10-letter words containing a, l, u, m, n
- 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)
- emulations — Plural form of emulation.
- 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
- flamininus — Titus Quinctius (ˈtaɪtəs ˈkwɪŋktɪəs). ?230–?174 bc, Roman general and statesman: defeated Macedonia (197) and proclaimed the independence of the Greek states (196)
- fulminated — Simple past tense and past participle of fulminate.
- fulminates — Plural form of fulminate.
- fulminator — One who fulminates, or criticizes intensely.
- fumé blanc — sauvignon blanc (sense 2)
- gadolinium — a rare-earth metallic element. Symbol: Gd; atomic weight: 157.25; atomic number: 64.
- galumphing — to move along heavily and clumsily.
- glamouring — Present participle of glamour.
- glutaminic — derived from glutamine
- gnaphalium — Any of the genus Gnaphalium of flowering plants, the cudweeds.
- granulomas — Plural form of granuloma.
- grund mail — payment for the right to be buried
- guatemalan — a republic in N Central America. 42,042 sq. mi. (108,889 sq. km).
- gum nebula — a large, almost circular, emission nebula in the constellation Vela and Puppis. Thought to be the remains of a supernova explosion 1 million years ago, it is estimated to lie 1300 light years away
- half-human — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or having the nature of people: human frailty.
- holdup man — a person who commits an armed robbery.
- homuncular — an artificially made dwarf, supposedly produced in a flask by an alchemist.
- illuminant — an illuminating agent or material.
- illuminary — Illuminative.
- illuminate — to make lucid or clear; throw light on (a subject).
- illuminati — People claiming to possess special enlightenment or knowledge of something.
- impugnable — to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
- impunctual — Not punctual.
- infamously — having an extremely bad reputation: an infamous city.
- inhumanely — not humane; lacking humanity, kindness, compassion, etc.
- insularism — of or relating to an island or islands: insular possessions.
- insulinoma — a benign tumor of the insulin-secreting cells of the pancreas that may produce signs of hypoglycemia.
- intermural — of, relating to, or taking place between two or more institutions, cities, etc.: an intermural track meet.
- intramural — involving only students at the same school or college: intramural athletics.
- journalism — the occupation of reporting, writing, editing, photographing, or broadcasting news or of conducting any news organization as a business.
- judgmental — involving the use or exercise of judgment.
- jumbo loan — a loan that exceeds the standard maximum amount offered by a financial institution
- lambrequin — a woven fabric covering for a helmet in medieval times to protect it from heat, rust, etc.
- lamivudine — (medicine) A nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor, 2',3'-dideoxy-3'-thiacytidine that is used for the treatment of HIV and chronic hepatitis B.
- laudianism — the policies and practices of Archbishop Laud or his supporters.
- laumontite — a white zeolite mineral, chiefly hydrated silicate of aluminum and calcium.
- laundromat — a self-service laundry having coin-operated washers, driers, etc.; launderette.
- laundryman — a person who works in or operates a laundry.
- laundrymen — Plural form of laundryman.
- lawrencium — a synthetic, radioactive, metallic element. Symbol: Lr; atomic number: 103.
- lebensraum — additional territory considered by a nation, especially Nazi Germany, to be necessary for national survival or for the expansion of trade.
- leucomaine — any of a group of toxic amines produced during animal metabolism
- ligamentum — ligament.
- loculament — (botany) The cell of a pericarp in which the seed is lodged.