8-letter words containing i, m, u
- fumbling — to feel or grope about clumsily: She fumbled in her purse for the keys.
- fumigant — any volatile or volatilizable chemical compound used as a disinfectant or pesticide.
- fumigate — to expose to smoke or fumes, as in disinfecting or exterminating roaches, ants, etc.
- fumingly — In a rage.
- fumitory — any plant of the genus Fumaria, especially a delicate herb, F. officinalis, having finely dissected, grayish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers.
- fumosity — the quality or state of being fumous or fumy
- fusarium — any fungus of the genus Fusarium, occurring primarily in temperate regions and causing a variety of diseases in plants and animals, producing in humans a loss of fingernails and sometimes blindness.
- fusiform — spindle-shaped; rounded and tapering from the middle toward each end, as some roots.
- futurism — (sometimes initial capital letter) a style of the fine arts developed originally by a group of Italian artists about 1910 in which forms derived chiefly from cubism were used to represent rapid movement and dynamic motion.
- gambusia — any fish of the genus Gambusia, comprising small livebearers that feed on aquatic insect larvae and are used to control mosquitoes.
- gaullism — a political movement in France led by Charles de Gaulle.
- geminous — found in pairs
- geranium — any of numerous plants of the genus Geranium, which comprises the crane's-bills.
- giambeux — Obsolete form of jambeux.
- glucinum — (formerly) beryllium. Symbol: Gl.
- glumpily — in a glumpy manner
- glumpish — glum
- gluonium — glueball.
- glutamic — (organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from glutamic acid.
- gonidium — (in algae) any one-celled asexual reproductive body, as a tetraspore or zoospore.
- graphium — a writing stylus
- groupism — the tendency to conform to the general thinking and behavior of a group.
- gruiform — of or relating to birds of the order Gruiformes, including cranes, rails, and coots.
- grumphie — a familiar name for a pig.
- grumpier — Comparative form of grumpy.
- grumpily — surly or ill-tempered; discontentedly or sullenly irritable; grouchy.
- grumping — Present participle of grump.
- grumpish — Surly; sullen; gruff; grumpy.
- grumpity — Nonce variation of the word grump, usually used as an intensifier.
- guaiacum — any of several tropical American trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Guaiacum of the caltrop family; lignum vitae.
- guisarme — a shafted weapon having as a head a curved, double-edged blade with a beak at the back.
- gumboils — Plural form of gumboil.
- gumbotil — a sticky clay formed by the thorough weathering of glacial drift, the thickness of the clay furnishing means for comparing relative lengths of interglacial ages.
- gummosis — The copious production and exudation of gum by a diseased or damaged tree, especially as a symptom of a disease of fruit trees.
- gumphion — a funeral banner
- gumption — initiative; aggressiveness; resourcefulness: With his gumption he'll make a success of himself.
- gunsmith — a person who makes or repairs firearms.
- gurmukhi — the script used for writing the Punjabi language
- guttatim — (in prescriptions) drop by drop.
- gym suit — any outfit prescribed for wear while participating in gymnastics or sports.
- gynecium — gynoecium.
- halloumi — a salty cheese originating in Cyprus and made from sheep’s or goat’s milk: often grilled or fried because it melts very slowly.
- halutzim — a person who immigrates to Israel to establish or join a settlement for accomplishing tasks, as clearing the land or planting trees, that are necessary to future development of the country.
- helenium — An American plant of the daisy family that bears many red to yellow flowers, each having a prominent central disk.
- helium i — colorless liquid helium existing below its boiling point of 4.2 K and above the lambda point of 2.186 K.
- hemionus — (zoology, obsolete) A wild ass found in Tibet; the kiang.
- hinduism — the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad-Gita, etc., having an extremely diversified character with many schools of philosophy and theology, many popular cults, and a large pantheon symbolizing the many attributes of a single god. Buddhism and Jainism are outside the Hindu tradition but are regarded as related religions.
- hiranuma — Baron Kiichiro [kee-ee-chee-raw] /kiˈi tʃiˌrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1867?–1952, Japanese statesman.
- humanics — the study of the nature or affairs of humankind.
- humanise — to make humane, kind, or gentle.