12-letter words containing l, e, m, i, u
- surface mail — the system, especially a government postal system, of sending mail by truck, train, or boat, as opposed to airmail.
- telharmonium — a musical keyboard instrument operating by alternating currents of electricity which, on impulse from the keyboard, produce music at a distant point via telephone lines.
- thermal unit — a unit of heat energy or of the equivalent of heat energy in work.
- tidal volume — the volume of water associated with a rising tide
- time capsule — a receptacle containing documents or objects typical of the current period, placed in the earth or in a cornerstone for discovery in the future.
- trimolecular — pertaining to or having three molecules.
- ultima thule — (italics) Latin. the highest degree attainable.
- ultrarealism — extreme or intense realism
- un-laminated — formed of or set in thin layers or laminae.
- un-masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- unacclimated — not accustomed or adapted to
- unadmittedly — to give right or means of entrance to: This ticket admits two people.
- unambivalent — not ambivalent; definite; certain.
- unbecomingly — detracting from one's appearance, character, or reputation; unattractive or unseemly: an unbecoming hat; unbecoming language.
- uncle tomism — a policy of relationship between whites and blacks involving a benevolent but patronizing attitude on the part of the whites and a willingly submissive attitude on the part of the blacks.
- uncomeliness — the quality or condition of being uncomely
- uncommercial — not engaged in or involved with commerce or trade.
- uncompelling — tending to compel, as to force or push toward a course of action; overpowering: There were compelling reasons for their divorce.
- uncomplicate — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- undismantled — not dismantled or disassembled; complete, in one piece
- undissembled — to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of: to dissemble one's incompetence in business.
- uneconomical — avoiding waste or extravagance; thrifty: an economical meal; an economical use of interior space.
- unformalized — not formalized
- unformidable — causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
- unglamorized — not glamorized
- unimaginable — capable of being imagined or conceived.
- unimolecular — of or involving only one molecular entity
- unimpugnable — not capable of being challenged or criticized
- unit element — identity (def 9b).
- universalism — universal character; universality.
- unmeaningful — not meaningful; without significance.
- unmechanical — not having any skill or knowledge in relation to machines or machinery
- unmercifully — merciless; relentless; severe; cruel; pitiless.
- unmethodical — characterized by lack of method or disorderliness
- unmistakable — not mistakable; clear; obvious.
- unmodifiable — incapable of being modified
- unmyelinated — pertaining to nerve fibers that are not covered with a myelin sheath.
- unnilpentium — dubnium.
- unnilseptium — bohrium.
- unnormalized — to make normal.
- unproclaimed — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- unremediable — capable of being remedied.
- unremittable — to transmit or send (money, a check, etc.) to a person or place, usually in payment.
- unremittedly — continuously; uninterruptedly; constantly.
- unsimplified — to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier: to simplify a problem.
- unslumbering — not sleeping
- unstimulated — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- unsublimated — Psychology. to divert the energy of (a sexual or other biological impulse) from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
- untimeliness — not timely; not occurring at a suitable time or season; ill-timed or inopportune: An untimely downpour stopped the game.
- vermiculture — the raising and production of earthworms and their by-products.