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Vacancy RatenounMWEthe percentage of all rental units, for instance, rooms in a hotel, that are unoccupied or not rented at a given timeverified
Vaccinanouna local infection induced in humans by inoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpoxverified
Vaccinatingnounthe act of protecting against disease by introducing a vaccine into the body to induce immunityverified
Vaccinenounimmunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodiesverified
Vaccinianouna local infection induced in humans by inoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpoxverified
Vaccinumnounan immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodiesverified
Vacuolenouna cavity in the cytoplasm of a cell filled with food, water, cell sap, and/or other vital substancesverified
Vacuum ChambernounMWEa chamber from which nearly all matter, especially air, has been removedverified
Vacuum TubenounMWEan electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelopeverified
Vade MecumnounMWEa concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or locationverified
Vagarynounan unexpected and inexplicable change in something, in a situation or a person's behavior, etcverified
Vaginal ArterynounMWEa branch of the internal iliac that provides blood for the vagina and the base of the bladder and the rectumverified
Vagrancynounthe state of wandering from place to place, usually by people with no permanent homeverified
Vagusnouna mixed nerve that supplies most of the abdomen of animals, including the lungs, heart, and stomachverified
Vagus NervenounMWEa mixed nerve that supplies most of the abdomen of animals, including the lungs, heart, and stomachverified
Vaisyanounthe third of the four varnas: the commoners or yeoman farmers or mercantile and professional categoryverified
Valance BoardnounMWEa decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casingverified
Valedictionnouna farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class)verified
Valedictoriannounthe student with the best grades who usually delivers the valedictory address at commencementverified
Valencenoun(biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrateverified
Valence ElectronnounMWEan electron in the outer shell of an atom which can combine with other atoms to form moleculesverified
Valencynounin biology, a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrateverified
Valeriannouna plant of the genus Valeriana having lobed or dissected leaves and cymose white or pink flowersverified
Valet ParkingnounMWEa service provided, whereby a patron leaves a car at the entrance and an attendant parks and retrieves itverified
Valgusnouna deformity in which there is an abnormal displacement of part of a limb away from the midline of the bodyverified
Valid Data ElementnounMWEA payload, an associated data string, or a nonce that satisfies the restrictions of the formatting function.Data
ValidationnounConfirmation (through the provision of strong, sound, objective evidence) that requirements for a specific intended use or application have been fulfilled (e.g., a trustworthy credential has been presented, or data or information has been formatted in accordance with a defined set of rules, or a specific process has demonstrated that an entity under consideration meets, in all respects, its defined attributes or requirements).Process
Valley FevernounMWEan infection of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodulesverified
Valley OaknounMWEtall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acornsverified
Valley White OaknounMWEa tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acornsverified
Valuation AccountnounMWEa reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assetsverified
Valuation ReservenounMWEa reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assetsverified
ValuenounThe relative worth or importance of an investment for an enterprise, as perceived by its key stakeholders, expressed as total life cycle benefits net of related costs, adjusted for risk and (in the case of financial value) the time value of moneyMetric
Value JudgementnounMWEan assessment that reveals more about the values of the person making the assessment than about the reality of what is assessedverified
Value JudgmentnounMWEan assessment that reveals more about the values of the person making the assessment than about the reality of what is assessedverified
Value OrientationnounMWEthe principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social groupverified
Value Sensitive DesignnounMWEa theoretically grounded approach to the design of technology that accounts for human values in a principled and systematic manner throughout the design process.Framework
Value-Added TaxnounMWEa tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of productionverified
Value-Systemnounthe principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social groupverified
Valvenouna device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a toneverified
Valve-In-Head EnginenounMWEan internal-combustion engine having both inlet and exhaust valves located in the cylinder headverified