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12-letter words containing c, u, m, l, i

  • old mine cut — a brilliant cut, common in the 19th century, retaining a relatively high proportion of the original stone and having a large culet and small table compared to modern brilliants.
  • picture mold — a molding near a ceiling from which pictures can be suspended.
  • pleiochasium — a flowering system in which several buds come out at the same time
  • primulaceous — belonging to the plant family Primulaceae.
  • public enemy — a person or thing considered a danger or menace to the public, especially a wanted criminal widely sought by the F.B.I. and local police forces.
  • public money — money that has been collected by the state, usually through taxation
  • pumpernickel — a coarse, dark, slightly sour bread made of unbolted rye.
  • purple medic — a plant, Medicago sativa, of the legume family, usually having bluish-purple flowers, originating in the Near East and widely cultivated as a forage crop.
  • quitclaiming — Present participle of quitclaim.
  • scapulimancy — divination of the future by observation of the cracking of a mammal's scapula that has been heated by a fire or hot instrument.
  • scribbly gum — any species of the genus Eucalyptus with smooth white bark marked with random patterns made by wood-boring insects
  • semicircular — Also called semicircumference [sem-ee-ser-kuhm-fer-uh ns, -fruh ns, sem-ahy-] /ˌsɛm i sərˈkʌm fər əns, -frəns, ˌsɛm aɪ-/ (Show IPA). half of a circle; the arc from one end of a diameter to the other.
  • semipellucid — somewhat pellucid; partially translucent or transparent
  • sixth column — the persons residing in a country at war who are devoted to aiding the fifth column in its activities, especially by lowering morale, spreading rumors, etc.
  • smilacaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Smilacaceae, a temperate and tropical family of monocotyledonous flowering plants, most of which are climbing shrubs with prickly stems: includes smilax
  • stereocilium — any of the long, flexible microvilli that superficially resemble cilia and occur as a brush border or series of tufts on the surface of various epithelial tissues.
  • surface mail — the system, especially a government postal system, of sending mail by truck, train, or boat, as opposed to airmail.
  • synclinorium — a regional structure of general synclinal form that includes a series of smaller folds.
  • time capsule — a receptacle containing documents or objects typical of the current period, placed in the earth or in a cornerstone for discovery in the future.
  • trimolecular — pertaining to or having three molecules.
  • trucial oman — a former name of United Arab Emirates.
  • umbilication — a central navellike depression.
  • un-masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
  • unacclimated — not accustomed or adapted to
  • unbecomingly — detracting from one's appearance, character, or reputation; unattractive or unseemly: an unbecoming hat; unbecoming language.
  • uncle tomism — a policy of relationship between whites and blacks involving a benevolent but patronizing attitude on the part of the whites and a willingly submissive attitude on the part of the blacks.
  • uncomeliness — the quality or condition of being uncomely
  • uncommercial — not engaged in or involved with commerce or trade.
  • uncompelling — tending to compel, as to force or push toward a course of action; overpowering: There were compelling reasons for their divorce.
  • uncomplicate — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
  • undiplomatic — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.
  • uneconomical — avoiding waste or extravagance; thrifty: an economical meal; an economical use of interior space.
  • unimolecular — of or involving only one molecular entity
  • unmechanical — not having any skill or knowledge in relation to machines or machinery
  • unmercifully — merciless; relentless; severe; cruel; pitiless.
  • unmethodical — characterized by lack of method or disorderliness
  • unmiraculous — not caused by a miracle
  • unproclaimed — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
  • vermiculture — the raising and production of earthworms and their by-products.
  • verticillium — a fungus in the Verticillium genus which normally affects plants or insects
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