10-letter words containing g, u, m
- homogonous — pertaining to monoclinous flowers that do not differ in the relative length of stamens and pistils (opposed to heterogonous).
- homologous — having the same or a similar relation; corresponding, as in relative position or structure.
- homologues — Plural form of homologue.
- homozygous — having identical pairs of genes for any given pair of hereditary characteristics.
- horologium — a building supporting or containing a timepiece, as a clock tower.
- humanising — Present participle of humanise.
- humanizing — Present participle of humanize.
- humblebrag — a statement intended as a boast or brag but disguised by a humble apology, complaint, etc.
- humblingly — not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
- humbuggery — pretense; sham.
- humbugging — Present participle of humbug.
- humdingers — Plural form of humdinger.
- humdudgeon — an imaginary illness
- humgruffin — a terrible or repulsive person
- hummelling — the process of removing the awns or beards form barley
- hypozeugma — the use of a succession of subjects with a single predicate.
- ignivomous — (archaic) Throwing out fire, as a volcano does.
- ignominous — Misspelling of ignominious.
- illumining — Present participle of illumine.
- image tube — an electron tube that receives a pattern of radiation, as infrared, ultraviolet, or x-ray, on a photosensitive surface and reproduces the pattern on a fluorescent screen.
- immunizing — Present participle of immunize.
- immunogens — Plural form of immunogen.
- immunology — the branch of science dealing with the components of the immune system, immunity from disease, the immune response, and immunologic techniques of analysis.
- impounding — to shut up in a pound or other enclosure, as a stray animal.
- impugnable — to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
- impugnment — to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
- impurpling — Present participle of impurple.
- incognitum — (informal) An American mammoth whose fossilized skeleton was discovered in 1801.
- integument — a natural covering, as a skin, shell, or rind.
- jormungand — Midgard serpent.
- judge-made — established by a court, as by an application or interpretation of a law that is allegedly contrary to the intentions of the enacting body or by a decision that does not rest on legislation.
- judgements — an act or instance of judging.
- judgmental — involving the use or exercise of judgment.
- jumblingly — in a jumbling or tumultuous manner
- jungle gym — children's climbing frame
- karaya gum — the dried exudate of an Asian tree, Sterculia urens, used for finishing textiles and as a thickening agent in cosmetics and foodstuffs.
- khidmutgar — a male servant, esp one who serves at table
- khitmutgar — (in India) a waiter.
- kremenchug — a city in central Ukraine, on the Dnieper River.
- kuomintang — the dominant political party of China from 1928 to 1949, founded chiefly by Sun Yat-sen in 1912 and led from 1925 to 1975 by Chiang Kai-shek; the dominant party of the Republic of China (Taiwan) since 1949.
- largemouth — Applied to various kinds of fish characterized by a large mouth.
- leg muscle — any of various muscles in the leg of a human or animal
- leguminous — pertaining to, of the nature of, or bearing legumes.
- ligamentum — ligament.
- limburgite — a glassy, dark-coloured volcanic rock containing olivine and augite but little or no feldspar
- linguiform — having the shape of a tongue; tongue-shaped.
- lump sugar — sugar in small blocks
- luxembourg — a grand duchy surrounded by Germany, France, and Belgium. 999 sq. mi. (2585 sq. km).
- macdonough — Thomas, 1783–1825, U.S. naval officer: defeated British on Lake Champlain 1814.
- machinegun — Alternative spelling of machine gun.