12-letter words containing e, n, l, u, m
- phillumenist — a collector of matchbooks and matchboxes.
- plenum cable — (hardware) Cable that can be (legally) installed in the plenum (the space between a ceiling and the floor above it). Such cable is (usually) teflon-coated so that it will not give off toxic fumes when burned. In some parts of the world such cable is required by law.
- pneumatology — Theology. doctrine concerning the Holy Spirit. the belief in intermediary spirits between humans and God.
- pneumococcal — a bacterium, Diplococcus pneumoniae, causing lobar pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, as pericarditis and meningitis.
- pneumonology — the study of the respiratory system
- premenstrual — of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
- premium loan — a loan made by a life-insurance company in order that a policyholder may pay the due premium, the cash value on the policy serving as security.
- public enemy — a person or thing considered a danger or menace to the public, especially a wanted criminal widely sought by the F.B.I. and local police forces.
- public money — money that has been collected by the state, usually through taxation
- puerto limon — Limón (def 2).
- pumpernickel — a coarse, dark, slightly sour bread made of unbolted rye.
- qualmishness — The quality of being qualmish.
- quantum cell — (electronics, computing) (Or "quantum dot cell") A structure comprising four quantum dots arranged in a square, with two diagonally opposed dots containing electron charges. One diagonal containing charges is arbitrarily defined as representing a value of '1', the other as '0'. In a five-dot cell, the fifth, central dot contains no charge. See also: quantum cell wire, quantum-dot cellular automata.
- quantum leap — Physics. an abrupt transition of a system described by quantum mechanics from one of its discrete states to another, as the fall of an electron in an atom to an orbit of lower energy.
- redoublement — the act of redoubling
- roman-fleuve — saga (def 3).
- semiannually — occurring, done, or published every half year or twice a year; semiyearly.
- silver mound — a perennial Japanese herb, Artemisia schmidtiana, having silver-green leaves forming a moundlike shape.
- simultaneity — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
- simultaneous — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
- slaughterman — a person employed to kill animals in a slaughterhouse
- slumberingly — in a slumbering manner
- somnambulate — to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.
- somniloquize — to talk in one's sleep
- stormfulness — the quality or state of being stormful
- student lamp — a table lamp whose light source can be adjusted in height.
- suleiman (i) — 1494?-1566; sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1520-66)
- sulphonamide — any of a class of organic compounds that are amides of sulphonic acids containing the group –SO2NH2 or a group derived from this. An important class of sulphonamides are the sulfa drugs
- sun umbrella — an umbrella by a chair or table, used for protecting you from the sun
- superluminal — appearing to travel faster than the speed of light.
- supernaculum — a highly regarded liquor, to be drunk to the very last drop
- supplemental — supplementary.
- supplemented — something added to complete a thing, supply a deficiency, or reinforce or extend a whole.
- surmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- tautavel man — Arago man.
- telharmonium — a musical keyboard instrument operating by alternating currents of electricity which, on impulse from the keyboard, produce music at a distant point via telephone lines.
- theoclymenus — (in the Odyssey) a seer who foretold the return of Odysseus and the death of Penelope's suitors.
- thermal unit — a unit of heat energy or of the equivalent of heat energy in work.
- translumenal — (of a surgical procedure) performed within a blood vessel, duct, or cavity
- tremendously — extraordinarily great in size, amount, or intensity: a tremendous ocean liner; tremendous talent.
- true anomaly — the anomaly of a planet; its angular distance from perihelion or aphelion.
- ultramontane — beyond the mountains.
- ultramundane — outside or beyond the earth or the orbits of the planets.
- un-laminated — formed of or set in thin layers or laminae.
- un-masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- unacclimated — not accustomed or adapted to
- unadmittedly — to give right or means of entrance to: This ticket admits two people.
- unambivalent — not ambivalent; definite; certain.
- unbecomingly — detracting from one's appearance, character, or reputation; unattractive or unseemly: an unbecoming hat; unbecoming language.
- uncle tomism — a policy of relationship between whites and blacks involving a benevolent but patronizing attitude on the part of the whites and a willingly submissive attitude on the part of the blacks.