12-letter words containing i, m, p, l
- dow compiler — An early system on the Datatron 200 series.
- dyslipidemia — (medicine) an inbalance of lipids (especially cholesterol) in the blood; hypercholesterolemia.
- ekman spiral — a complex interaction on the surface of the sea between wind, rotation of the earth, and friction forces, discovered by Vagn Walfrid Ekman
- empathically — In an empathic manner.
- emphatically — In a forceful way.
- enamel paint — a type of paint that has a very hard and shiny finish once it is dry
- ephemerality — (uncountable) The state or condition of being ephemeral; transience.
- epidemically — In the manner of an epidemic.
- epidemiology — The branch of medicine that deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases and other factors relating to health.
- episcopalism — the belief that a Church should be governed by bishops
- epistemology — The theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope. Epistemology is the investigation of what distinguishes justified belief from opinion.
- epithalamion — A song or poem celebrating a marriage.
- epithalamium — A song or poem celebrating a marriage.
- epitheliomas — Plural form of epithelioma.
- equimultiple — one of a series of amounts or numbers that each consist of another amount or number an equal number of times
- etepimeletic — (of behaviour in young animals) care-seeking
- exemplifying — Present participle of exemplify.
- exophthalmia — (medicine) The protrusion of the eyeball so that the eyelids will not cover it, in consequence of disease.
- exophthalmic — Having or characterized by protruding eyes.
- experimental — (of a new invention or product) based on untested ideas or techniques and not yet established or finalized.
- express mail — mail delivered quicker than normal mail
- extremophile — A microorganism, especially an archaean, that lives in conditions of extreme temperature, acidity, alkalinity, or chemical concentration.
- film company — a company dedicated to the making of motion pictures
- fissipalmate — (of birds) having the toes lobed or partially webbed.
- foam plastic — a kind of light cellular plastic made by creating bubbles of gas in the liquid material and solidifying it: often used as an insulator
- folsom point — a flint point characteristic of the Folsom tradition, typically leaf-shaped and fluted, with small basal extensions, and used on a projectile, as a spear, for hunting game.
- former pupil — someone who used to attend a particular school or be a student of a particular teacher
- germanophile — a person who is friendly toward or admires or studies Germany or German culture.
- gospel music — a now popularized form of impassioned rhythmic spiritual music rooted in the solo and responsive church singing of rural blacks in the American South, central to the development of rhythm and blues and of soul music.
- grape family — the plant family Vitaceae, characterized by woody climbing vines with tendrils, having alternate, simple or compound leaves, and bearing clusters of small flowers and berries, and including Boston ivy, grape, grape ivy, and Virginia creeper.
- grimsel pass — an Alpine pass in S Switzerland. 7159 feet (2184 meters) high.
- haemophiliac — A person with haemophilia.
- hair implant — the insertion of synthetic fibers or human hair into the scalp to cover baldness.
- heliotropism — heliotropic tendency or growth.
- helmsmanship — the skill or function of a helmsman
- hemiplankton — plankton that spend part of their life cycle in a vegetative state on the sea bottom, riverbed, etc. (opposed to holoplankton).
- hemophiliacs — Plural form of hemophiliac.
- hemophilioid — (of a disease) resembling hemophilia, but having a different genetic or acquired cause.
- high polymer — a polymer composed of a large number of monomers.
- holiday camp — In Britain, a holiday camp is a place which provides holiday accommodation and entertainment for large numbers of people.
- hylomorphism — the theory that every physical object is composed of two principles, an unchanging prime matter and a form deprived of actuality with every substantial change of the object.
- hyperkalemia — an abnormally high concentration of potassium in the blood.
- hyperkalemic — Having a high percentage of potassium in one's blood.
- hyperlipemia — excessive amounts of fat and fatty substances in the blood; lipemia.
- hyperlipemic — characterized by an excessive level of fat in the blood
- hypermagical — produced by or as if by magic: The change in the appearance of the room was magical.
- hyperrealism — interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- hypervolemia — (medicine) An abnormal increase in the volume of blood circulating through the body.
- hypocalcemia — an abnormally small amount of calcium in the blood.
- hypocalcemic — Relating to, or exhibiting, hypocalcemia.