12-letter words containing e, m, u, l, a
- regular army — the permanent army maintained in peace as well as in war; the standing army: one of the major components of the Army of the United States.
- reimbursable — to make repayment to for expense or loss incurred: The insurance company reimbursed him for his losses in the fire.
- repromulgate — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- rheumatismal — of or relating to rheumatism
- rheumatology — the study and treatment of rheumatic diseases.
- roman-fleuve — saga (def 3).
- rummage sale — a sale of miscellaneous articles, old or new, as items contributed to raise money for charity, of unclaimed goods at a wharf or warehouse, or of odds and ends of merchandise at a shop.
- sales volume — quantity of goods sold
- samuel lover — Samuel, 1797–1868, Irish novelist, painter, and songwriter.
- samuel morse — Jedidiah [jed-i-dahy-uh] /ˌdʒɛd ɪˈdaɪ ə/ (Show IPA), 1761–1826, U.S. geographer and Congregational clergyman (father of Samuel F. B. Morse).
- semi-popular — regarded with favor, approval, or affection by people in general: a popular preacher.
- semiannually — occurring, done, or published every half year or twice a year; semiyearly.
- 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.
- semiglobular — possessing the form of half a globe; hemispheric.
- simple sugar — monosaccharide.
- simultaneity — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
- simultaneous — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
- slaughterman — a person employed to kill animals in a slaughterhouse
- slumber wear — nightclothes
- slumbershade — sleep shade.
- 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
- somatopleure — the double layer formed by the association of the upper layer of the lateral plate of mesoderm with the overlying ectoderm, functioning in the formation of the body wall and amnion.
- somnambulate — to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.
- statute mile — mile (def 1).
- student lamp — a table lamp whose light source can be adjusted in height.
- subepidermal — just below the epidermis or skin
- submit-table — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- submolecular — of or relating to or caused by molecules: molecular structure.
- subumbrellar — of or pertaining to the subumbrella, located beneath the umbrella (of a jellyfish)
- suleiman (i) — 1494?-1566; sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1520-66)
- sulphonamide — any of a class of organic compounds that are amides of sulphonic acids containing the group –SO2NH2 or a group derived from this. An important class of sulphonamides are the sulfa drugs
- summarizable — to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.
- sun umbrella — an umbrella by a chair or table, used for protecting you from the sun
- superhumeral — an ecclesiastical vestment worn over the shoulders
- superluminal — appearing to travel faster than the speed of light.
- supermaxilla — the upper jaw.
- supernaculum — a highly regarded liquor, to be drunk to the very last drop
- superrealism — photorealism.
- supplemental — supplementary.
- surface mail — the system, especially a government postal system, of sending mail by truck, train, or boat, as opposed to airmail.
- surmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- tautavel man — Arago man.
- telharmonium — a musical keyboard instrument operating by alternating currents of electricity which, on impulse from the keyboard, produce music at a distant point via telephone lines.
- thermal unit — a unit of heat energy or of the equivalent of heat energy in work.
- tidal volume — the volume of water associated with a rising tide
- 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.
- translumenal — (of a surgical procedure) performed within a blood vessel, duct, or cavity
- trimolecular — pertaining to or having three molecules.
- troublemaker — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
- true anomaly — the anomaly of a planet; its angular distance from perihelion or aphelion.