12-letter words containing l, i, m, e
- nonmedically — In a nonmedical manner.
- nonmedicinal — Not medicinal.
- nonmercurial — not composed of, resembling, or containing mercury
- nonnumerical — not containing or involving numbers
- nonpolemical — a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
- normalities' — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- normalizable — That can be normalized.
- normokalemia — The state of having a normal concentration of potassium in one's blood.
- normokalemic — Having a normal percentage of potassium in one's blood.
- numerability — the fact of having the ability to be counted
- numerologist — A practitioner of numerology.
- nuxi problem — (data, architecture) /nuk'see pro'bl*m/ The problem of transferring data between computers with differing byte order. The string "Unix" might look like "NUXI" on a machine with a different "byte sex" (e.g. when transferring data from a little-endian to a big-endian, or vice-versa). See also middle-endian, swab, and bytesexual.
- nympholeptic — an ecstasy supposed by the ancients to be inspired by nymphs.
- oil minister — a government official responsible for the oil industry in their country
- oil terminal — a large industrial complex where oil is stored and from which oil is transported elsewhere; an oil depot
- old mine cut — a brilliant cut, common in the 19th century, retaining a relatively high proportion of the original stone and having a large culet and small table compared to modern brilliants.
- oleandomycin — a macrolide antibiotic used to treat skin infections
- oligospermia — (medicine) Low volume of semen.
- olive family — the plant family Oleaceae, characterized by trees and shrubs having opposite, simple or pinnately compound leaves, usually small and sometimes showy flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry, capsule, or winged seed, and including the ash, forsythia, lilac, olive, and privet.
- olympic-size — of the dimensions or length prescribed for the Olympic Games and other major athletic competitions: an Olympic-size speed-skating oval.
- omnipotently — almighty or infinite in power, as God.
- omnisciently — having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding; perceiving all things.
- omnishambles — Chiefly British Informal. a situation, especially in politics, in which poor judgment results in disorder or chaos with potentially disastrous consequences.
- online media — Acorn Online Media
- optometrical — the practice or profession of examining the eyes, by means of suitable instruments or appliances, for defects in vision and eye disorders in order to prescribe corrective lenses or other appropriate treatment.
- oscillometer — an instrument for measuring oscillations, especially those of the arterial pulse.
- oscillometry — an instrument for measuring oscillations, especially those of the arterial pulse.
- osteomalacia — a condition characterized by softening of the bones with resultant pain, weakness, and bone fragility, caused by inadequate deposition of calcium or vitamin D.
- osteomalacic — a condition characterized by softening of the bones with resultant pain, weakness, and bone fragility, caused by inadequate deposition of calcium or vitamin D.
- overfamiliar — commonly or generally known or seen: a familiar sight.
- overmultiply — to increase too much or too often
- oversimplify — make too simple
- overwhelming — that overwhelms; overpowering: The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.
- paleoclimate — the climate of some former period of geologic time.
- palimpsestic — a parchment or the like from which writing has been partially or completely erased to make room for another text.
- panhellenism — the idea or advocacy of a union of all Greeks in one political body.
- panhellenium — an institution founded by the Roman Emperor Hadrian idealizing Greece's Classical history
- pansexualism — the belief that a sexual instinct drives all human behaviour
- para-medical — related to the medical profession in a secondary or supplementary capacity.
- paralipomena — Chronicles.
- parma violet — a variety of the sweet violet, Viola odorata, that is the source of an essential oil used in perfumery.
- paroemiology — the study of proverbs
- pearl hominy — whole or ground hulled corn from which the bran and germ have been removed by bleaching the whole kernels in a lye bath (lye hominy) or by crushing and sifting (pearl hominy)
- pearl millet — a tall grass, Pennisetum americanum (or P. glaucum), cultivated in Africa, Asia, and the southern U.S. for its edible seeds and as a forage plant.
- pearl primus — Pearl, 1919–1994, U.S. dancer, born in Trinidad.
- pelecaniform — of, or having the nature of, an order (Pelecaniformes) of swimming birds having all four toes connected in a webbed foot, including pelicans and cormorants
- peremptorily — leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative: a peremptory command.
- perimetrical — the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.
- periselenium — the closest point of the orbit of a spacecraft to the moon
- permeability — the property or state of being permeable.