12-letter words containing l, i, m, o, u
- matriclinous — Having mostly maternally-inherited characteristics.
- matriculator — to enroll in a college or university as a candidate for a degree.
- matroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the maternal parent (opposed to patrocliny).
- maturational — the act or process of maturating.
- melliloquent — Speaking sweetly or harmoniously.
- melliphagous — (of an animal) feeding on honey
- mendaciously — In a lying or deceitful manner.
- 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).
- microfluidic — Of, pertaining to, or using microfluidics.
- micronucleus — the smaller of the two types of nuclei occurring in ciliate protozoans.
- microphallus — The condition of having an abnormally small penis; micropenis.
- micropublish — to publish on microfilm or microfiche.
- microtubular — Of or pertaining to microtubules.
- microtubules — Plural form of microtubule.
- microvillous — Relating to microvilli.
- middle youth — the period of life between about 30 and 50
- 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.
- milk product — Milk products are foods made from milk, for example butter, cheese, and yoghurt.
- millicoulomb — a unit of electrical charge equal to one thousandth of a coulomb: Abbreviation: mC.
- milquetoasts — Plural form of milquetoast.
- milquetoasty — Meek, timid.
- minor league — professional non-premier sports association
- minor-league — of or relating to a minor league.
- miraculously — In a miraculous manner.
- misconstrual — A misinterpretation of the meaning of something.
- mitteleuropa — Central Europe.
- modularizing — to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.
- mogul skiing — a skiing event in which skiers descend a slope which is covered in mounds of snow, making two jumps during the descent
- moistureless — Devoid of moisture.
- molecularity — the number of molecules or atoms that participate in an elementary process.
- molluscicide — A substance that kills molluscs.
- monofluoride — (chemistry) any fluoride containing a single fluorine atom in each molecule.
- mosquito fly — dragonfly (def 1).
- moth mullein — a weedy, European mullein, Verbascum blattaria, of the figwort family, having lance-shaped leaves and loose spikes of white or yellow flowers.
- mouldability — a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
- moulin rouge — a dance hall in the Montmartre section of Paris, France, opened in 1889 and famous for its cancan dancers and the drawings of its performers and customers made there by Toulouse-Lautrec.
- mountainlike — Resembling a mountain or some aspect of one.
- mouse trails — (operating system) A feature (usually of Graphical User Interfaces) which causes the mouse pointer to leave a trail across the screen. This is done by keeping track of the last eight or so (maybe configurable) pointer positions, and only erasing the oldest. This means that at any time, there may be up to eight pointers on the screen, but if the mouse is still, they will all be in the same position, and so only one will be visible. When the mouse moves, it appears to leave a trail of pointers behind it, and this can dramatically increase the visibility of the pointer when using LCD screens. The older ones had such long persistence that a single mouse pointer, when moving, tended to be completely invisible, and on a cluttered screen, was very difficult to find.
- much obliged — expressions used when one wants to indicate that one is very grateful for something
- mucilaginous — of, relating to, or secreting mucilage.
- multi-storey — A multi-storey building has several floors at different levels above the ground.
- multi-voiced — having a voice of a specified kind (usually used in combination): shrill-voiced.
- multi-volume — consisting of or encompassing several volumes: a multivolume encyclopedia.
- multibillion — Denoting something costing or valued at several billions of a currency.
- multicolored — of several or many colors.
- multicostate — having several costae or ribs