10-letter words containing a, l, m, u
- cumulation — the act of cumulating; accumulation.
- cumulative — If a series of events have a cumulative effect, each event makes the effect greater.
- curly palm — a feather palm, Howea belmoreana, of Lord Howe Island, having plumy leaves about 7 feet (2.1 meter) long.
- curtmantle — ("Henry the Saint") 973–1024, king of Germany 1002–24 and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1014–24.
- customable — subject to customs
- damsel bug — any of various bugs of the carnivorous family Nabiidae, related to the bedbugs but feeding on other insects. The larvae of some species mimic and associate with ants
- decumulate — to heap up; amass; accumulate.
- demisexual — (of humans) Sexually attracted to people only after a strong emotional bond has been formed.
- demodulate — to carry out demodulation on (a wave or signal)
- deutoplasm — nutritive material in a cell, esp the yolk in a developing ovum
- dicoumarol — a substance obtained naturally from sweet clover or produced synthetically as a drug, used as an anticoagulant
- disulfiram — a cream-colored, water-insoluble solid, C 10 H 20 N 2 S 4 , used chiefly in the treatment of chronic alcoholism, producing highly unpleasant symptoms when alcohol is taken following its administration.
- documental — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
- drum table — a table having a cylindrical top with drawers or shelves in the skirt, rotating on a central post with three or four outwardly curving legs.
- dual-homed — (networking) A kind of connection to a FDDI network where a host is simultaneously connected to two separate devices in the same FDDI ring. One of the connections becomes active while the other one is automatically blocked. If the first connection fails, the backup link takes over with no perceptible delay. A dual-homed device can tolerate a fault in one of its "homes" whereas a dual-attached device can tolerate a fault in one of the rings.
- dummelhead — a stupid or slow-witted person
- dummy load — a resistive component that absorbs all the output power of an electrical generator or radio transmitter in order to simulate working conditions for test purposes
- duodecimal — pertaining to twelfths or to the number 12.
- ecumenical — general; universal.
- el mansûra — a city in NE Egypt: scene of a battle (1250) in which the Crusaders were defeated by the Mamelukes and Louis IX of France was captured; cotton-manufacturing centre. Pop: 423 000 (2005 est)
- elasmosaur — a very long-necked extinct marine reptile: a type of plesiosaur
- emaculated — Simple past tense and past participle of emaculate.
- emasculate — Make (a person, idea, or piece of legislation) weaker or less effective.
- embryulcia — the act of forcibly removing a fetus
- emplastrum — a medicated plaster
- emulations — Plural form of emulation.
- emulatress — a female imitator or emulator
- emulsoidal — of or relating to an emulsoid
- encephalum — The brain of an insect.
- enumerable — Able to be counted by one-to-one correspondence with the set of all positive integers.
- epaulement — a construction to protect troops from attack
- equal time — a policy stating that opposing political candidates must be offered the same amount of broadcasting time for television and radio campaigns
- ethambutol — a compound used in the treatment of tuberculosis
- extramural — Outside the walls or boundaries of a town, college, or institution.
- factualism — emphasis on, devotion to, or extensive reliance upon facts: the factualism of scientific experiment.
- falciparum — The parasitic protozoan Plasmodium falciparum that causes falciparum malaria.
- flamininus — Titus Quinctius (ˈtaɪtəs ˈkwɪŋktɪəs). ?230–?174 bc, Roman general and statesman: defeated Macedonia (197) and proclaimed the independence of the Greek states (196)
- fledermaus — an opera (1874) by Johann Strauss, Jr.
- fluid dram — the eighth part of a fluid ounce. Symbol: f. Abbreviation: fl dr;
- flurazepam — a benzodiazepine, C 21 H 23 ClFN 3 O, used in its hydrochloride form as a sedative and hypnotic in the management of insomnia and to alleviate anxiety states.
- formulated — Simple past tense and past participle of formulate.
- formulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of formulate.
- formulator — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- full marks — If you get full marks in a test or exam, you get everything right and gain the maximum number of marks.
- full-cream — denoting or made with whole unskimmed milk
- fulminated — Simple past tense and past participle of fulminate.
- fulminates — Plural form of fulminate.
- fulminator — One who fulminates, or criticizes intensely.
- fumadiddle — flumadiddle.
- fumé blanc — sauvignon blanc (sense 2)