A surname.
Vandeventer proper noun: A surname.
Vandever proper noun: A surname.
Vandewalle proper noun: A surname.
Vandiver proper noun: A surname from Dutch.
vandola noun: An early Spanish mandolin
Vandoren proper noun: A surname.
Vandusen proper noun: A surname.
Vandy proper noun: Vanderbilt University
Vandyck noun: Alternative form of vandyke.
vandyke noun, verb /vænˈdaɪk/: An edge with ornamental triangular points.
Vandyke beard noun: Synonym of vandyke (“a style of facial hair which has both a mustache and a goatee”).
Vandyke brown adjective, noun: A medium brown colour, originally a pigment made from peat or soil.
Vandyke collar noun: A wide, ornate collar made of lace and linen, featuring deeply indented edges formed into scallops or sharp V-shaped points.
vandyking noun, verb: Edging with ornamental triangular points.
vane noun /veɪn/: A weather vane.
Vaneck proper noun: A surname.
vaned adjective: Having a vane or vanes.
vaneferin noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
Vanegas proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
Vanek proper noun: A surname.
vaneless adjective: Without vanes.
vanelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a vane.
vaneprim noun: An antibiotic.
vanessa noun: Any butterfly of the genus Vanessa.
vanessid noun: Any butterfly of the genus Vanessa.
vanette noun: A small van.
vanful noun: As much as a van will hold.
vang noun, verb: To take; undertake for.
vanga noun: Any of several passerine birds, of the family Vangidae, from Madagascar.
Vange proper noun: A suburb in Basildon borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ7287).
vangid noun: Any bird in the family Vangidae.
vanglo noun: Sesamum indicum, the sesame plant.
vanguard noun /ˈvanˌɡɑːd/: The leading units at the front of an army or fleet.
vanguardian adjective: Of or pertaining to the vanguard.
vanguardism noun: The strategy whereby an organization (usually a vanguard party) attempts to place itself at the centre of a revolutionary movement and steer it in a...
vanguardist noun: A proponent of vanguardism.
vanguardistic adjective: Of or relating to vanguardism.
Vanhattan noun: A manhattan cocktail made with both bourbon whiskey and rye whiskey.
Vanhorn proper noun: A surname.
vani noun: A custom in parts of Pakistan where girls, often minors, are given in marriage or servitude to an aggrieved family as compensation for a dispute, often over...
Vanier proper noun: A surname from French.
vanikorid noun: Any sea snail in the family Vanikoridae.
vanilla adjective, noun /vəˈnɪl.ə/: Any tropical climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in...
vanilla bean noun: A seedpod of any plant in genus Vanilla, (family: orchid) especially species Vanilla planifolia.
vanilla essence noun: Synonym of vanilla extract.
vanilla extract noun: A liquid, technically a tincture, used in cooking, prepared by soaking vanilla beans in alcohol.
vanilla leaf noun: Any plant of the genus Achlys.
vanilla-like adjective: Alternative form of vanillalike (“characteristic of vanilla”).
vanilla slice noun: A snack similar to a mille-feuille, consisting of a layer of vanilla custard or cream between two layers of pastry.
vanilla submarine noun: A traditional Greek spoon sweet made from vanilla fondant served submerged in a glass of cold water.
vanilla wafer noun: A white person.
vanilla-y adjective /vəˈnɪlə.i/: Like or resembling vanilla in flavour.
vanillaed adjective: Flavoured with vanilla
vanillafied adjective, verb: Generic, safe, or anodyne.
vanillafy verb: To make generic, tame, or anodyne.
vanillalike adjective /vəˈnɪləlaɪ̯k/: Resembling or characteristic of vanilla in taste or scent.
vanillar adjective /vəˈnɪlə(ɹ)/: Of vanilla.
vanillate noun: Any salt or ester of vanillic acid.
vanillatte noun: Alternative form of vanillatte.
vanillery noun: A vanilla plantation.
vanillic adjective: Of or pertaining to vanillin or vanillic acid.
vanillic acid noun: The aromatic carboxylic acid 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoic acid that is an intermediate in the production of vanillin from ferulic acid
vanillin noun /vəˈnɪlɪn/: A chemical compound, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde, that is the primary constituent of vanilla.
vanillinyl noun: A univalent phenolic radical derived from vanillin
vanillism noun: A form of dermatitis caused by flour mites, associated with the vanilla industry.
vanilloes noun: An inferior kind of vanilla, the pods of Vanilla pompona.
vanilloid noun: Any of many organic compounds having a vanillyl-based structure
vanillon noun: Synonym of vanilloes (“Vanilla pompona”).
vanillotoxin noun: Any of a group of peptide neurotoxins present in the venom of Psalmopoeus cambridgei
vanilloyl noun: Alternative form of vanillyl.
vanillyl noun: A functional group that characterizes the vanilloids.
vanillylacetone noun: Synonym of zingerone.
vanillylmandelic acid noun: A chemical intermediate in the synthesis of artificial vanilla flavorings, and an end-stage metabolite of the catecholamines, epinephrine, and norepinephrine.
vaniloquence noun: Idle or vain talk.
vaniloquent adjective: Talking in a vain or foolish way
vaniloquy noun: Idle or vain talk.
vanily noun: The community and friends of a nomadic van dweller on the road.
vanin noun: Any of a particular group of proteins similar to biotinidase
Vanir proper noun: The principal deities, as a group, of the Norse pantheon that represent chaos, fertility, and cultivation; opponents of the Æsir.
vanish noun, verb /ˈvænɪʃ/: To become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed.
vanish to the four winds verb: To disappear; to cease to exist.
vanishable adjective: Capable of being vanished.
