8-letter words containing i, m, u, n
- immanuel — the name of the Messiah as prophesied by Isaiah, often represented in Christian exegesis as being Jesus Christ. Isa. 7:14.
- imminute — reduced
- immunise — to make immune.
- immunity — the state of being immune from or insusceptible to a particular disease or the like.
- immunize — to make immune.
- immuring — Present participle of immure.
- implunge — to submerge
- impounds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impound.
- impudent — of, relating to, or characterized by impertinence or effrontery: The student was kept late for impudent behavior.
- impugned — to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
- impugner — One who impugns; one who opposes or contradicts.
- impunity — exemption from punishment.
- imputing — Present participle of impute.
- inasmuch — To the extent that; insofar as.
- incumber — encumber.
- indicium — indicia (def 2).
- indusium — Botany, Mycology. any of several structures having a netlike or skirtlike shape, as the membranous overgrowth covering the sori in ferns.
- infamous — having an extremely bad reputation: an infamous city.
- infodump — Alternative spelling of info-dump.
- ingenium — genius; talent
- inhumane — not humane; lacking humanity, kindness, compassion, etc.
- inhumate — to bury; inhume
- inhuming — Present participle of inhume.
- inoculum — the substance used to make an inoculation.
- insomuch — to such an extent or degree; so (usually followed by that).
- insuloma — a benign tumor of the insulin-secreting cells of the pancreas that may produce signs of hypoglycemia.
- jumbling — Present participle of jumble.
- kimbundu — a Bantu language of northern Angola.
- kino gum — the reddish or black, catechulike inspissated juice or gum of certain tall trees belonging to the genus Pterocarpus, of the legume family, native to India and Sri Lanka, used in medicine, tanning, etc.
- krumping — a type of dancing in which participants, often wearing face paint, dance with one another in a fast and aggressive style mimicking a fight but without any physical contact
- laminous — laminate; laminose.
- langmuir — Irving, 1881–1957, U.S. chemist: Nobel Prize 1932.
- limousin — a former province in central France.
- 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.
- luminant — That illuminates; luminous.
- luminary — a celestial body, as the sun or moon.
- luminate — (obsolete) To illuminate.
- luminism — a style of landscape painting practiced by some mid-19th-century American artists, especially of the Hudson River School, that emphasized meticulously crafted realism and a technically precise rendering of atmosphere and of the effects produced by direct and reflected light.
- luminous — radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright.
- malunion — (anatomy) Bad or incorrect union (of parts of the body).
- manequin — Dated form of mannequin.
- manicule — (typography) the pointing hand symbol, used in printing, graphics or signs, to draw attention to or indicate something.
- manicure — a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- manitous — Plural form of manitou.
- manjusri — a Bodhisattva personifying wisdom.
- manuel i — called the Fortunate. 1469–1521, king of Portugal (1495–1521); his reign saw the discovery of Brazil and the beginning of Portuguese trade with India and the East
- manuhiri — a visitor to a Māori marae
- manumits — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of manumit.
- manurial — Of or pertaining to manure.
- manuring — excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.