12-letter words containing e, m, p, u
- leptospermum — any of various shrubs or trees of the genus Leptospermum, of the myrtle family, native to Australia and adjacent areas and often cultivated as ornamentals in milder climates.
- lithospermum — any annual or perennial herbs and small shrubs of the genus lithospermum, of the borage family, native to Europe, N America, and northern Asia, and having white, blue, or yellow flowers
- litmus paper — a strip of paper impregnated with litmus, used as a chemical indicator.
- lumpectomies — Plural form of lumpectomy.
- macropterous — having long or large wings or fins.
- magnetopause — the boundary between the earth's magnetosphere and interplanetary space, about 40,000 miles (65,000 km) above the earth, marked by an abrupt decrease in the earth's magnetic induction.
- make-up base — a primer of make-up applied to the face in order to prepare it for the main layer of make-up
- make-up case — a case in which cosmetics are kept
- make-up girl — a woman or girl who applies cosmetics to a person, such as to a model or actor
- makeup water — Makeup water is water which is added to compensate for losses, especially losses caused by evaporation.
- manipulative — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
- mantle plume — plume (def 10).
- maple butter — thickened maple syrup
- mare vaporum — (Sea of Vapors) a dark plain in the first quadrant and near the center of the face of the moon: about 39,000 sq. mi. (101,000 sq. km).
- mass-produce — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- medium strip — median strip.
- meet up with — see socially
- meganthropus — a proposed genus of extinct, late lower Pleistocene primates based on two large lower jaws found in Java, and believed to be either Australopithecine or human.
- melliphagous — (of an animal) feeding on honey
- mesomorphous — mesomorphic
- metacomputer — an interconnected and balanced set of computers that operate as a single unit
- metamorphous — metamorphic.
- methyl group — the univalent group CH 3 −, derived from methane.
- microcapsule — a tiny capsule, 20–150 microns in diameter, used for slow-release application of drugs, pesticides, flavors, etc.
- micropterous — (of certain animals, esp some types of ant) having small reduced wings
- middle stump — the stump inside of the leg stump and the off stump; the second of the three stumps of a wicket.
- minicomputer — a computer with processing and storage capabilities smaller than those of a mainframe but larger than those of a microcomputer.
- mispronounce — Pronounce (a word) incorrectly.
- mispunctuate — to punctuate incorrectly.
- mitteleuropa — Central Europe.
- modus ponens — the principle that whenever a conditional statement and its antecedent are given to be true its consequent may be validly inferred, as in if it's Tuesday this must be Belgium and it's Tuesday so this must be Belgium
- monadelphous — (of stamens) united into one bundle or set by their filaments.
- money supply — the sum of demand or checking-account deposits and currency in circulation.
- monopetalous — gamopetalous.
- monosepalous — gamosepalous.
- monospermous — having one seed.
- montes pubis — mons pubis
- morris jesup — Cape, a cape of N Greenland, on the Arctic Ocean, 440 miles (710 km) from the North Pole: northernmost land point in the world.
- mousetrapped — Simple past tense and past participle of mousetrap.
- muckspreader — a machine for spreading manure over farmland
- mucopeptides — Plural form of mucopeptide.
- mucoproteins — Plural form of mucoprotein.
- mucopurulent — containing or composed of mucus and pus.
- mullein pink — rose campion.
- multipartite — divided into several or many parts; having several or many divisions.
- multipicture — having or involving several pictures
- multiplexers — Plural form of multiplexer.
- multiplexing — having many parts or aspects: the multiplex problem of drug abuse.
- multipliable — capable of being multiplied.
- multiplicate — multiple; manifold.