12-letter words containing e, m, u, l
- fluorimeters — Plural form of fluorimeter.
- fluorimetric — Alternative form of fluorometric.
- fluorochrome — any of a group of fluorescent dyes used to label biological material.
- fluorometers — Plural form of fluorometer.
- fluorometric — Of, pertaining to, or measured using fluorometry.
- flutter mill — a flutter wheel, especially a small one designed as a child's plaything.
- fluviomarine — of or formed by the combined action of river and sea.
- flying lemur — either of two lemurlike mammals, Cynocephalus variegatus, of southeastern Asia and the East Indies, or C. volans, of the Philippines, having broad folds of skin on both sides of the body to aid in gliding from tree to tree: now rare.
- flying mouse — pygmy glider.
- formal cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- former pupil — someone who used to attend a particular school or be a student of a particular teacher
- formularized — Simple past tense and past participle of formularize.
- formularizer — One who formularizes.
- formularizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of formularize.
- foul-mouthed — using obscene, profane, or scurrilous language; given to filthy or abusive speech.
- fuel element — a can containing nuclear fuel for use in a fission reactor
- fulfillments — Plural form of fulfillment.
- full-mouthed — (of cattle, sheep, etc.) having a complete set of teeth.
- fundamentals — serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
- funeral home — an establishment where the dead are prepared for burial or cremation, where the body may be viewed, and where funeral services are sometimes held.
- gamopetalous — having the petals united.
- gamosepalous — having the sepals united.
- gelande jump — jump made in downhill skiing
- glenohumeral — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the glenoid fossa and the humerus.
- glomerulitis — inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney.
- glutethimide — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 13 H 15 NO 2 , used as a hypnotic and sedative.
- gospel music — a now popularized form of impassioned rhythmic spiritual music rooted in the solo and responsive church singing of rural blacks in the American South, central to the development of rhythm and blues and of soul music.
- gubernaculum — a part or organ that directs the movement or course of another part.
- half measure — If someone refers to policies or actions as half measures, they are critical of them because they think that they are not forceful enough and are therefore of little value.
- haulage firm — a firm that transports goods by lorry
- helianthemum — (botany) Any of the genus Helianthemum of rockroses.
- helichrysums — Plural form of helichrysum.
- helium flash — the explosive burning of helium in the case of a star of low mass that occurs when the core is so dense that the matter has become degenerate. The burning causes a rapid rise in temperature until it is so high that the gas ceases to be degenerate, after which there is a rapid expansion
- hemodilution — a decreased concentration of cells and solids in blood, usually caused by an influx of fluid.
- hibernaculum — a protective case or covering, especially for winter, as of an animal or a plant bud.
- homebuilders — Plural form of homebuilder.
- homebuilding — the designing or constructing of houses.
- homologumena — the books in the New Testament generally held as authoritative and canonical by the early church.
- homosexually — In a homosexual way.
- human shield — a person or group of people located or intentionally placed in a potential line of fire or in an area likely to be attacked.
- humble plant — sensitive plant (def 1).
- humeral veil — a fringed scarf, usually white and ornamented in the middle, worn over the shoulders by a priest or subdeacon during certain parts of a High Mass.
- humourlessly — Alternative spelling of humorlessly.
- hypermutable — Of or in a state in which mutation is abnormally frequent.
- illuminative — giving light; illuminating.
- immaculately — free from spot or stain; spotlessly clean: immaculate linen.
- immeasurable — incapable of being measured; limitless: the immeasurable vastness of the universe.
- immeasurably — incapable of being measured; limitless: the immeasurable vastness of the universe.
- immensurable — immeasurable.
- imperviously — In an impervious manner; impenetrably; impermeably.