12-letter words containing e, n, l, u, m
- exclusionism — The quality of being exclusionist.
- fenfluramine — a sympathomimetic substance, C 12 H 16 F 3 N, formerly used mainly as an anorectic in the treatment of obesity but withdrawn from the market in 1997 because of its potential to cause valvular heart disease.
- flannelmouth — a person whose speech is thick, slow, or halting.
- flindermouse — (obsolete) A bat (the mammal).
- flourishment — The act or state of flourishing.
- 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.
- fuel element — a can containing nuclear fuel for use in a fission reactor
- fulfillments — Plural form of fulfillment.
- 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.
- gelande jump — jump made in downhill skiing
- glenohumeral — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the glenoid fossa and the humerus.
- gubernaculum — a part or organ that directs the movement or course of another part.
- helianthemum — (botany) Any of the genus Helianthemum of rockroses.
- 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.
- homebuilding — the designing or constructing of houses.
- homologumena — the books in the New Testament generally held as authoritative and canonical by the early church.
- 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).
- illuminative — giving light; illuminating.
- immensurable — immeasurable.
- 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
- judgmentally — involving the use or exercise of judgment.
- julian bream — Julian (Alexander) born 1933, English guitarist and lutenist.
- 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.
- laundrywomen — Plural form of laundrywoman.
- lean mixture — A lean mixture is a fuel/air mixture containing a relatively low proportion of fuel.
- 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
- lignum vitae — either of two tropical American trees, Guaiacum officinale or G. sanctum, of the caltrop family, having very hard, heavy wood.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- macronuclear — Of or pertaining to a macronucleus.