11-letter words containing i, m, u
- enumerative — Of, pertaining to or based on enumeration.
- epigastrium — The part of the upper abdomen immediately over the stomach.
- epithalamus — A part of the dorsal forebrain including the pineal gland and a region in the roof of the third ventricle of the brain.
- equilibrium — A state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced.
- eremacausis — A gradual oxidation from exposure to air and moisture, as in the decay of old trees or dead animals.
- erythronium — A plant of a genus that includes dogtooth violet.
- eubacterium — A bacterium of a large group typically having simple cells with rigid cell walls and often flagella for movement. The group comprises the “ true ” bacteria and cyanobacteria, as distinct from archaebacteria.
- euchromatin — the part of a chromosome that constitutes the major genes and does not stain strongly with basic dyes when the cell is not dividing
- eudaemonism — A system of ethics that bases moral value on the likelihood that good actions will produce happiness.
- eudaemonist — A supporter of eudaemonism.
- eudiometers — Plural form of eudiometer.
- eudiometric — Of or relating to eudiometry.
- euhemerized — Simple past tense and past participle of euhemerize.
- euphemistic — Using or of the nature of a euphemism.
- euphemizing — Present participle of euphemize.
- eurhythmics — Alternative spelling of eurythmics.
- eurhythmist — a person who teaches or practises eurhythmics
- europeanism — belief in or advocacy of political unification and economic integration among European nations
- exclusivism — The action or policy of excluding a person or group from a place, group, or privilege.
- exhumations — Plural form of exhumation.
- fair dinkum — dinkum.
- family hour — any broadcast period from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. when programs of general interest to the family are broadcast.
- family unit — a social group traditionally consisting of parents and children
- favellidium — (in certain red algae) a cystocarp wholly or partly immersed in a frond.
- favouritism — (British) The unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another.
- ferrocerium — an alloy of 65 percent misch metal and 35 percent iron, used in flints for cigarette lighters.
- field mouse — any of various short-tailed mice or voles inhabiting fields and meadows.
- filamentous — composed of or containing filaments.
- film colour — a misty appearance produced when no lines or edges are present in the visual field
- film studio — a place where films are made
- filter pump — a vacuum pump used to assist laboratory filtrations in which a jet of water inside a glass tube entrains air molecules from the system to be evacuated
- fish manure — solid waste from fish, used as a fertilizer
- florilegium — a collection of literary pieces; anthology.
- flumadiddle — utter nonsense.
- fluorimeter — fluorometer.
- fluvoxamine — an antidepressant drug that acts by preventing the re-uptake after release of serotonin in the brain, thereby prolonging its action
- formicarium — formicary.
- formularies — Plural form of formulary.
- formularise — (British) To express as a formula, to formulate.
- formularize — formulate.
- formulating — Present participle of formulate.
- formulation — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- formulising — formulate.
- forum livii — ancient name for
- freudianism — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
- frigidarium — (in an ancient Roman bath) a room having a bath of unheated water.
- frotteurism — (sexuality) The act of rubbing one’s genitalia against another’s person, usually that of a stranger. Must be non-consensual and is considered a psychiatric condition as well as a criminal offense in most places. (If consensual, it is known as frottage).
- fugitometer — an instrument used for measuring the fastness to light of dyed materials
- fulfillment — the act or state of fulfilling: to witness the fulfillment of a dream; to achieve fulfillment of one's hopes.
- fulminating — Present participle of fulminate.