12-letter words containing e, m, u, l
- metrosexuals — Plural form of metrosexual.
- microbubbles — a microscopic, gas-filled bubble, used especially in medicine to image blood flow, dissolve blood clots, etc.
- microcapsule — a tiny capsule, 20–150 microns in diameter, used for slow-release application of drugs, pesticides, flavors, etc.
- microculture — subculture (def 3b).
- micronucleus — the smaller of the two types of nuclei occurring in ciliate protozoans.
- microtubules — Plural form of microtubule.
- middle dutch — the Dutch language of the period c1100–c1500. Abbreviation: MD.
- middle guard — a defensive lineman positioned opposite the offensive center and between the defensive tackles, as in a three- or five-man line.
- middle stump — the stump inside of the leg stump and the off stump; the second of the three stumps of a wicket.
- middle youth — the period of life between about 30 and 50
- middlebuster — Southern U.S. lister1 (def 1).
- middy blouse — any of various loose blouses with a sailor collar, often extending below the waistline to terminate in a broad band or fold, as worn by sailors, women, or children.
- midlatitudes — Areas lying between 35 and 55 (or more broadly, between 30 and 60) degrees north or south of the equator.
- milkweed bug — any of several red and black lygaeid bugs, as Oncopeltus fasciatus, that feed on the juice of the milkweed.
- millefeuille — napoleon (def 1).
- milquetoasts — Plural form of milquetoast.
- milquetoasty — Meek, timid.
- minor league — professional non-premier sports association
- minor-league — of or relating to a minor league.
- miracle cure — a successful treatment for a disease that was thought impossible to cure
- miracle drug — wonder drug.
- mirthfulness — joyous; cheerful; jolly; merry: a mirthful laugh.
- miscalculate — Calculate (an amount, distance, or measurement) wrongly.
- mischanceful — unlucky
- mistrustless — having no distrust or misgiving
- mitrailleuse — a machine gun.
- mitteleuropa — Central Europe.
- moistureless — Devoid of moisture.
- molar volume — the volume occupied by one mole of a gas, liquid, or solid.
- molecularity — the number of molecules or atoms that participate in an elementary process.
- molluscicide — A substance that kills molluscs.
- 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.
- monkey flush — three cards of the same suit, usually not in sequence.
- monocultures — Plural form of monoculture.
- monofluoride — (chemistry) any fluoride containing a single fluorine atom in each molecule.
- monopetalous — gamopetalous.
- monosepalous — gamosepalous.
- monumentally — resembling a monument; massive or imposing.
- moth mullein — a weedy, European mullein, Verbascum blattaria, of the figwort family, having lance-shaped leaves and loose spikes of white or yellow flowers.
- motoneuronal — of or pertaining to a motoneuron
- moulin rouge — a dance hall in the Montmartre section of Paris, France, opened in 1889 and famous for its cancan dancers and the drawings of its performers and customers made there by Toulouse-Lautrec.
- mount carmel — a mountain ridge in NW Israel, extending from the Samarian Hills to the Mediterranean. Highest point: about 540 m (1800 ft)
- mount elbert — a mountain in central Colorado, in the Sawatch range. Height: 4399 m (14 431 ft)
- mountainlike — Resembling a mountain or some aspect of one.
- mournfulness — The property of being mournful.
- mouse trails — (operating system) A feature (usually of Graphical User Interfaces) which causes the mouse pointer to leave a trail across the screen. This is done by keeping track of the last eight or so (maybe configurable) pointer positions, and only erasing the oldest. This means that at any time, there may be up to eight pointers on the screen, but if the mouse is still, they will all be in the same position, and so only one will be visible. When the mouse moves, it appears to leave a trail of pointers behind it, and this can dramatically increase the visibility of the pointer when using LCD screens. The older ones had such long persistence that a single mouse pointer, when moving, tended to be completely invisible, and on a cluttered screen, was very difficult to find.
- much obliged — expressions used when one wants to indicate that one is very grateful for something
- mucopurulent — containing or composed of mucus and pus.
- mud filtrate — Mud filtrate is the liquid part of the mud which can pass through a medium and become separated from the mudcake.