10-letter words containing e, m, u, l, a
- haustellum — (in certain crustaceans and insects) an organ or part of the proboscis adapted for sucking blood or plant juices.
- homosexual — Older Use: Sometimes Disparaging. sexually attracted to members of one's own sex: homosexual students.
- humblebrag — a statement intended as a boast or brag but disguised by a humble apology, complaint, etc.
- hume's law — the philosophical doctrine that an evaluative statement cannot be derived from purely factual premises, often formulated as: one can't derive an "ought" from an "is"
- humiliated — to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; mortify.
- humiliates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humiliate.
- illuminate — to make lucid or clear; throw light on (a subject).
- immaculate — free from spot or stain; spotlessly clean: immaculate linen.
- immaturely — not mature, ripe, developed, perfected, etc.
- impugnable — to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
- inhumanely — not humane; lacking humanity, kindness, compassion, etc.
- intermural — of, relating to, or taking place between two or more institutions, cities, etc.: an intermural track meet.
- jebel musa — a mountain in NW Morocco, opposite Gibraltar: one of the Pillars of Hercules. 2775 feet (846 meters).
- judgmental — involving the use or exercise of judgment.
- jump leads — Jump leads are two thick wires that can be used to start a car when its battery does not have enough power. The jump leads are used to connect the battery to the battery of another car that is working properly.
- kumbh mela — a Hindu festival held once every twelve years in one of four sacred sites, where bathing for purification from sin is considered especially efficacious
- laboursome — (obsolete) Hard-working.
- lake urmia — a shallow lake in NW Iran, at an altitude of 1300 m (4250 ft): the largest lake in Iran, varying in area from 4000–6000 sq km (1500–2300 sq miles) between autumn and spring
- 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.
- largemouth — Applied to various kinds of fish characterized by a large mouth.
- laumontite — a white zeolite mineral, chiefly hydrated silicate of aluminum and calcium.
- laundrymen — Plural form of laundryman.
- lawrencium — a synthetic, radioactive, metallic element. Symbol: Lr; atomic number: 103.
- leaf mould — Leaf mould is a substance consisting of decayed leaves that is used to improve the soil.
- lebensraum — additional territory considered by a nation, especially Nazi Germany, to be necessary for national survival or for the expansion of trade.
- leuchaemia — leukaemia
- leucoderma — vitiligo.
- leucomaine — any of a group of toxic amines produced during animal metabolism
- leukoderma — vitiligo.
- ligamentum — ligament.
- loculament — (botany) The cell of a pericarp in which the seed is lodged.
- lukewarmly — In a lukewarm manner, tepidly, without extremeness.
- lukewarmth — lukewarmness
- lumachella — Alternative form of lumachel.
- lumberjack — a person who works at lumbering; logger.
- lumberyard — a yard where lumber is stored for sale.
- luminaires — Plural form of luminaire.
- luminaries — a celestial body, as the sun or moon.
- lunch meat — Lunch meat is meat that you eat in a sandwich or salad, and that is usually cold and either sliced or formed into rolls.
- maculature — (dated) Blotting paper.
- majusculae — Capital letters, as found in manuscripts of the sixth century and earlier.
- majuscules — Plural form of majuscule.
- malaguetta — an aromatic African herb of the ginger family
- male nurse — man who is a medical attendant
- malentendu — misunderstood; misapprehended.
- malgré lui — in spite of himself
- mallemucks — Plural form of mallemuck.
- malmesbury — William of, William of Malmesbury.
- malvaceous — belonging to the Malvaceae, the mallow family of plants.