12-letter words containing a, i, r, m, l, s
- lacrimal sac — the dilated upper portion of the nasolacrimal duct that receives tears from the lacrimal ducts.
- ladies' room — a public lavatory for women.
- lammergeiers — Plural form of lammergeier.
- lamplighters — Plural form of lamplighter.
- laparotomies — Plural form of laparotomy.
- leprosariums — Plural form of leprosarium.
- lifestreamer — a person who provides an online record of his or her life, either by means of live video footage or via an online collection of social network updates, blogs, and photos
- liposarcomas — Plural form of liposarcoma.
- liquidambars — Plural form of liquidambar.
- litmus paper — a strip of paper impregnated with litmus, used as a chemical indicator.
- macassar oil — an oil derived from materials said to be obtained from Macassar, formerly used as a hairdressing.
- macrofossils — Plural form of macrofossil.
- macroglossia — Enlargement or hypertrophy of the tongue.
- malapropisms — Plural form of malapropism.
- male-sterile — producing no pollen or infertile pollen.
- malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
- malpractices — Plural form of malpractice.
- malversation — improper or corrupt behavior in office, especially in public office.
- manila grass — a compact, shade-tolerant, turf-forming grass, Zoysia matrella, of southeastern Asia, having stiff leaves and flowering spikelets.
- manipulators — Plural form of manipulator.
- mannerliness — Politeness, good manners.
- manuscriptal — (obsolete) Of or pertaining to manuscript.
- marcellus ii — (Marcello Cervini) 1501–55, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1555.
- marginal sea — water that lies alongside a state, falls under its authority, and extends about 3½ statute miles (6 kilometers) from the coast.
- marginalised — to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power: the government's attempts to marginalize criticism and restore public confidence.
- marginalises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of marginalise.
- marginalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of marginalize.
- marie louise — 1791–1847, 2nd wife of Napoleon I: empress of France; duchess of Parma 1816–31 (daughter of Francis II of Austria; mother of Napoleon II).
- marlinespike — a pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.
- marlingspike — Alternative spelling of marlinspike.
- marseillaise — the French national anthem, written in 1792 by Rouget de Lisle.
- martial arts — Often, martial arts. any of the traditional forms of Asian self-defense or combat that utilize physical skill and coordination without weapons, as karate, aikido, judo, or kung fu, often practiced as sport.
- martinsville — a city in S Virginia.
- masterliness — The quality of being masterly.
- materialised — Simple past tense and past participle of materialise.
- materialises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of materialise.
- materialists — Plural form of materialist.
- materializes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of materialize.
- materialness — The state of being material.
- matriclinous — Having mostly maternally-inherited characteristics.
- matriculants — Plural form of matriculant.
- matriculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of matriculate.
- matrimonials — Plural form of matrimonial.
- matroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the maternal parent (opposed to patrocliny).
- memorialised — Simple past tense and past participle of memorialise.
- memorialists — Plural form of memorialist.
- memorializes — (US) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of memorialize.
- mercantilism — mercantile practices or spirit; commercialism.
- mercantilist — Of, pertaining to, or believing in mercantilism.
- mercurialism — poisoning by mercury.