vanished adjective, verb /ˈvænɪʃt/: No longer apparent; not extant; gone.
vanisher noun: One who vanishes.
vanishify verb: to vanish, to disappear
vanishing adjective, verb: That vanishes.
vanishing act noun: A vanishing trick.
vanishing bile duct syndrome noun: A loose collection of diseases leading to hepatic bile duct injury and eventual ductopenia.
vanishing caloric density noun: A perceived lightness or lack of substantiality in certain foods, especially snack foods, that fail to trigger satiety signals in the brain because they...
vanishing cream noun: A moisturizing lotion, intended to remove wrinkles, that leaves no visible trace when rubbed into the skin.
vanishing foam noun: Synonym of vanishing spray.
vanishing fraction noun: A fraction which reduces to the form 0/0 for a particular value of the variable which enters it, usually in consequence of the existence of a common factor...
vanishing grade noun: Synonym of zero-grade.
vanishing ideal noun: An ideal consisting of all polynomials (belonging to a certain polynomial ring) which zero out within a given algebraic variety.
vanishing island noun: A permanent island which is exposed at low tide but is submersed at high tide.
vanishing locus noun: Synonym of zero locus.
vanishing point noun: The point in a perspective drawing at which parallel lines receding from an observer seem to converge.
vanishing puzzle noun: A mechanical optical illusion comprising multiple pieces that can be rearranged to show different versions of a picture depicting several objects, the...
vanishing spray noun: A spray substance applied to sports fields in order to mark temporary lines, especially for free kicks in soccer. The marks disappear after a short time.
vanishing testes syndrome noun: Anorchia.
vanishing trick noun: A magic trick in which a person or object is apparently made to disappear.
vanishing twin noun: A fetus in a multigestation pregnancy that dies in utero and is then partially or completely reabsorbed by its twin.
vanishing twin syndrome noun: A condition where one set of twins or multiple embryos dies in utero, disappears, or is resorbed partially or entirely.
vanishingly adverb: So as to vanish, or appear to vanish; especially, very small or rare.
vanishingly rare adjective: Extremely uncommon.
vanishment noun: The act or process of vanishing; disappearance.
Vanist noun: A follower of Henry Vane the Younger (1613?–1662), English politician, statesman, and colonial governor.
Vanita proper noun: A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
vanitas noun /ˈvæn.ɪˌtɑs/: A type of still life painting, symbolic of mortality, characteristic of Dutch painting of the 16th and 17th centuries.
vanitiolide noun: A choleretic drug.
vanitize verb: To embellish for reasons of vanity.
vanitory noun: A dressing table with a built-in washbasin.
vanitous adjective: vain
vanitously adverb: In a vanitous manner
vanity noun /ˈvænɪti/: That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.
vanity box noun: A small box, usually jewelled or of precious metal and worn on a chain, containing a mirror, powder puff, and other small toilet articles for a woman.
vanity card noun: A production logo briefly shown at the beginning or end of a show.
vanity case noun: A portable case for cosmetics.
vanity domain noun: A domain name whose purpose is to express the individuality of the person on whose behalf it is registered.
vanity height noun: The difference between the height of the last usable floor and the total height of a building, especially for tall skyscrapers.
vanity item noun: An item in a game that is purely cosmetic, not affecting the player's abilities in any way.
vanity label noun: A record label established as a wholly or partially owned subsidiary of another label, and nominally owned by one of that label's artists, allowing them to...
vanity license plate noun: Synonym of vanity plate.
vanity number noun: A phone number that is registered as a mnemonic whose letters translate into numbers.
vanity plate noun: A license plate whose identifier is chosen by the registering owner, usually to suggest a word or phrase.
vanity publisher noun: A vanity press.
vanity publishing noun: Publication through a vanity press.
vanity sizing noun: The phenomenon of ready-to-wear clothing of the same nominal size becoming bigger in physical size over time, to flatter the wearer by making them believe...
vanity surfing noun: Synonym of egosurfing.
vanity surgery noun: Cosmetic surgery.
vanity table noun: A dressing table.
vanityless adjective: lacking in vanity; not vain.
vanjara noun: Alternative form of bunjara.
vanjarrah noun: Alternative form of bunjara.
Vanji adjective: Of, from, or pertaining to, the Vanj River.
vankyrin noun: A viral ankyrin
Vanlandingham proper noun: A surname.
vanless adjective: Without a van.
vanlife noun: A lifestyle of living in a vehicle, especially a van, full or part-time.
vanlifer noun: Someone leading a vanlife.
vanlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a van (vehicle).
vanload noun: The load carried by a van.
vanlord noun: A person who leases vans or RVs as housing.
vanman noun: A person employed to transport goods in a van or wagon.
vanmeersscheite noun: An orthorhombic-pyramidal canary yellow mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and uranium.
Vanmeter proper noun: A surname from Dutch.
vanmost adjective: At the forefront; in the vanguard; foremost.
Vann proper noun: A surname.
vanna noun: A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change of vega with respect to changes in the spot price, or equivalently...
vannellid noun: Any amoebozoan in the family Vannellidae.
vanner noun: One who owns and drives a van.
vannerman noun: A man employed to operate a vanner (machine for concentrating ore).
Vannes proper noun: A town and commune, a prefecture of Morbihan department, Brittany, France.
vannet noun: A bearing representing a hingeless scallop shell.
vanning noun, verb: A process by which ores are washed on a shovel, or in a vanner.
Vannoy proper noun: A surname.
Vannucci proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Vanoss proper noun: A surname from Dutch.
Vanover proper noun: A surname.
vanoxerine noun: A piperazine derivative, a potent and selective dopamine reuptake inhibitor.
vanoxite noun: A trigonal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, and vanadium.

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.