12-letter words containing e, m, u, l
- implicatures — Plural form of implicature.
- imputatively — In an imputative fashion or manner.
- incommutable — not exchangeable.
- incomputable — incapable of being computed; incalculable.
- inconsumable — not consumable; incapable of being consumed.
- instrumental — serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful.
- intellimouse — Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer
- jolly jumper — any light sail set above a skysail; flying kite.
- judgmentally — involving the use or exercise of judgment.
- julian bream — Julian (Alexander) born 1933, English guitarist and lutenist.
- juste milieu — a point between two extremes; the golden mean.
- juste-milieu — a point between two extremes; the golden mean.
- lake managua — a lake in W Nicaragua: drains into Lake Nicaragua by the Tipitapa River. Length: 61 km (38 miles). Width: about 26 km (16 miles)
- land measure — any system of measurement for measuring land.
- languishment — the act or state of languishing.
- latus rectum — the chord perpendicular to the principal axis and passing through a focus of an ellipse, parabola, or hyperbola.
- laue diagram — a diffraction pattern used to study crystal structure, consisting of symmetrically arranged spots obtained when a beam of x-rays, electrons, or neutrons is passed through a thin crystal and exposes a photographic plate.
- laundrywomen — Plural form of laundrywoman.
- leaf mustard — a pungent powder or paste prepared from the seed of the mustard plant, used as a food seasoning or condiment, and medicinally in plasters, poultices, etc.
- league match — a match played between teams in a league (as opposed to an international game)
- lean mixture — A lean mixture is a fuel/air mixture containing a relatively low proportion of fuel.
- lecture room — conference hall
- leisure home — a house for use on weekends, vacations, or the like.
- leisure time — free time
- lemon butter — a spread made of butter flavored with lemon
- lemon squash — lemon soda; a soft drink of lemon juice and soda water.
- leontopodium — any plant of the Eurasian alpine genus Leontopodium, esp L. alpinum
- leprosariums — Plural form of leprosarium.
- 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.
- liberum veto — a veto exercised by a single member of a legislative body whose rules require unanimity.
- lignum vitae — either of two tropical American trees, Guaiacum officinale or G. sanctum, of the caltrop family, having very hard, heavy wood.
- 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.
- locum tenens — a temporary substitute, especially for a doctor or member of the clergy.
- long measure — Also called long meter. Prosody. a four-line stanza in iambic tetrameter, often used in hymns, with the second and fourth lines rhyming and sometimes the first and third lines rhyming as well.
- loud-mouthed — If you describe someone as loud-mouthed, you are critical of them because they talk a lot, especially in an unpleasant, offensive, or stupid way.
- lounge music — a type of popular music often including jazz, swing, and pop elements and played in cocktail lounges, piano bars, etc.
- lukewarmness — The property of being lukewarm; ambivalence, weakness.
- lumber river — a river in S central North Carolina and NE South Carolina, flowing SE and S to the Little Pee Dee River. 125 miles (201 km) long.
- lumberjacket — a short, straight, wool plaid jacket or coat, for informal wear, usually belted and having patch pockets.
- lumbersexual — a man whose style of dress and appearance is reminiscent of the ruggedly masculine stereotype of the lumberjack, as in wearing plaid shirts and having a beard.
- luminescence — the emission of light not caused by incandescence and occurring at a temperature below that of incandescent bodies.
- luminiferous — producing light: the luminiferous properties of a gas.
- luminosities — Plural form of luminosity.
- luminousness — The condition of being luminous.
- lumpectomies — Plural form of lumpectomy.
- lunar module — the portion of the Apollo spacecraft in which two astronauts landed on the moon's surface and then returned to the orbiting command module. Abbreviation: LM.
- luxembourger — a native or inhabitant of Luxembourg.
- macroculture — The dominant culture in a society, its overculture.
- macronuclear — Of or pertaining to a macronucleus.