12-letter words containing l, i, m, t
- birth family — one's biological parents and siblings, as contrasted with one's adoptive family.
- bitter lemon — a non-alcoholic, fizzy drink with a lemon flavour
- bitter melon — balsam pear.
- blandishment — the act of blandishing; cajolery
- blind summit — a point on a road where a vehicle approaching the top of a hill or incline cannot see vehicles approaching up the other side of the hill
- bloemfontein — a city in central South Africa: capital of Free State province and judicial capital of the country. Pop: 111 698 (2001)
- blossom into — the flower of a plant, especially of one producing an edible fruit.
- blue melilot — a European plant, Trigonella caerulea, of the legume family, having long-stalked clusters of blue and white flowers.
- bomber pilot — the pilot of a bomber
- bottom-liner — a person, as an executive, accountant, or stockholder, who puts the net profits of a business ahead of all other considerations.
- bristlemouth — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Gonostomatidae, having numerous sharp, slender teeth covering the jaws.
- bull mastiff — a large powerful breed of dog with a short usually fawn or brindle coat, developed by crossing the bulldog with the mastiff
- calamitously — In a calamitous manner.
- call time on — If you call time on something, you end it.
- call to mind — to remember or cause to be remembered
- calorimeters — Plural form of calorimeter.
- calorimetric — the measurement of heat.
- calumet city — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- calumniating — Present participle of calumniate.
- calumniation — to make false and malicious statements about; slander.
- calumniators — Plural form of calumniator.
- calumniatory — of, involving, or using calumny; slanderous; defamatory.
- cameralistic — of or relating to public finance.
- camomile tea — a medicinal beverage made from the fragrant leaves and flowers of any of these plants
- caustic lime — lime1 (def 1).
- central time — standard time or daylight saving time in the time zone which includes the central states of the U.S.
- cerium metal — any of a subgroup of rare-earth metals, of which the terbium and yttrium metals comprise the other two subgroups.
- charlatanism — the practice or method of a charlatan.
- chlorimetric — of or relating to chlorimetry
- chromatophil — Also, chromatophilic, chromatophilous [kroh-muh-tof-uh-luh s] /ˌkroʊ məˈtɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA). chromophil (def 1).
- circumfluent — flowing around; surrounding; encompassing
- circumlocute — to speak in a circuitous way
- circumvolute — To roll, curl or twist around.
- citron melon — a kind of fruit with a hard white flesh, that grows on a variety of watermelon plant (Citrullus lanatus var. citroides): used only candied or preserved
- claims ratio — The claims ratio is the percentage of claims costs incurred in relation to the premiums earned.
- cleistogamic — Alternative form of cleistogamous.
- clement viii — (Ippolito Aldobrandini) 1536–1605, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1592–1605.
- clement xiii — (Carlo della Torre Rezzonico) 1693–1769, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1758–69.
- cleptomaniac — kleptomania.
- clickstreams — Plural form of clickstream.
- climacterics — Plural form of climacteric.
- climatically — of or relating to climate.
- clintonomics — (used with a singular verb) the economic policies set forth by President Bill Clinton.
- clitorectomy — (surgery) the surgical procedure to remove all or part of the clitoris; female circumcision.
- closing time — Closing time is the time when something such as a shop, library, or pub closes and people have to leave.
- clotrimazole — An antifungal medication used to treat humans and animals.
- coalitionism — the principle of governing by coalition
- coat of mail — a protective garment made of linked metal rings (mail) or of overlapping metal plates; hauberk
- cobaltammine — any of the various complex derivatives of cobalt containing one or more molecules of ammonia bonded to the cobalt.
- coconut milk — Coconut milk is the milky juice inside coconuts.