9-letter words containing i, m, u
- junkerism — the spirit or policy of the Junkers.
- kauri gum — a hard resin obtained from the bark of the kauri or found, sometimes in masses of as much as 100 pounds (45 kg), in the soil where the tree has grown: used chiefly in making varnish.
- kibbutzim — A communal settlement in Israel, typically a farm.
- kizil kum — Kyzyl Kum.
- kusimanse — (zoology) Several species of dwarf mongoose in genus Crossarchus.
- kuskokwim — a river in SW Alaska, flowing SW to the Bering Sea. About 724 miles (1170 km) long.
- labourism — Support for the labour movement, the development of a collective organization of working people to campaign for better working conditions and treatment.
- laconicum — the sudatorium of an ancient Roman bath.
- lemniscus — a band of fibers, especially of white nerve fibers in the brain.
- lemuralia — the annual festival in ancient Rome in which the lemures were exorcised from houses.
- leucaemia — Alternative spelling of leukemia.
- leukaemia — (UK) alternative spelling of leukemia.
- leukaemic — relating to, or affected by, leukaemia
- leukemoid — resembling leukaemia
- lift pump — a pump in which a liquid is lifted rather than forced up from below.
- ligustrum — any of various shrubs or trees belonging to the genus Ligustrum, of the olive family, comprising the privets.
- limaceous — Characteristic of slugs (of the family Limacidae).
- limber up — characterized by ease in bending the body; supple; lithe.
- limburger — a variety of soft white cheese of strong odor and flavor.
- limehound — Alternative form of lyam-hound.
- limehouse — a dock district in the East End of London, England, once notorious for its squalor: formerly a Chinese quarter.
- limousine — any large, luxurious automobile, especially one driven by a chauffeur.
- liquiform — Resembling a liquid.
- lixiviums — Plural form of lixivium.
- londinium — the Latin name for London when it was a Roman city
- ludditism — a member of any of various bands of workers in England (1811–16) organized to destroy manufacturing machinery, under the belief that its use diminished employment.
- lumbering — timber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc.
- lumbrical — any of four wormlike muscles in the palm of the hand and in the sole of the foot.
- lumbricus — a member of a genus of worms of the same name, the most common of which is the common earth worm, Lumbricus terrestris
- luminaire — A complete electric light unit (used especially in technical contexts).
- luminance — brightness
- luminaria — (especially in Mexico and the southwestern U.S.) a Christmas lantern consisting of a lighted candle set in sand inside a paper bag.
- luminesce — to exhibit luminescence.
- lumpenism — Lumpen beliefs or behaviour.
- lumpiness — full of lumps: lumpy gravy.
- lumpingly — clumsily and heavily
- lumpishly — In a lumpish manner.
- lunchtime — a period set aside for eating lunch or the period of an hour or so, beginning roughly at noon, during which lunch is commonly eaten.
- lutuamian — a member of a group of American Indian peoples including the Modoc and the Klamath.
- luvviedom — the world of actors and the theatre
- maclaurin — Colin, 1698–1746, Scottish mathematician.
- macquarie — a river in SE Australia, in New South Wales, flowing NW to the Darling River. 750 miles (1210 km) long.
- magnalium — an alloy of magnesium and aluminum, sometimes also containing copper, nickel, tin, and lead.
- magnesium — a light, ductile, silver-white, metallic element that burns with a dazzling white light, used in lightweight alloys, flares, fireworks, in the manufacture of flashbulbs, optical mirrors, and precision instruments, and as a zinc substitute in batteries. Symbol: Mg; atomic weight: 24.312; atomic number: 12; specific gravity: 1.74 at 20°C.
- magnitude — size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle.
- mahmud ii — 1785–1839, sultan of Turkey 1809–39.
- maiasaura — a species of large, herbivorous, duck-billed dinosaur
- maiduguri — a city in NE Nigeria.
- maieutics — the Socratic method of eliciting knowledge by a series of questions and answers
- mail-outs — an act or instance of mailing out a quantity of letters, circulars, or the like; mailing.