12-letter words containing l, e, m, i, u
- mailing tube — an elongated cylinder of cardboard, used for mailing rolled-up papers, magazines, etc.
- make-up girl — a woman or girl who applies cosmetics to a person, such as to a model or actor
- maladjustive — Exhibiting or relating to maladjustment.
- malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
- mandibulated — Provided with mandibles adapted for biting; mandibulate.
- manipulative — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
- marcellus ii — (Marcello Cervini) 1501–55, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1555.
- mare liberum — a body of navigable water to which all nations have unrestricted access.
- marie louise — 1791–1847, 2nd wife of Napoleon I: empress of France; duchess of Parma 1816–31 (daughter of Francis II of Austria; mother of Napoleon II).
- masculinized — Simple past tense and past participle of masculinize.
- matriculated — Be enrolled at a college or university.
- matriculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of matriculate.
- meaningfully — full of meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeful; significant: a meaningful wink; a meaningful choice.
- medical unit — a group of doctors and nurses working as part of a larger organization, such as the armed forces or a prison
- melliloquent — Speaking sweetly or harmoniously.
- melliphagous — (of an animal) feeding on honey
- mendaciously — In a lying or deceitful manner.
- mercifulness — full of mercy; characterized by, expressing, or showing mercy; compassionate: a merciful God.
- mercurialism — poisoning by mercury.
- mercurialist — a person born under the planet Mercury
- mercuriality — Mercurial behaviour.
- mercurialize — to make mercurial, especially in temperament.
- merveilleuse — marvellous
- metallurgist — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
- meticulosity — taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
- meticulously — taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
- microbubbles — a microscopic, gas-filled bubble, used especially in medicine to image blood flow, dissolve blood clots, etc.
- microcapsule — a tiny capsule, 20–150 microns in diameter, used for slow-release application of drugs, pesticides, flavors, etc.
- microculture — subculture (def 3b).
- micronucleus — the smaller of the two types of nuclei occurring in ciliate protozoans.
- microtubules — Plural form of microtubule.
- middle dutch — the Dutch language of the period c1100–c1500. Abbreviation: MD.
- middle guard — a defensive lineman positioned opposite the offensive center and between the defensive tackles, as in a three- or five-man line.
- middle stump — the stump inside of the leg stump and the off stump; the second of the three stumps of a wicket.
- middle youth — the period of life between about 30 and 50
- middlebuster — Southern U.S. lister1 (def 1).
- middy blouse — any of various loose blouses with a sailor collar, often extending below the waistline to terminate in a broad band or fold, as worn by sailors, women, or children.
- midlatitudes — Areas lying between 35 and 55 (or more broadly, between 30 and 60) degrees north or south of the equator.
- milkweed bug — any of several red and black lygaeid bugs, as Oncopeltus fasciatus, that feed on the juice of the milkweed.
- millefeuille — napoleon (def 1).
- milquetoasts — Plural form of milquetoast.
- milquetoasty — Meek, timid.
- minor league — professional non-premier sports association
- minor-league — of or relating to a minor league.
- miracle cure — a successful treatment for a disease that was thought impossible to cure
- miracle drug — wonder drug.
- mirthfulness — joyous; cheerful; jolly; merry: a mirthful laugh.
- miscalculate — Calculate (an amount, distance, or measurement) wrongly.
- mischanceful — unlucky
- mistrustless — having no distrust or misgiving