11-letter words containing i, m, u
- disencumber — to free from a burden or other encumbrance; disburden.
- dismayfully — in a dismayful manner
- dismounting — Present participle of dismount.
- dismutation — (biochemistry) A disproportionation reaction, especially in a biological context, in which oxidized and reduced forms of a chemical species are produced simultaneously.
- disseminule — any propagative part of a plant, as a bud, seed, or spore, that is capable of disseminating the plant.
- dissimulate — to disguise or conceal under a false appearance; dissemble: to dissimulate one's true feelings about a rival.
- diytterbium — (chemistry, especially in combination) Two ytterbium atoms in a molecule.
- dockominium — a dock or boat slip bought and sold as real property.
- documenting — Present participle of document.
- don juanism — a syndrome, occurring in males, of excessive preoccupation with sexual gratification or conquest and leading to persistently transient and sometimes exploitative relationships.
- double time — a doubled wage rate, paid for working on public holidays, etc
- double-time — to cause to move in double time: Double-time the troops to the mess hall.
- dramaturgic — Of or relating to the art of dramatic composition for the stage.
- drumbeating — That to beat on drums.
- dulcimerist — Someone who plays the dulcimer.
- dumb waiter — A dumb waiter is a lift used to carry food and dishes from one floor of a building to another.
- dumbwaiters — Plural form of dumbwaiter.
- dumfounding — Present participle of dumfound.
- dummy joint — a slot cut into a concrete slab to prevent serious fractures.
- dumpishness — the state of being downhearted and dejected
- dunfermline — an administrative district in E Scotland, in the Fife region. 120 sq. mi. (311 sq. km).
- duodecimals — Plural form of duodecimal.
- dustbin man — (in British English) a man that is employed to collect domestic refuse
- early music — music of the medieval, Renaissance, and early Baroque periods, especially revived and played on period instruments; European music after ancient music and before the classical music era, from the beginning of the Middle Ages to about 1750.
- eco-tourism — Eco-tourism is the business of providing holidays and related services which are not harmful to the environment of the area.
- ecumenicism — ecumenicalism; ecumenism.
- ecumenicist — a person who advocates Christian ecumenicity.
- ecumenicity — (in the Christian church) the state of being ecumenically united, especially in furthering the aims of the ecumenical movement.
- edrophonium — a substance, C 10 H 16 BrNO, used to reverse certain muscle-relaxing agents, such as tubocurarine, in surgical procedures: also used in the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis.
- edutainment — television programs, movies, books, etc., that are both educational and entertaining, especially those intended primarily for children in the elementary grades.
- einsteinium — The chemical element of atomic number 99, a radioactive metal of the actinide series. Einsteinium does not occur naturally and was discovered in 1953 in debris from the first hydrogen bomb explosion.
- emphyteusis — a continual right in a property that belongs to another
- emphyteutic — pertaining to emphyteusis
- emulatively — So as to emulate.
- emulsifiers — Plural form of emulsifier.
- emulsifying — Present participle of emulsify.
- emulsionise — to make an emulsion of
- emulsionize — to turn into an emulsion
- emunctories — Plural form of emunctory.
- encumbering — Present participle of encumber.
- endocardium — The thin, smooth membrane that lines the inside of the chambers of the heart and forms the surface of the valves.
- endocranium — (anatomy) The layer between the dura mater and the skull.
- endoluminal — Lb anatomy Within the lumen.
- endometrium — The mucous membrane lining the uterus, which thickens during the menstrual cycle in preparation for possible implantation of an embryo.
- endoneurium — the delicate connective tissue surrounding nerve fibres within a bundle
- endothecium — (biology) The tissue found in the walls of anthers, and in moss capsules.
- endothelium — The tissue that forms a single layer of cells lining various organs and cavities of the body, especially the blood vessels, heart, and lymphatic vessels. It is formed from the embryonic mesoderm.
- enthusiasms — Plural form of enthusiasm.
- enumerating — Present participle of enumerate.
- enumeration — The act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting.