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12-letter words containing l, i, m, e

  • thalassaemia — a hereditary disease, common in many parts of the world, resulting from defects in the synthesis of the red blood pigment haemoglobin
  • thalassaemic — a person who has the blood disorder thalassaemia
  • the almighty — God
  • the mainland — a particular landmass as viewed from a nearby island with which it has close links, such as Great Britain as viewed from Northern Ireland or continental Australia as viewed from Tasmania
  • the midlands — the central counties of England, including Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, the former West Midlands metropolitan county, and Worcestershire: characterized by manufacturing industries
  • the military — the armed services (esp the army)
  • the olympics — the Olympic Games
  • the psalmist — King David, to whom all or certain of the Psalms are variously attributed
  • the solimões — the Brazilian name for the Amazon from the Peruvian border to the Rio Negro
  • thematically — of or relating to a theme.
  • themistocles — 527?–460? b.c, Athenian statesman.
  • thermal unit — a unit of heat energy or of the equivalent of heat energy in work.
  • thermalgesia — pain caused by heat.
  • thermohaline — relating to both the temperature and salinity of ocean water
  • thermolabile — subject to destruction or loss of characteristic properties by the action of moderate heat, as certain toxins and enzymes (opposed to thermostable).
  • thermophilic — growing best in a warm environment.
  • thimbleberry — any of several American raspberries bearing a thimble-shaped fruit, especially the black raspberry, Rubus occidentalis.
  • tidal volume — the volume of water associated with a rising tide
  • timbale iron — a metal mold made in any of several shapes and usually provided with a long handle, for deep-frying timbales.
  • timber limit — the area to which rights of cutting timber, granted by government licence, are limited
  • timberdoodle — the American woodcock, Philohela minor.
  • 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.
  • time of life — age (of a person)
  • time to live — (TTL) A field in the Internet Protocol header which indicates how many more hops this packet should be allowed to make before being discarded or returned.
  • time-release — timed-release.
  • torremolinos — a seaport in S Spain, on the Mediterranean, SW of Málaga: resort.
  • trailer camp — an area where house trailers may be parked, usually having running water, electrical outlets, etc.
  • trimethylene — cyclopropane.
  • trimolecular — pertaining to or having three molecules.
  • triple cream — a fresh, soft cheese of France, containing at least 72 percent fat, made from cow's milk enriched with cream.
  • triple rhyme — a rhyme either of two syllables of which the second is unstressed (double rhyme) as in motion, notion, or of three syllables of which the second and third are unstressed (triple rhyme) as in fortunate, importunate.
  • trivial name — a common name or vernacular name, as of a plant or animal
  • trochelminth — any invertebrate of the phylum Trochelminthes (now usually broken up into several phyla), comprising the rotifers, gastrotrichs, and several other forms.
  • 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
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