8-letter words containing i, m, e
- ligament — Anatomy, Zoology. a band of tissue, usually white and fibrous, serving to connect bones, hold organs in place, etc.
- ligement — Obsolete form of ledgment.
- like mad — mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented.
- limacine — pertaining to or resembling a slug; sluglike.
- limbered — Simple past tense and past participle of limber.
- limberly — In a limber manner.
- limbless — a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing: the lower limbs; artificial limbs.
- limbmeal — (Shakespeare) Into pieces; limb from limb.
- lime pit — (in tanning) a pit containing lime in which hides are placed to remove the hair
- limekiln — a kiln or furnace for making lime by calcining limestone or shells.
- limeless — not having or containing lime
- limequat — a hybrid citrus tree produced by crossing the lime and the kumquat.
- limerick — a county in N Munster, in the SW Republic of Ireland. 037 sq. mi. (2686 sq. km).
- limewash — A mixture of slaked lime in water.
- limewood — the wood of a linden.
- limitate — Bounded by a distinct line.
- limiteds — Plural form of limited.
- limiters — Plural form of limiter.
- limnaeid — any snail of the family Limnaeidae
- limnetic — pertaining to or living in the open water of a freshwater pond or lake.
- limonene — a liquid terpene, C 40 H 16 , occurring in two optically different forms, the dextrorotatory form being present in the essential oils of lemon, orange, etc., and the levorotatory form in Douglas fir needle oil.
- limonite — an amorphous hydrated ferric oxide, varying in color from dark brown to yellow, used as an ore of iron.
- limpness — lacking stiffness or firmness, as of substance, fiber, structure, or bodily frame: a limp body.
- linament — (surgery) lint, especially when made into a tent for insertion into wounds or ulcers.
- linesman — Sports. an official, as in tennis and soccer, who assists the referee. Football. an official who marks the distances gained and lost in the progress of play and otherwise assists the referee and field judge. Ice Hockey. either of two officials who assist the referee by watching for icing, offside, and substitution violations and fouls and by conducting face-offs.
- linesmen — Plural form of linesman.
- liniment — a liquid or semiliquid preparation for rubbing on or applying to the skin, as for sprains or bruises, usually soothing or counterirritating.
- linoleum — a hard, washable floor covering formed by coating burlap or canvas with linseed oil, powdered cork, and rosin, and adding pigments to create the desired colors and patterns.
- lipaemia — excessive amounts of fat and fatty substances in the blood; hyperlipemia.
- lipaemic — excessive amounts of fat and fatty substances in the blood; hyperlipemia.
- liposome — Cell Biology. a microscopic artificial sac composed of fatty substances and used in experimental research of the cell.
- lithemia — the presence of an excessive amount of uric acid in the blood.
- lithemic — relating to an excessive or uric acid in the blood
- longtime — existing, occurring, or continuing for a long period of time; longstanding: longtime friends celebrating 50 years of association.
- lorimers — Plural form of lorimer.
- luminate — (obsolete) To illuminate.
- lutecium — a trivalent rare-earth element. Symbol: Lu; atomic weight: 174.97; atomic number: 71.
- lutetium — a trivalent rare-earth element. Symbol: Lu; atomic weight: 174.97; atomic number: 71.
- m-series — one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- macarise — congratulate
- macarize — To congratulate.
- macbride — Seán [shawn] /ʃɔn/ (Show IPA), 1904–88, Irish politician and diplomat, born in France: Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- machined — Simple past tense and past participle of machine.
- machiner — One who operates a machine.
- machines — Plural form of machine.
- macleish — Archibald, 1892–1982, U.S. poet and dramatist.
- macneice — Louis, 1907–63, British poet, born in Northern Ireland.
- madaline — A structure of many ADALINE units.
- madefied — Simple past tense and past participle of madefy.
- madeline — a female given name, form of Magdalene.