13-letter words containing e, m, u, l
- film sequence — a short piece of film or extract from a film, depicting a specific action or event
- flame cutting — a method of cutting ferrous metals in which the metal is heated by a torch to about 800°C and is oxidized by a stream of oxygen from the torch
- flannel-mouth — a person whose speech is thick, slow, or halting.
- flight number — the identifying number of a scheduled flight
- flunitrazepam — a powerful benzodiazepine sedative, C 16 H 12 FN 3 O 3 , that causes semiconsciousness and memory blackouts: has been implicated in date rapes and is illegal in the U.S.
- fluorochromes — Plural form of fluorochrome.
- fort moultrie — William, 1730–1805, U.S. general.
- foul-smelling — having a very unpleasant smell
- foul-tempered — frequently and unnecessarily sullen or angry
- foursome reel — a lively Scottish dance for two couples who combine in square and circular formations
- fuel air bomb — a type of bomb that spreads a cloud of gas, which is then detonated, over the target area, causing extensive destruction
- fulani empire — a powerful W African Muslim state that flourished in the 19th century in the area of present-day Nigeria.
- full-bottomed — (of a wig) long at the back
- fundamentally — serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
- funemployment — the condition of a person who enjoys being out of work
- funeral march — march played for funeral processions
- fusible metal — any of various alloys, as of bismuth, lead, and tin, that melt at temperatures as low as 160°F (70°C), making them useful in various safety devices.
- gallimaufries — Plural form of gallimaufry.
- gametothallus — a gamete-producing thallus.
- geminiflorous — having flowers arranged in pairs.
- gemmuliferous — producing or reproducing by gemmules.
- gemutlichkeit — warm cordiality; comfortable friendliness; congeniality.
- glamour model — a woman who models topless or nude for photographs
- gliding lemur — flying lemur.
- glutamatergic — (biochemistry, neurology) Of or pertaining to the neurotransmission of glutamate.
- gnu assembler — (GAS) A Unix assembler for the GNU project. Many CPU types are handled and COFF and IEEE-695 formats are supported as well as standard a.out. Current version 2.2 ported to Sun-3, Sun-4, i386, 386BSD, BSD/386, Linux, PS/2-AIX, VAX, Ultrix, BSD, VMS. The assembler has been merged with GNU Binutils. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- gobar numeral — any of a set of ancient numerals derived from Hindu numerals
- golden number — a number between 1 and 19, used to indicate the position of any year in the Metonic cycle, calculated as the remainder when 1 is added to the given year and the sum is divided by 19. If the remainder is zero the number is 19
- goodhumoredly — In a good-humored manner.
- gram molecule — that quantity of a substance whose weight in grams is numerically equal to the molecular weight of the substance.
- guilt complex — If you say that someone has a guilt complex about something, you mean that they feel very guilty about it, in a way that you consider is exaggerated, unreasonable, or unnecessary.
- haemodilution — an increase in the fluid content of blood leading to a lower concentration of red blood cells
- half measures — inadequate measures or actions
- halobacterium — Any of various extremophiles, of genus Halobacterium, found in water saturated or nearly saturated with salt.
- helianthemums — Plural form of helianthemum.
- hemagglutinin — A substance, such as a viral protein, that causes hemagglutination.
- hemicellulose — any of a group of gummy polysaccharides, intermediate in complexity between sugar and cellulose, that hydrolyze to monosaccharides more readily than cellulose.
- hermeneutical — of or relating to hermeneutics; interpretative; explanatory.
- homeoteleuton — a series of words with the same or similar endings.
- homework club — an after-school club where students can stay to do their homework
- homofullerene — (chemistry) Any of various compounds formally derived from a fullerene by the insertion of a methylene group between adjacent carbon atoms.
- homogeneously — composed of parts or elements that are all of the same kind; not heterogeneous: a homogeneous population.
- homologoumena — the books in the New Testament generally held as authoritative and canonical by the early church.
- homosexualism — A sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) individuals of the same sex.
- homosexuality — sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex.
- hothouse lamb — a lamb born in the fall or early winter, usually reared indoors, specially fed, and marketed when from 9 to 16 weeks of age.
- human ecology — ecology (def 4).
- humboldt peak — a mountain in S Colorado, in the Sangre de Cristo range. 14,064 feet (4290 meters).
- hummle bonnet — a cap formerly worn by Scottish soldiers
- humorlessness — The state, quality, or condition of lacking humor.