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Vegetable WaxnounMWEa waxy substance obtained from plants, especially from the trunks of certain palmsverified
Vehicular TrafficnounMWEthe aggregation of vehicles coming and going in a particular localityverified
Velvet BeannounMWEthe annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy podsverified
Velvet PlantnounMWEany of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowersverified
Velvet SumacnounMWEa deciduous shrubby tree or eastern North America with compound leaves that turn brilliant red in fall and dense panicles of greenish yellow flowers followed by crimson acidic berriesverified
Velvet WormnounMWEany of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid wormsverified
Vena CavanounMWEeither of two large veins that return oxygen-depleted blood to the right atrium of the heartverified
Venae Labiales PosterioresnounMWEveins that pass posterior from the labia majora to the internal pudendal veinverified
vendor (or supplier)nounMWEAn individual or business (and its employees) that is engaged to provide goods or services to the entity. Depending on the services provided (for example, if the vendor operates certain controls on behalf of the entity that are necessary to achieve the entity's objectives), it also might be a service provider.candidate
Venereal DiseasenounMWEa communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contactverified
Venial SinnounMWEa Roman Catholic term for a pardonable sin regarded as entailing only a partial loss of grace; literally "forgivable" sin; this is as opposed to a mortal sin, which is unforgivableverified
Venn DiagramnounMWEa diagram that uses circles to represent mathematical or logical sets pictoriallyverified
Venous Blood VesselnounMWEa blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heartverified
Ventral FinnounMWEeither of a pair of fins attached to the pelvic girdle in fishes that help control the direction of movementverified
Ventral PlacentationnounMWEwith ovules borne on the wall along the ventral suture of a simple ovaryverified
Ventral RootnounMWEone of two the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes ventrally from the spinal cord and that consists of motor fibersverified
Ventricular AneurysmnounMWEa localized dilation or protrusion on the wall of the left ventricle of the heart, occurring after a myocardial infarction, verified
Ventricular FibrillationnounMWEthe fibrillation of heart muscles resulting in interference with rhythmic contractions of the ventricles and possibly leading to cardiac arrestverified
Ventricular FoldnounMWEeither of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalizationverified
Venture CapitalismnounMWEcapitalism that invests in innovative enterprises, especially high technology, where the potential profits are largeverified
Venture CapitalistnounMWEa speculator who makes money available for innovative projects, especially in high technologyverified
Verbena FamilynounMWEfamily of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and treesverified
Verifier Impersonation AttacknounMWEA scenario where the Attacker impersonates the Verifier in an authentication protocol, usually to capture information that can be used to masquerade as a Claimant to the real Verifier.verified
Vermillion FlycatchernounMWEtropical American flycatcher found as far north as southern Texas and Arizonaverified
Vermillion RockfishnounMWEa commercially important fish of the Pacific coast of North Americaverified
Vermis CerebellinounMWEthe narrow central part of the cerebellum between the two hemispheresverified
Vernacular ArtnounMWEa genre of art and outdoor constructions made by untrained artists who do not recognize themselves as artistsverified
Vernal EquinoxnounMWEin astronomy, the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Piscesverified
Vernal IrisnounMWEa low-growing spring-flowering American iris with bright blue-lilac flowersverified
Vernier ScalenounMWEa small measuring device with a movable scale that slides along a main scale, used for precision length measurements in science and engineeringverified
Vertebral ArchnounMWEa structure arising dorsally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing the spinal cordverified
Vertebral CanalnounMWEthe canal in successive vertebrae through which the spinal cord passesverified
Vertebral ColumnnounMWEthe series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cordverified
Vertebral VeinnounMWEa vein that goes through the foramina of the cervical vertebrae and forms a plexus around the vertebral arteryverified
Vertical AnglenounMWEeither of two equal and opposite angles formed by the intersection of two straight linesverified
Vertical CirclenounMWEa great circle on the celestial sphere passing through the zenith and perpendicular to the horizonverified
Vertical CombinationnounMWEthe absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in all aspects of a product's manufacture from raw materials to distributionverified
Vertical defense-in depthnounMWEControls are placed at different system layers – hardware, operating system, application, database or user levelsverified
Vertical IntegrationnounMWEabsorption into a single firm of several firms involved in all aspects of a product's manufacture from raw materials to distributionverified
Vertical SectionnounMWEa mechanical drawing showing the interior of an object as if made by a vertical plane passing through itverified
Vertical StabilizernounMWEa stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplaneverified
Vertical UnionnounMWEa labor union that admits all workers in a given industry irrespective of their craftverified
Very early smoke detection alert (VESDA)nounMWEA system that samples the air on a continuing basis and can detect fire at the pre-combustion stage.verified
Very High FrequencynounMWEa designation for radio frequencies from 30 to 300 megahertz or wavelengths of 1 to 10 metersverified
Very Low FrequencynounMWEa designation for radio frequencies from 3 to 30 kilohertz or wavelengths from 10 to 100 kilometersverified
Very WelladverbMWEan expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentencecandidate
Vestal VirginnounMWEin Roman mythology, one of the virgin priestesses consecrated to the Roman goddess Vesta and to maintaining the sacred fire in her templeverified
Vested InterestnounMWEan interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to anotherverified
Vestibular FoldnounMWEeither of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalizationverified
Vestibular SensenounMWEa sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the headverified
Vestibule of the VaginanounMWEthe space between the labia minora containing the orifice of the urethraverified
Veterinary MedicinenounMWEthe branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries of animals verified
Vexatious LitigationnounMWElitigation shown to have been instituted maliciously and without probable causeverified